Martin Trapp @trappmartin.eurosky.social · 17hI started reading the papers in my ICLR AC stack, and a surprisingly large amount is complete incomprehensible mambo jumbo with theorem after theorem. 2180
Reposted by Martin TrappTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026I'm not sure if y'all saw a CNN report on how the US had almost started WW3 with China based on fabricated information generated by a chatbot, claiming that a Chinese vessel was carrying components of nuclear weapons. That was an "existential threat" to humanity www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comForget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M BenderThe risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals 10410168
Reposted by Martin TrappPierre Alquier @pierrealquier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The proceedings of ICML 2026 are online, including a position paper I took part to: proceedings.mlr.press/v306/papamar... The 29 other authors did all the work 😅 but I'm still proud to share it. Also I "officially" become a co-author of so many people I like a lot, this makes me sincerely happy 😊proceedings.mlr.pressPosition: Agentic AI Orchestration Should Be Bayes-ConsistentLLMs excel at predictive tasks and complex reasoning tasks, but many high-value deployments rely on decisions under uncertainty, for example, which tool to call, which expert to consult, or how man... 3101
Reposted by Martin TrappMariya Toneva @mtoneva.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🚨 Two open postdoc positions in the ERC-funded project BrainAlign at the Max Planck Institute in Saarbruecken, Germany: position #1 on NeuroAI: postdocprogram.mpg.de/node/58480 position #2 on human-centered LLM evaluations: postdocprogram.mpg.de/node/58481 Application deadline: Oct 13, 2026 11911
Reposted by Martin TrappEugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Genuinely do not understand how to work in robotics, which has tremendous military applications, without being political. It very obviously involves political choices! 8693
Reposted by Martin TrappDavid Rügamer @davidruegamer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Results for PPT are also available now 002
Reposted by Martin TrappDavid Rügamer @davidruegamer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NeurIPS results are out (only Main track for now) 164
Martin Trapp @trappmartin.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026AISTATS is from now on officially called SISTATS 🐍 031
Reposted by Martin TrappAndrew Gordon Wilson @andrewgwils.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'm a Program Chair for ICML 2027. We'd love any creative suggestions for a great conference! How to manage the explosion of AI slop and insane submission growth? How to manage reviewing? How to incentivize high quality creative work? How to reduce bureaucracy and overhead? 10257
Reposted by Martin TrappVenki Murthy @neurovenki.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Faculty Job Alert 📣! The Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences, from methodological developments to AI-enabled discovery. Please spread the word!academicpositions.harvard.eduTenure-Track Professor in Life Science and AIThe Life Sciences Departments in Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences seek to recruit a tenure-track professor whose research is at the interface of AI and life sciences, from methodological developme... 02122
Reposted by Martin TrappMartin Modrák @modrakm.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I will be looking for a PhD student in Bayesian statistics (in collaboration with Paul Bürkner), located in Prague. Forward to students if you have somebody who could be interested. www.martinmodrak.cz/grammo-call/martinmodrak.cz Grammo - Let's Research Bayes! 03324
Reposted by Martin TrappThomas Dietterich @tdietterich.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We are seeing a new trend in submissions to @arxiv.bsky.social (and presumably to conferences and journals): Authors submitting papers whose contents they likely do not understand. 1/ 88524
Reposted by Martin TrappCameron @cameron.stream · 11/09/2026www.anthropic.com/threat-inte...anthropic.comCountering misuse of AI: September 2026 / AnthropicCase studies from threat actors disrupted between December 2025 and August 2026 across seven areas of harm, from cyber operations to biological misuse. 021
Martin Trapp @trappmartin.eurosky.social · 10/09/2026LLMs are somehow really good at telling you stuff you already know, but in a different, convoluted way, making it look really smart. Almost like replies by users on Reddit. …wait 🧐 0110
Reposted by Martin TrappCameron @cameron.stream · 09/09/2026I answered a friend's question about how AI systems might enact control over humans, and why it is important to discuss AI risk. People in the AI industry are becoming more and more scared, so I figured it was worth putting some thoughts down.cameron.leaflet.pubAI and ControlForms of power and control and AI might have over us. 2303
Reposted by Martin TrappConference on Secure and Trustworthy Machine Learning @satml.org · 09/09/2026The submission server for #SaTML2027 is now open! There are also some changes to the Call for Papers, diffs are indicated on the website. Dates: Mandatory abstract deadline: Sep 22 Paper deadline: Sep 29 satml.org 196
