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Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 The principals don’t have a particularly good track record of success. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 Physics is about modeling actual systems and processes. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 Larger networks tend to work better. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 I learned a lot by reading things that are not apparently connected with AI or computer science Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 I still think [Vicarious] is mostly hype. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 Only the first is interesting to me (the other uses are interesting too, just not on my own radar screen). Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 Proofs always come later. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 I like the idea of Boltzmann machines (it’s a beautifully simple concept) but it doesn’t scale well. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 The theory of deep learning is a wide open field. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 Ask them what error rate they get on MNIST or ImageNet. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 You can construct pathological cases where the objective function is like a golf course: flat with a tiny hole somewhere. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 DeconvNets are the generative counterpart of feed-forward ConvNets. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 Learning with temporal/sequential signals: language, video, speech. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 Seriously, I don’t like the phrase “Big Data”. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 They have the advantage of scaling well. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 Jeff Hawkins has the right intuition and the right philosophy. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Not checkable Yann LeCun Not checkable 26 May 2014 Few of us believe that we have found a good solution to unsupervised learning. Yann LeCun · Not checkable · 26 May 2014
Unresolvable Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 Theoretical results suggest that learning good parameters for a small neural network can be as computationally hard as breaking RSA. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 Philosophy, ethics and society
Mostly true Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 The notions of partition functions, entropy, free energy and variational methods prevalent in the graphical models literature come from statistical physics. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 Science and research methods
Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 SVMs do not naturally emerge from VC theory; they are simple enough for VC theory to give specific results about them. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 Science and research methods
Unresolvable Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 The limitations the questioner pointed out concern not just backprop but all learning algorithms that use gradient-based optimization. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 AI capabilities
Mostly true Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 The first commercially viable check reading system, deployed by AT&T/NCR in 1996, used a ConvNet rather than an SVM. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 AI capabilities
Mostly false Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 Convolutional nets were always the record holder on MNIST, and SVMs never really managed to beat them there. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Yann LeCun Prediction 15 May 2014 Researchers will eventually figure out how to merge ConvNets and DeconvNets into a feed-forward plus feed-back system trainable supervised or unsupervised. Yann LeCun · Prediction · 15 May 2014 AI capabilities
Mostly true Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 No one uses generalization bounds to do model selection; practitioners use cross-validation. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 Science and research methods
Unresolvable Yann LeCun Prediction 15 May 2014 Now or in the near future, most of the world's knowledge will be extracted by machines and reside in machines. Yann LeCun · Prediction · 15 May 2014 AI timelines and forecasting
Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 LeCun said in May 2014 that, as far as he could tell, HTM had not been demonstrated to get anywhere close to state-of-the-art results on any serious task. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Yann LeCun Prediction 15 May 2014 As more data becomes available, machine learning methods will increasingly rely on learning. Yann LeCun · Prediction · 15 May 2014 AI capabilities
Not researched Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 Deep learning has become the dominant method for acoustic modeling in speech recognition and is quickly becoming dominant for vision tasks such as object recognition, detection and semantic segmentation. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 AI capabilities
Mostly true Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 Speech is a domain with access to ridiculously large amounts of data and a very large number of categories. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 AI capabilities
Unresolvable Yann LeCun Prediction 15 May 2014 Natural language processing is the next frontier for deep learning. Yann LeCun · Prediction · 15 May 2014 AI timelines and forecasting
Mostly true Yann LeCun Factual 15 May 2014 Facebook AI Research uses Torch7 for many projects, as do Deep Mind and several groups at Google. Yann LeCun · Factual · 15 May 2014 Technology
Mostly true Bill Ackman Prediction 5 May 2014 Banks are not likely to step back in and provide meaningful mortgage investment. Bill Ackman · Prediction · 5 May 2014 Economics and markets
Unresolvable Bill Ackman Prediction 5 May 2014 Ackman said he and his firm did not think any investor of consequence in the world would invest in the new version of Fannie and Freddie, likely referring to the Crapo-Johnson bill. Bill Ackman · Prediction · 5 May 2014 AI policy and governance
