Noah Giansiracusa
@profnoahgian
Math prof at Bentley University, faculty associate at Harvard, cohost at Breaking Math podcast. www.noahgian.com
Yesterday @slate.com published my article explaining how AIs are a bit like films: they look shockingly real, but when you peer inside you just see a sequence of lifeless images/calculations. 1/3
Awesome turnout today for my talk at @odsc.bsky.social on decision boundaries and what they tell us about classical ML and contemporary AI.
If you’re in the Boston area, come see me at the Lexington Library next Tuesday!
What do volcanoes, Darwin, cholera outbreaks, cell phone networks, and robots have in common? A single geometric pattern. Friends in NYC, come hear me speak about this on Apr 14 at @momath.bsky.social.
The guy is a billionaire leading one of the most important tech companies on the planet, trying to post a company-defining tweet, but he can't find a charger for his laptop. Sure, buddy, we believe you...
My first back-of-the-book blurb! Happy to have it on an Ian Stewart book along side a @stevenstrogatz.com blurb :)
And I tried to go 48 hours without math and couldn’t do it. I stepped out my front door and saw a dog, then 2 dogs—game over right there.
Maximizing benefits and minimizing risks sounds great until you realize many things benefit some people while harming others---does that count as a benefit or a risk? This max'ing stuff is a marketing slogan that masks the true complexities and tradeoffs.
OpenAI in 2018: Our goal is to ensure AGI benefits all of humanity. OpenAI in 2025: here’s your chatbot erotica.
I'm really excited about this upcoming event! There's lots of opportunities to hear authors talk about their work, but here we also go the behind-the-scenes: how to become a pop math/science author, what works, what doesn't---lots of tips and stories on becoming a writer!
Went to my local library, found a nice spot to sit down and work, then saw this sitting beside me. I can only hope it’s satire.
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The champion of the Hawaii ultramarathon ironman can't put my book down---will you give it a try too?
Had a blast doing a book event at my local book store @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
You just know the most important person at this meeting was this "and Bob" guy.
Come read about my book and enjoy my cartoonified face in @bostonglobe.com t.co/oQg4Rb96pI