Reposted by Martin TrappAndrei Bursuc @abursuc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026💻 Link: uncertainty-cv.github.io/2026/ 💪 Supported by: @elliot-eu.bsky.socialuncertainty-cv.github.ioUNCV Workshop @ ECCV 2026ECCV 2026 Workshop on Uncertainty Quantification for Computer Vision. 031
Reposted by Martin TrappAndrei Bursuc @abursuc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026🛟 Reliable & reliability folks @eccv.bsky.social! Join our workshop on Uncertainty Quantification for Computer Vision #eccv2026 We have a super lineup of speakers (from computer vision to MLLMs & LLMs) and cool posters. 🗓️ Date: Tue Sep 8 📌Room: Quality View Hotel - Helsingborg 1137
Martin Trapp @trappmartin.eurosky.social · 25/08/2026Excited for the WASP(-HS) workshop on Bias, Representation and Transparency in generative models! 000
Reposted by Martin TrappThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 24/08/2026World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in Augusttheguardian.comWorld’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in AugustAverage sea surface temperature outside polar regions was 21.1C on Saturday, latest data finds The world’s oceans were hotter than ever previously recorded on Saturday, according to the latest data. The average surface temperature was 21.1C, with the rising marine heat a stark indicator of the climate crisis. More than 90% of the heat trapped by carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning enters the oceans. Continue reading... 37766
Reposted by Martin TrappLMU Open Science Center @lmu-osc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Introducing a Guerilla Approach to Scientific Workflows is Prof. Dr @rmcelreath.bsky.social. Register and join virtually to learn about this fresh perspective on developing scientific workflows and managing research complexity. Register here: bit.ly/4pI2GTC 📆 Wednesday, 9th Sept, 09:00-10:00 (CEST) 185
Reposted by Martin Trapptenuretracker.info @tenuretracker.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen (@unituebingen.bsky.social) is hiring: Two W3 Professorships in Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems #fullprofessor #ai #machinelearning 132
Reposted by Martin TrappMarkus Pössel @mpoessel.de · 20/08/2026Ich versuche gerade ein Gefühl dafür zu bekommen, wie der Fortschritt beim deutschen Netzausbau vorankommt. China hat ja ein ähnliches Problem: elektrische Leistung von Erzeugergebieten in die Industrie- und Ballungszentren zu schaffen. 1/ 197
Reposted by Martin TrappNeurIPS Europe @neuripseurope.bsky.social · 18/08/2026We are happy to announce that 28 workshops have been accepted for the Paris event, as part of the 102 accepted NeurIPS workshops: blog.neurips.cc/2026/08/10/a... They will take place on Sat Dec 12 + Sun Dec 13, 2026 (for Paris) The suggested deadline for Workshop submissions is close (Aug 29th)!blog.neurips.ccAnnouncing the NeurIPS 2026 Workshops – NeurIPS Blog 0167
Reposted by Martin TrappEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Some of the earlier work I was referring to: “Across the battery of theory of mind tests, we found that GPT-4 models performed at, or even sometimes above, human levels” 0362
Reposted by Martin TrappRoger Watt @rjwatt42.bsky.social · 17/08/2026So here goes. In academic research there are two highly productive strategies: depth/analysis and breadth/synthesis. Depth is to explore a domain as far down into the detail as you can. Breadth is to explore connections between different domains as wide as you can. 1/n 172
Reposted by Martin TrappClément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 17/08/2026If you think that AI reviews in conferences "to save time" or "be thorough" or "handle the large # of submissions coming due to AI", ask yourself how much it'll cost, and who will pay. If not "gifted" by companies, this is going to be north of $30+/paper. You expect 1000+ submissions? Budget that. 4224
Reposted by Martin TrappJames Dinneen @jamesdinneen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Ocean temperatures are hovering hundredths of a degree below the all-time record high with months to go before El Niño reaches full strength. “Basically, everywhere on Earth, we’re having above-normal temperatures in the ocean." New in @nature.com: 🌊🌍🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comOcean temperatures set to break all-time record: what's next?High sea surface temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks and damage coral reefs. 13115
Reposted by Martin TrappAki Vehtari @avehtari.bsky.social · 13/08/2026All four books I've co-authored are freely available online for non-commercial use: - Bayesian Workflow at avehtari.github.io/Bayesian-Wor... Links to other three books are in the quoted post 👇 (too many books to fit in one post!)avehtari.github.ioBayesian Workflow book: Website – Bayesian Workflow bookWebsite for the Bayesian Workflow book by Gelman, Vehtari, McElreath, et al. — case studies, code, and exercises in R and Stan. 8283134
Martin Trapp @trappmartin.eurosky.social · 12/08/2026Lea - latex test… $p(y \mid x) \propto p(x,y)$ 020
Reposted by Martin TrappESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 12/08/2026The good news? This isn't goodbye. Two more solar eclipses are heading for Europe: a total one in 2027, an annular one in 2028. That's right, it's #EclipsesOnTourInEurope. Start planning! #EuropeanSolarEclipse 🔭 212640