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 5 May 2014 I really enjoyed Jeff Gundlach’s presentation. Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 5 May 2014
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 5 May 2014 owning a royalty on every mortgage that’s written in America Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 5 May 2014
Resolved true Bill Ackman Factual 5 May 2014 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's fixed-income arbitrage activity is a highly-levered, hedge-fund-like business. Bill Ackman · Factual · 5 May 2014 Economics and markets
Not checkable Bill Ackman Not checkable 5 May 2014 core business is a phenomenal business Bill Ackman · Not checkable · 5 May 2014
Mostly false Bill Ackman Factual 5 May 2014 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are more important today in the mortgage market than they have ever been. Bill Ackman · Factual · 5 May 2014 Economics and markets
Mostly true Elon Musk Factual 3 Apr 2014 NASA called SpaceX to tell it that it had won a $1.5 billion contract. Elon Musk · Factual · 3 Apr 2014 Economics and markets
Not checkable Elon Musk Not checkable 3 Apr 2014 I couldn't even hold the phone. Elon Musk · Not checkable · 3 Apr 2014
Not checkable Elon Musk Not checkable 3 Apr 2014 That's for sure. Elon Musk · Not checkable · 3 Apr 2014
Not checkable Elon Musk Not checkable 3 Apr 2014 That was definitely the worst year of my life, Elon Musk · Not checkable · 3 Apr 2014
Not checkable Elon Musk Not checkable 3 Apr 2014 Because it seemed pretty, pretty dark. Elon Musk · Not checkable · 3 Apr 2014
Not checkable Elon Musk Not checkable 3 Apr 2014 Yeah, they did. Elon Musk · Not checkable · 3 Apr 2014
Not checkable Elon Musk Not checkable 3 Apr 2014 I just blurted out, 'I love you guys!' Elon Musk · Not checkable · 3 Apr 2014
Not checkable Elon Musk Not checkable 3 Apr 2014 Yeah. Absolutely, Elon Musk · Not checkable · 3 Apr 2014
Resolved true Elon Musk Factual 3 Apr 2014 At that point, when a fourth failure would have ended things, the company had virtually no money. Elon Musk · Factual · 3 Apr 2014 Economics and markets
Not checkable Elon Musk Not checkable 3 Apr 2014 a fourth failure would have been absolutely game over. Done. Elon Musk · Not checkable · 3 Apr 2014
Not checkable Elon Musk Not checkable 3 Apr 2014 We were running on fumes at that point, Elon Musk · Not checkable · 3 Apr 2014
Not researched Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Satya Nadella decided Microsoft needs a single marketing leader and asked Chris Capossela to become EVP and Chief Marketing Officer reporting to him. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 I have had the good fortune of working with Tami ever since she joined Microsoft and have valued her contributions and look forward to… Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Resolved true Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Tony Bates joined Microsoft through the Skype acquisition, where he was Skype CEO, and later led Microsoft's Business Development and Evangelism team. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 His focus on using data to quickly evaluate and evolve our campaigns has driven new insights and understanding. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Mostly true Satya Nadella Promise 3 Mar 2014 Mark Penn will be a member of and advisor to the SLT and continue to report to Satya Nadella. Satya Nadella · Promise · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Satya Nadella Promise 3 Mar 2014 Chris Capossela will be promoted to EVP, join the SLT, and remain acting lead of the Consumer Channels Group until his replacement is named. Satya Nadella · Promise · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Mark Penn's work produced Microsoft's 'Honestly' campaign and Super Bowl ad, both widely cited across the industry as examples of high impact advertising. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 One of my consistent themes has been a point I made in my original mail – we all need to do our best work, have broad impact and find real… Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 We need to drive clarity, alignment and intensity across all our work. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Own records only Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Tami Reller agrees with having a single marketing leader and will support Chris through his transition into his new role. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 I’ve appreciated Tony’s insights and perspective, and wish him well in his journey. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 It’s a great story of how commitment, determination, and optimism among groups can create history. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Mostly true Satya Nadella Promise 3 Mar 2014 Mark Penn will take a new role at Microsoft as EVP, Chief Strategy Officer. Satya Nadella · Promise · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 And having the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) set both pace and example means a lot to me. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 Coming together as teams fuels this on a day-to-day basis. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 How we articulate our value, how we market our message, how we deliver that value to customers through our advertising and other channels… Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 As an SLT and across the company we are on our way. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 I have talked about the premium we need to place on getting very, very focused on things that we can uniquely do. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 I know he is just a Skype call or message away. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Mostly true Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Chris Capossela has served in senior leadership roles across Microsoft's marketing function for many years. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 I am looking forward to applying Mark’s unique skill set across a broader set of challenges facing the company, from new product ideas to… Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Mostly true Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Over the eight months before March 2014, Tami Reller led Microsoft's Marketing Group, combining many distinct teams. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 As a company, as a leadership team, as individuals, that is our goal – to find our swing. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Not researched Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Daniel James Brown, who worked at Microsoft for over a decade, wrote a book about the University of Washington rowing team that won the 1936 Olympics. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Other
