Interests on bsky: ML research, applied math, and general mathematical and engineering miscellany. Also: Uncertainty, symmetry in ML, reliable deployment; applications in LLMs, computational chemistry/physics, and healthcare.
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To clarify, I don't mean sensible here as "good," but in an Hobbesian sense. Once you translate a domain into fear, you invite the sovereign to claim it. Once it does, it speaks its own language, decides in its own name, and ceases to be yours to manage.
The war machine bit reminds me of the predictions in the late 20s and early 30s by German fascist (non-Nazi) intellectuals, that Germany will fail in the event of war with the Soviet Union, because its reigning ideology was incapable of producing a formidable enough war machine.
The above imagery is what people often invoke. But if they are so smart, surely they would know that none of what they talk of as "solutions" are viable (economically, for one; who will foot the bill for 100s of billions in investments if you are going to pause?). So what are they trying to achieve?
Unlike for Twitter, my habit of overusing bluesky, and using it more informally, means "there's always a tweet" sort of thing can actually be true.
I do appreciate the fact that the power hour is done by 730 AM local time. Rarely need to check my phone after 830 AM.
They were basically asking for it. This is sensible on part of the U.S. government. If you keep doing fear-mongering, you should be taken at your word.
