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Verdict	Person	Kind	Said	Claim	Topic
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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“Any probability distribution over Y can be approximated arbitrarily closely by a distribution of that form.”

Yann LeCun and co-authors, tutorial authors 2006 A Tutorial on Energy-Based Learning (yann.lecun.com)

Any probability distribution over Y can be approximated arbitrarily closely by a Gibbs distribution of the form e^(-βE)/Σe^(-βE).

Not researched Checkable, but outside the sample that was researched.

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Yann LeCun, “Any probability distribution over Y can be approximated arbitrarily closely by a Gibbs distribution of the form e^(-βE)/Σe^(-βE).” (said 2006). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_ff1ca5e84fa0, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_ff1ca5e84fa0

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