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AI isn't replacing radiologists Radiology combines digital images, clear benchmarks, and repeatable tasks. But demand for human radiologists is at an all-time high.

In 2016 Hinton predicted that AI would replace all radiologists in five years. Ten years later, why hasn't it happened? This post is a great explainer.

www.understandingai.org/p/ai-isnt-re...

01.10.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 348    πŸ” 155    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 28
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On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a

β€˜On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities’ by Masud Husain

academic.oup.com/brain/articl...

09.03.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AI is β€˜beating’ humans at empathy and creativity. But these games are rigged | MJ Crockett Research pitting people against AI systems gives AI an edge by asking us to perform in machine-like ways

My new piece in @theguardian.com

Techno-optimism is human pessimism.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

27.02.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 454    πŸ” 160    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 49

In a time of rampant stupidity, it's all the more important that I wish you a Happy Darwin Day.

12.02.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Fiends' is filmed in front of unwilling studio audiences across the globe waterfordwhispers.shop/products/fie...

21.01.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Daniel Dennett’s call to ban β€œcounterfeit people” is still one of the keenest arguments I’ve read about how to regulate AI itself (rather than some externality of AI, like its energy use). www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

03.01.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3

My dream job is the one I have right now, but with actual resources.

02.12.2024 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. Some suggestions @afelfernig.bsky.social @dietmarjannach.bsky.social @kayamesut.bsky.social @jkonstan.bsky.social @robin-burke.bsky.social

18.11.2024 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

decided to create a RecSys (and adjacent) starter pack with @vickiboykis.com @beeonaposy.bsky.social et al

who am I missing?

go.bsky.app/RGf9BvY

29.10.2024 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for this. πŸ˜€ Feel free to add me.

18.11.2024 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Useful! Thanks, @kayamesut.bsky.social, for sharing. (And, as your former PhD supervisor, you are being too modest about your English language skills πŸ™‚)

18.11.2024 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers
YouTube video by laughland Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway and the Nicholas Brothers

What else could my first post be?

17.11.2024 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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