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Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 2006 The energy of the most offending incorrect answer is bounded above by the energy of the next most offending incorrect answer. Yann LeCun · Factual · 2006 AI capabilities
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2006 The architectures described in the previous section are simple functions of Y with a single minimum within the set Y. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2006
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2006 This could be construed as a thinly disguised way of removing the normalization constraint. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2006
Unresolvable Michael Burry Prediction 2006 The fall in US national housing prices in 2006 will not be a one-year blip; prices will keep falling beyond 2006. Michael Burry · Prediction · 2006 Economics and markets
Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 2006 Normalization is only necessary for generative models. Yann LeCun · Factual · 2006 AI capabilities
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2006 These models can be easily described in an EBM setting. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2006
Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 2006 When the RBF centers are learned rather than fixed, there is no guarantee that d1 + d2 ≥ d. Yann LeCun · Factual · 2006 AI capabilities
Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 2006 Section 5 of this tutorial concluded that the generalized perceptron loss is not a good loss function. Yann LeCun · Factual · 2006 AI capabilities
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2006 The EBM approach provides a common theoretical framework for many learning models, including traditional discriminative and generative… Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2006
Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 2006 Energy-based models have no requirement for proper normalization, so they avoid the problem of evaluating intractable normalizing integrals. Yann LeCun · Factual · 2006 Science and research methods
Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 2006 The cost of shortest-path inference is proportional to the number of edges, which is exponentially smaller than the number of paths in general. Yann LeCun · Factual · 2006 AI capabilities
Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 2006 Any probability distribution over Y can be approximated arbitrarily closely by a Gibbs distribution of the form e^(-βE)/Σe^(-βE). Yann LeCun · Factual · 2006 AI capabilities
Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 2006 The EBM approach eliminates the problem of having to perform a normalization step after each gradient parameter update (citing LeCun et al., 1998a). 1998a. Yann LeCun · Factual · 2006 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Jim Cramer Factual 16 Dec 2005 Cramer said he received a handwritten letter from President Bok apologizing on behalf of the University for the travesty that was his graduation. Jim Cramer · Factual · 16 Dec 2005 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 I’m just ashamed, Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 I will make you rich if you do everything I tell you. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 And he buys his own Goddamn fucking turkey. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 The purity that I wanted at college I couldn’t attain in the real life until I had money, Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 The future of journalism will be people who like people, not people who hate people, Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 In my world, he’s Scrooge’s equal partner. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 But that the people themselves are just dynamite. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 But that doesn’t include everybody. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 That’s why I like my life now more than my previous life. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 The people are right, Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 Now I can work with people of much lower economic means and I’m very proud of that. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 But I’m ashamed that we’ve gotten to the point in this country where we believe that being poor is just your own damn fault. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Unresolvable Jim Cramer Factual 16 Dec 2005 In his last Crimson article, Cramer wrote that Alan Heimert's words to the Faculty were rooted more in fiction than in fact. Jim Cramer · Factual · 16 Dec 2005 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 I regard 100 percent of my ability to tell the truth and have an impact on the truth to be because I have money. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Own records only Jim Cramer Factual 16 Dec 2005 For twenty years of his career Cramer worked only with people who were incredibly rich. Jim Cramer · Factual · 16 Dec 2005 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 If you don’t have time and money, don’t look at me. Go to some bogus guy, Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 I gamble Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 In my world Bob Cratchit makes out like a bandit, Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 It’s a new model, of which I’m the only one who embraces. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 He gets rich. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 If you wanna play in this league, Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 That the institutions that help people are corruptible. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 He pays for Tim’s operation, and he’s not beholden to me. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 is a major butt-kick in the ass. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 But I will at first humiliate and mistreat you—boot camp style—until you do. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 16 Dec 2005 It took me a long time to realize that the Lenin-Trotsky model was corrupt. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 16 Dec 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 We should, however, treat the genetic sequences of pathological biological viruses with no less care than designs for nuclear weapons. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 The precise genome could potentially be shared with scientists with suitable security assurances. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Resolved true Ray Kurzweil Factual Oct 2005 New technologies such as RNA interference are promising and could be harnessed against viral threats. Ray Kurzweil · Factual · Oct 2005 Biosecurity
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 We realize that calling for this genome to be “un-published” is a bit like trying to gather the horses back into the barn. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 However, there are other approaches for sharing the scientifically useful info. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Resolved true Ray Kurzweil Factual Oct 2005 Analyses have shown that detonating an atomic bomb in a modern city could kill as many as 1 million people. Ray Kurzweil · Factual · Oct 2005 Other global risks
Resolved true Ray Kurzweil Factual Oct 2005 In a 2005 New York Times opinion piece, Ray Kurzweil and Bill Joy discussed serious decisions facing those who control powerful technological and scientific data, know-how and instrumentation. Ray Kurzweil · Factual · Oct 2005 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 We urgently need international agreements by scientific organizations to limit such publications and an international dialogue on the best… Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Unresolvable Ray Kurzweil Prediction Oct 2005 We may be lucky and succeed in developing defenses against killer flu viruses before they are needed. Ray Kurzweil · Prediction · Oct 2005 Biosecurity
