Simon Pepin Lehalleur
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Simon Pepin Lehalleur
@plain_simon
Mathematician (algebraic geometry, motives & friends, singularities in statistics and ML). 'Geometry is successful magic' (R. Thom) University of Essen.

❗️The Iranian terrorist regime launched a long-range missile for the first time since the start of Operation Roaring Lion that could reach a distance of ~4,000 km. During Operation Rising Lion in June 2025, the IDF revealed that the Iranian regime has intentions to develop missiles with a range of 4,000 km, which pose a danger to dozens of countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. The Iranian regime denied this. We have been saying it: The Iranian terrorist regime poses a global threat. Now, with missiles that can reach London, Paris or Berlin. The Iranian terror regime has carried out attacks against 12 countries in the region and is developing a capability that poses a much broader threat.


Damn, this was animated in 1987



Evolution of the most popular First Names in France along the years (1946-2011) - boys edition











New paper: GPT-4.1 denies being conscious or having feelings. We train it to say it's conscious to see what happens. Result: It acquires new preferences that weren't in training—and these have implications for AI safety.













