Postdoc working on @Algosoc_ERC at Durham University. Broad interests in history of media, science, technology, philosophy
Durham, England
Joined January 2009
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New paper where @KatSchwerzmann and I try to develop a theory of machine learning as a political technology—distinct from rational or bureaucratic types. How are we governed by its specific form of predictions and classifications—derived from *examples* ?journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
A short review of David R. Bellhouse's biography of William Playfair in 'The British Journal for the History of Science' doi.org/10.1017/S00070874240…
The rare bees are the only ones willing to do anything about the AI slop on FB 🙏 on.ft.com/3C8IUM2
Convinced he was at the top of his game when doing soundtrack work......also the title "It's Caper Time" youtu.be/fQzhZoX3VK8?si=Xusp…
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Israeli troops have besieged the last three functional hospitals in north Gaza, a new chapter in a conflict that has targeted hospitals with an intensity and overtness rarely seen in modern warfare. The AP spent months collecting their stories. apnews.com/world-news/still-…
"the bulk of the editorial apparatus—introduction and notes—seems aimed at beginners: there is no serious grappling with controversial issues of interpretation and theory." brooklynrail.org/2024/11/fie…
nice talk
In "Machine Learning is Linear Algebra", @andrewgwils spoke of rethinking transformers for better computational scaling, by focusing on their MLP layers too, not just on attention. At the Simons Institute's workshop on Transformers as a Computational Model youtu.be/nplao1_t8ig
One of the great things about Lou is how much he got out of talented backing musicians. Bruce Yaw on bass guitar of this GEM... youtube.com/watch?v=wpoDoB5E…
Le gai savoir cette semaine sur France Culture. Avec Patrick Wotling au debut... radiofrance.fr/franceculture…
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Joan of Arc’s signature ! ‘The new exhibition @britishlibrary on Medieval Women is full of wonders
"it would be illusory to imagine that the terms ‘true’ or ‘false’ ever express anything else than high or low probability values" -Reichenbach
“it is simply incorrect to suggest that the rise of finance was a matter of capitalists directing investment away from production and toward speculation on asset values.” Good critical review of Cooper jacobin.com/2024/10/counterr…
"Video shows Israeli strike on crowd of people trying to help wounded boy"
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Wilson Isidor blowing kisses at the Luton Town fans now as he walks off the pitch.
#SAFC
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What material and epistemic politics is produced by "general purpose technologies" like AI and blockchain? What are the conditions for claims to generality, what are the consequences, and what alternatives are we left with? This and more here👇
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