Not researched Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Tony Bates has decided to leave his Microsoft leadership role to look for his next opportunity. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Mixed Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Tami Reller has held multiple CFO roles at Microsoft, for Microsoft Dynamics, the Product and Services Division and Windows. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Satya Nadella discussed with the Microsoft Senior Leadership Team the need for pace and example and asked for their 'all in' commitment. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 In the month before 3 March 2014, Satya Nadella talked with many Microsoft employees in person, on Yammer and in groups in Redmond, Boston and Northern California. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 3 Mar 2014 Mark and his team also will continue to provide input in the area of competitive research and analysis. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 3 Mar 2014
Not researched Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Chris Capossela has worked with retailers, operators and OEMs globally, and led Microsoft's Consumer Channels Group, overseeing launches including Windows 8/8.1, Surface and Xbox One. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Satya Nadella Factual 3 Mar 2014 Satya Nadella has met with customers and investors in recent weeks. Satya Nadella · Factual · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Mostly true Satya Nadella Promise 3 Mar 2014 Eric Rudder will serve as interim leader of Microsoft's Business Development and Evangelism while continuing in his current role. Satya Nadella · Promise · 3 Mar 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 4 Feb 2014 Thank you for your continued investment in Microsoft. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 4 Feb 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 4 Feb 2014 Whether or not you participate in the Annual Meeting, it is important that your shares be represented and voted. Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 4 Feb 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 4 Feb 2014 We urge you to promptly vote and submit your proxy (1) via the Internet, (2) by phone, or (3) if you received your proxy materials by mail… Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 4 Feb 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 4 Feb 2014 We will continue to focus on security, quality, and innovation in everything we do. We want every organization to own its own continuous… Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 4 Feb 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 4 Feb 2014 That is what we mean by a frontier ecosystem, ensuring value flows and accrues across people, companies, industries, and countries, thereby… Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 4 Feb 2014
Not checkable Satya Nadella Not checkable 4 Feb 2014 On behalf of the Board of Directors, it is our pleasure to invite you to the 2026 Annual Shareholders Meeting of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella · Not checkable · 4 Feb 2014
Not researched Ørsted Factual Feb 2014 DONG Energy has accomplished the financial action plan it initiated in February 2013 to restore its financial platform for continued growth. Ørsted · Factual · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Ørsted Prediction Feb 2014 DONG Energy expects FFO to adjusted net debt of around 25% in 2014, assuming the equity injection is completed. Ørsted · Prediction · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Ørsted Factual Feb 2014 At the end of 2013, DONG Energy's key rating ratios did not meet Standard & Poor's and Moody's criteria for a continued BBB+/Baa1 rating. Ørsted · Factual · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Ørsted Factual Feb 2014 The Board of Directors of DONG Energy approved the 2013 annual report on the date of the announcement (February 2014). Ørsted · Factual · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Unresolvable Ørsted Factual Feb 2014 Had the DKK 13 billion equity injection been completed in 2013, DONG Energy's rating ratio criteria would have been met for 2013. Ørsted · Factual · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Resolved true Ørsted Factual Feb 2014 The DONG Energy Group generated DKK 73 billion (EUR 9.8 billion) in revenue in 2013. Ørsted · Factual · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Ørsted Factual Feb 2014 DONG Energy's EBITDA was DKK 15.0 billion in 2013 versus DKK 8.6 billion in 2012, exceeding the latest outlook of DKK 13.5-14.5 billion. Ørsted · Factual · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Ørsted Factual Feb 2014 DONG Energy's result after tax was a loss of DKK 1.0 billion in 2013, compared with a loss of DKK 4.0 billion in 2012. Ørsted · Factual · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Ørsted Factual Feb 2014 DONG Energy made divestments totalling DKK 15.3 billion in 2013. Ørsted · Factual · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Ørsted Factual Feb 2014 DONG Energy's EBITDA improved by 74% in 2013, to DKK 15 billion. Ørsted · Factual · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not researched Ørsted Factual Feb 2014 DONG Energy's ROCE was 0.5% in 2013 compared with -7.9% in 2012. Ørsted · Factual · Feb 2014 Their own work or organisation
Not checkable Ørsted Not checkable Feb 2014 The development in DONG Energy's financial statements for 2013 was satisfactory, and thus turned after a challenging 2012. Ørsted · Not checkable · Feb 2014
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“The principals don’t have a particularly good track record of success.”

Yann LeCun 26 May 2014 Yann LeCun's answers from the Reddit AMA (FastML)

The principals don’t have a particularly good track record of success.

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