Links for 2021-12-11
Simulating matter on the quantum scale with AI. DeepMind’s latest work applying AI to Quantum Chemistry: “We introduce a new SOTA functional DM21 (open-sourced) that can accurately model many types of molecules.” https://deepmind.com/blog/article/Simulating-matter-on-the-quantum-scale-with-AI
"This is a tool to mine the biological complexity of the brain, discover its network generators (or the rules by which neuronal networks emerge for accomplishing a cognitive task), to mimic how it functions, and recreate that process for machine learning." https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2021/12/witness-the-power-of-graphs/
“We are trying to build a general-purpose simulation platform that mimics the interactive richness of the real world for a variety of AI applications,” https://news.mit.edu/2021/generating-realistic-3d-world-1206
Chinese researchers make neural architecture search 25-50X more efficient https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.13293
Investigation fails to replicate most cancer biology lab findings: The reliability of early-stage cancer biology research is called into question by an investigation that concludes more than half of experimental results can’t be replicated by independent scientists https://www.newscientist.com/article/2300455-investigation-fails-to-replicate-most-cancer-biology-lab-findings/#ixzz7EOMUcviB
On Evolved Values: “Many people seem to be confused about cultural selection, thinking that they are favored by selection if any part of their habits or behaviors is now growing due to their actions.” https://www.overcomingbias.com/2021/12/on-evolved-values.html
Since 2017, someone is running about a thousand — 10% of the total — Tor servers in an attempt to deanonymize the network https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/12/someone-is-running-lots-of-tor-relays.html
"French police have arrested two people suspected of planning a stabbing spree over the Christmas holiday period...Islamist literature and Islamic State propaganda was found during the arrests, which were made close to Paris..." https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-police-arrest-two-people-suspected-plotting-christmas-stabbing-attack-2021-12-08/