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Simons Institute's June 8 workshop will bring together AI and neuroscience researchers to explore world models

The academic sessions will be accessible via online livestream.

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Shiry Ginosar@shiryginosar

Our @SimonsInstitute workshop on intelligence starts tomorrow (June 8)!

We're bringing together researchers from AI, TOC, Psych, and Neuro to discuss two emerging themes: world models and social cognition.

Join us in Berkeley or via livestream: https://simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/topics-intelligence-world-models-social-reasoning

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Roei Herzig@roeiherzig

A wonderful workshop on Embodied AI + cognition is happening this week at the Simons Institute.

You can watch it remotely!

Shiry Ginosar@shiryginosar

Our @SimonsInstitute workshop on intelligence starts tomorrow (June 8)!

We're bringing together researchers from AI, TOC, Psych, and Neuro to discuss two emerging themes: world models and social cognition.

Join us in Berkeley or via livestream: https://simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/topics-intelligence-world-models-social-reasoning

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Shiry Ginosar@shiryginosar

Fantastic speaker line up: @gallantlab @phillip_isola Ken Nakayama @WilCunningham @AlisonGopnik @BlumLenore @howbrainsevolve @jacobandreas @introspection @feinermo Omer Tamuz @YovelBatLab Manuel Blum @VikramGadagkar Michal Irani @DanielZoran_ Shimon Ullman @evadyer Alyosha Efros

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@shiryginosar @gallantlab @phillip_isola @WilCunningham @AlisonGopnik @BlumLenore @howbrainsevolve @jacobandreas @introspection @feinermo @YovelBatLab @VikramGadagkar @DanielZoran_ @evadyer Will there be a zoom link by any chance?

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Shiry Ginosar@shiryginosar

@yoavartzi @trevordarrell @JitendraMalikCV Tatyana Sharpee @alsuhr @tsodyks @pliang279 Bruno Olshausen @gilyginosar Chris Kymn, Shi Chen, Kaylene Stocking, Taylor Bonnen, Eric Li, Max Dabagia

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@shiryginosar @gallantlab @phillip_isola @WilCunningham @AlisonGopnik @BlumLenore @howbrainsevolve @jacobandreas @introspection @feinermo @YovelBatLab @VikramGadagkar @DanielZoran_ @evadyer Wow!

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deep Manifold@BetaTomorrow

very nice...

please note this work (numerical manifold method/deep manifold) has connection with Prof. Chern, The Founder of MSRI (Now SLMath, Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute)

Before James Simons left academia to start his hedge fund, he was deeply immersed in geometry and topology. In 1974, Chern and Simons collaborated to publish a landmark paper. Together, they introduced what is now known as Chern-Simons theory (or Chern-Simons forms).

Originally a purely mathematical construction in topology and differential geometry, Chern-Simons theory unexpectedly became the mathematical foundation for much of modern theoretical physics, including quantum field theory, string theory, and condensed matter physics.

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@shiryginosar @SimonsInstitute World models without practical implications are like a compiler emitting assembly code no one understands. What's the actual takeaway for product builders?

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Shiry Ginosar@shiryginosar

@YVinker @gallantlab @phillip_isola @WilCunningham @AlisonGopnik @BlumLenore @howbrainsevolve @jacobandreas @introspection @feinermo @YovelBatLab @VikramGadagkar @DanielZoran_ @evadyer Yes! Register on the website and you will get a streaming link. Later on (couple of weeks) talks will be posted on the site.

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