Reposted by Martin TrappEugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Lea is closing in on release but we still have time to get some more features in. Hit us up with ideas 5203
Reposted by Martin TrappELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 11/08/2026Uusi podcast: Harri Valpola väittää, että yleinen tekoäly on jo täällä, kertoo robotiikan haasteista ja pohtii, miten tekoälyn hyödyt saadaan jaettua kaikille. Kuuntele Ja ihminen loi älyn -podcastia, jota juontaa @ericmalmi.bsky.social ja @arnosolin.bsky.social: youtu.be/cKns_aHnqUM 012
Reposted by Martin TrappNeurIPS Conference @neuripsconf.bsky.social · 11/08/2026We are happy to announce the list of accepted NeurIPS 2026 workshops: blog.neurips.cc/2026/08/10/a... The workshops will take place on: - Fri Dec 11 and Sat Dec 12, 2026 – Sydney - Sat Dec 12 and Sun Dec 13, 2026 – Paris and Atlantablog.neurips.ccAnnouncing the NeurIPS 2026 Workshops – NeurIPS BlogCommunication Chairs 2026 2026 Conference 1138
Reposted by Martin TrappTommy Löfstedt @tommylofstedt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Last day to apply for this tenure track assistant professor position in #machinelearning at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social! 032
Reposted by Martin TrappGautam Kamath @gautamkamath.com · 10/08/2026I'm pleased to share our #ICML2026 tutorial on machine unlearning! Presented by Vinith Suriyakumar and myself, it includes a full set of videos recorded and posted to YouTube! Please check it out: unlearning-tutorial.github.io 1187
Reposted by Martin TrappNoa Garcia @noagarciad.bsky.social · 07/08/2026AI for Peace 2nd edition is back at @neuripsconf.bsky.social, Paris, December. The call for in person presentations is open. Submit, come, and be part of a community that is building up. AI for Peace @ NeurIPS 2026, Paris - One-page, non-archival, talk or poster. - Deadline 14 September 2026 2249
Martin Trapp @trappmartin.eurosky.social · 06/08/2026If you are wondering how NeurIPS will go, in only one of the four papers that I am reviewing, the AC has interacted with the reviewers so far, despite the discussions I started in all of them. Great stuff... 190
Martin Trapp @trappmartin.eurosky.social · 03/08/2026I keep seeing people announcing their NeurIPS workshop and CFP. When will @neuripsconf.bsky.social list all accepted workshops so authors can see if there are suitable ones? 130
Reposted by Martin TrappShahan Ali Memon @shahanmemon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Are you on academic job market for #Postdoc or #TT Assistant/Assoc. Prof/Lecturer/ #AP /Research Scholar/ #fellowship jobs for 2026-2027 in #CS/ #SocSci/ #InfoSci/ Management Science/ #Psych & similar? Like last year, I am maintaining a list (so far ~200 positions) docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.com2026-2027 Postdoc/TT/Research Scientist Positions in Information/CS/Social Science + Related Fields 32811
Reposted by Martin TrappHenry Yuen @henryyuen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Some initial thoughts, and a complicated mix of feelings. Wow. I mean, Erdos problems are cool (I genuinely mean that), I didn't know about the Jacobian conjecture before it got disproved. But this newest batch from OpenAI hits home in a way the previous announcements did not. 232972
Reposted by Martin TrappGautam Kamath @gautamkamath.com · 30/07/2026ICLR 2027 has authorship quotas: - No more than 20 submissions per author - No more than 1 submission where no author has a paper previously accepted to a major ML conference From iclr.cc/Conferences/... 54813
Reposted by Martin TrappVianey Leos Barajas @vianeylb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I have a project for this AI for science postdoc application: schmidtfellows.utoronto.ca To work on videos of migrating fish (eg salmon), for classification, segmentation, uncertainty quantification. Don’t need to be AI expert, but demonstrate high potential. Reach out if interested.schmidtfellows.utoronto.ca 179
Reposted by Martin TrappProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 26/07/2026My time lapse of the Gironde #fire near Bordeaux, viewed on Friday afternoon from about 20 km distance. One minute compressed into 5 seconds. #GlobalHeating 311253452
Reposted by Martin TrappExplainableML @eml-munich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026📢 Fully funded PhD @ Helmholtz Munich + TUM We're hiring PhD students to build trustworthy AI systems for science: explainable AI, VLMs, reliable adaptation, agentic workflows. ⏰ Priority deadline 10 Aug 2026. Application details below 👇 082
Martin Trapp @trappmartin.eurosky.social · 22/07/2026So lovely to be in Cambridge again & reconnect with good friends. 030
Martin Trapp @trappmartin.eurosky.social · 22/07/2026It seems, nowadays a lot of politicians want to “bring back” how country X has been in some magical period (at least 40 years ago). Handcrafted feature extractors my friends, those where the golden times… 040
Reposted by Martin TrappEric Schulz @ericschulz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher who wants to innovate at the intersection of cognitive science, neuroscience, and machine learning. 📍Munich 📅Flexible start: 10/2026–03/2027 ⏳Full consideration by 14/08/2026 💼Funded for 2 years, extension possible Discover, grow, collaborate, eat cake. 02524