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 No responsible scientist would advocate publishing precise designs for an atomic bomb, and in 2 ways revealing the sequence for the flu… Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Own records only Ray Kurzweil Prediction Oct 2005 Kurzweil said he believes the future will evolve in a positive way as humanity remains diligent. Ray Kurzweil · Prediction · Oct 2005 Philosophy, ethics and society
Unresolvable Ray Kurzweil Factual Oct 2005 Everything is getting smarter, faster and more capable, as Kurzweil predicted in his books. Ray Kurzweil · Factual · Oct 2005 AI capabilities
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 The genome is essentially the design of a weapon of mass destruction. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 We also need a new Manhattan Project to develop specific defenses against new biological viral threats, natural or human made. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Research failed Ray Kurzweil Factual Oct 2005 Creating and releasing the 1918 flu virus from its published genetic data would be easier than building and detonating an atomic bomb from its design, since no rare materials like plutonium or enriched uranium are needed. Ray Kurzweil · Factual · Oct 2005 Biosecurity
Research failed Ray Kurzweil Factual Oct 2005 An easier approach than synthesis from scratch would be to modify a conventional flu virus with the 8 published genes of the 1918 virus. Ray Kurzweil · Factual · Oct 2005 Biosecurity
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 I support watchful organizations that aim to preserve the value we get from accelerating tech — while also guarding humanity’s safety. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Unresolvable Ray Kurzweil Prediction Oct 2005 Release of a highly communicable, deadly biological virus could kill tens of millions of people, with some estimates in the hundreds of millions. Ray Kurzweil · Prediction · Oct 2005 Biosecurity
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 This event happened 15 years ago — but the issue is as important today as it was then. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 We need to put more stones on the defensive side of the scale. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 This is extremely foolish. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 It will take both as we usher in the singularity. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 And with that rapid increase in capability, we also must police the power that comes with it. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 Specific insights — for example, that a key mutation noted in one gene may in part explain the virus’s unusual virulence — could be… Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 we must acknowledge the fact that technology is accelerating. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Not checkable Ray Kurzweil Not checkable Oct 2005 Part of that discussion should concern the appropriate role of governments, scientists and their scientific societies, and industry. Ray Kurzweil · Not checkable · Oct 2005
Research failed Ray Kurzweil Factual Oct 2005 Synthesizing the 1918 flu virus from scratch would be difficult but far from impossible. Ray Kurzweil · Factual · Oct 2005 Biosecurity
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 Does it occur to you, on hearing the tip, that if the person telling you that Nokia is going to buy RIM really knows that’s going to… Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 > Tips are for waiters. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 That’s the reason I’ve had to default to a simple analogy, tips are for waiters, to remind myself how stupid tips really are. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 It’s pithy and the interviewers love it, so whenever I’m asked about my new book, Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 Tips are winning lottery tickets in most people’s eyes. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 Instead of thinking, “Sure, Cisco (CSCO) is going to buy Nortel (NT),” after you are given that particular tip, you should be thinking… Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 Leave it for the waiter. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 People can whisper in your ear that Nokia (NOK) is going to buy Research In Motion (RIMM), and you believe, you genuinely believe, because… Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 I know that cynicism isn’t a particularly positive attribute, but when it comes to tips, it sure is. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 You know that the best moves are takeovers and you are convinced that if you can catch one, it will make up for all the bum steers and bad… Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 There simply is no way a tip like that can work. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 Actually, it means that human nature and securities are a potent and devastating mix. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 It gets more sinner. Most rumors start for a reason: Someone’s in a bad position. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Not checkable Jim Cramer Not checkable 13 Apr 2005 Leave them for the waiter. Jim Cramer · Not checkable · 13 Apr 2005
Unresolvable Michael Burry Factual Apr 2005 As far back as April 2005, Burry theorized in emails to his staff that a run on AIG would appear as collateral calls following a ratings downgrade. Michael Burry · Factual · Apr 2005 Economics and markets
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Face recognition: the gender of the person, the orientation of the face. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 MAP Inference: Given an input X, find the value of Y that minimizes the energy: Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Variables that would make the task easier if they were known: Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Do not answer a more complex question than necessary Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Minimize the Regularization term: Make W as short as possible. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 This is equivalent to keeping ||W|| constant, while maximizing m. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Minimize the hinge loss: make the energy of all the “good” answers smaller that the energy of any “bad” answer by at least m (the margin). Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Probabilistic approaches compute the distribution P(Y|X), and choose the Y that maximizes it. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Computing a distribution of steering angles is of little use. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 W is the parameter to be learned. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 For each question, a different learning strategy is required Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Pick an optimization method. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Linear Model + Margin Loss + Regularization = SVM Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 E(W,Y,X): is a scalar energy function (a.k.a. Contrast function) that measures the “compatibility” between Y and X. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Object recognition: the pose parameters of the object (location, orientation, scale), the lighting conditions. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Handwriting Recognition: the segmentation of the line into characters. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Design an architecture: a particular form for E(W,Y,X). Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 2005 Probabilistic Inference: simply marginalize over Z. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 2005
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“That’s why I like my life now more than my previous life.”

Jim Cramer 16 December 2005 Cramer's About More Than 'Money' (Harvard Crimson)

That’s why I like my life now more than my previous life.

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Jim Cramer, “That’s why I like my life now more than my previous life.” (said 16 December 2005). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_7d9abfa338f2, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_7d9abfa338f2

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