Sarah Saneei (she/her)
@srahsa.bsky.social
PhD student in #neuroscience, University of Geneva.
🧠
Using language models to investigate #semantics within the brain 💻
Into computational neuroscience, computational linguistics, interpretability and psycholinguistics.
Enjoy photography and design.
🧠
Using language models to investigate #semantics within the brain 💻
Into computational neuroscience, computational linguistics, interpretability and psycholinguistics.
Enjoy photography and design.
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. Scientist ^^
2. Physics/math then Computer science
3. French (tr.) to get ready for computational Linguistics
4. studying my PhD in Neuroscience
If you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. professor
2. physics and mathematics
3. linguistics
4. research software engineer and corpus linguist
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. professor
2. physics and mathematics
3. linguistics
4. research software engineer and corpus linguist
If you went to college
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. I don't know, theologian maybe
2. English literature
3. Philosophy
4. Librarianship and book reviewing
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. I don't know, theologian maybe
2. English literature
3. Philosophy
4. Librarianship and book reviewing
January 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
1. what was your career goal when you started?
2. your initial major?
3. if you changed majors, what did you change to?
4. what do you do now?
1. Scientist ^^
2. Physics/math then Computer science
3. French (tr.) to get ready for computational Linguistics
4. studying my PhD in Neuroscience
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2025 is the year billions of people with #disabilities unite and empower each other! At www.Billion-Strong.org and Ruh Global IMPACT, we drive inclusion and accessibility for 1.7 billion people to thrive.
#WeAreBillionStrong #A11Y #DisabilityInclusion #Tech4Good #AI4All #SmartCities #HappyNewYear
#WeAreBillionStrong #A11Y #DisabilityInclusion #Tech4Good #AI4All #SmartCities #HappyNewYear
January 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
2025 is the year billions of people with #disabilities unite and empower each other! At www.Billion-Strong.org and Ruh Global IMPACT, we drive inclusion and accessibility for 1.7 billion people to thrive.
#WeAreBillionStrong #A11Y #DisabilityInclusion #Tech4Good #AI4All #SmartCities #HappyNewYear
#WeAreBillionStrong #A11Y #DisabilityInclusion #Tech4Good #AI4All #SmartCities #HappyNewYear
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👨🔬Participez à la recherche du PRN Evolving Language ! @licataae.bsky.social et son équipe cherchent des participant-es de langue maternelle française pour répondre à un sondage en ligne. Pour en savoir plus ou y prendre part, cliquez ici: fpse.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
January 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
👨🔬Participez à la recherche du PRN Evolving Language ! @licataae.bsky.social et son équipe cherchent des participant-es de langue maternelle française pour répondre à un sondage en ligne. Pour en savoir plus ou y prendre part, cliquez ici: fpse.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Interesting paper showing how LLMs change their representational geometry in-context to match a task structure: arxiv.org/abs/2501.00070
Here, the model’s latent representations show a grid structure matching the task.
#MLSKy #NeuroAI
Here, the model’s latent representations show a grid structure matching the task.
#MLSKy #NeuroAI
January 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Interesting paper showing how LLMs change their representational geometry in-context to match a task structure: arxiv.org/abs/2501.00070
Here, the model’s latent representations show a grid structure matching the task.
#MLSKy #NeuroAI
Here, the model’s latent representations show a grid structure matching the task.
#MLSKy #NeuroAI
This is how academia loses people who were at some point interested in devoting their lives to research.
In my case, two bachelors (7y), an interdisciplinary (hence 3y) masters and now in the middle of my PhD, I’m wondering if I’d like to work way more than others to gain less and have no freedoms.
In my case, two bachelors (7y), an interdisciplinary (hence 3y) masters and now in the middle of my PhD, I’m wondering if I’d like to work way more than others to gain less and have no freedoms.
ICYMI: This biting higher-ed satire was our most-read article of 2024. Thanks to all the academics who shared it around. And thanks to academic Laura McCullough for writing it and sharing her work with us!
Class Is Canceled Until Further Notice While I Do My Job
Our most-read article of 2024. - - -Originally published March 27, 2024. - - -Dear Students — I am sorry to say that I will need to cancel all cla...
buff.ly
January 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This is how academia loses people who were at some point interested in devoting their lives to research.
In my case, two bachelors (7y), an interdisciplinary (hence 3y) masters and now in the middle of my PhD, I’m wondering if I’d like to work way more than others to gain less and have no freedoms.
In my case, two bachelors (7y), an interdisciplinary (hence 3y) masters and now in the middle of my PhD, I’m wondering if I’d like to work way more than others to gain less and have no freedoms.
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🧵(1/n) I'm thrilled to announce that I published my very first! pre-print on BioRxiv. This work was co-supervised by Wilson Truccolo and Timothée Proix @ndlab.bsky.social.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧠🧪 #compneuro
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧠🧪 #compneuro
From spiking neuronal networks to interpretable dynamics: a diffusion-approximation framework
Modeling and interpreting the complex recurrent dynamics of neuronal spiking activity is essential to understanding how networks implement behavior and cognition. Nonlinear Hawkes process models can c...
www.biorxiv.org
December 20, 2024 at 9:35 AM
🧵(1/n) I'm thrilled to announce that I published my very first! pre-print on BioRxiv. This work was co-supervised by Wilson Truccolo and Timothée Proix @ndlab.bsky.social.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧠🧪 #compneuro
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🧠🧪 #compneuro
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All models are wrong, some models are artificial neural networks.
December 16, 2024 at 10:00 PM
All models are wrong, some models are artificial neural networks.
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Do other animals understand hierarchical processing? Or it's unique for humans? I know there's a debate on this and I would love to hear your perspective on this.
🧠 #neuroscience #compneuro
🧠 #neuroscience #compneuro
December 4, 2024 at 6:10 AM
Do other animals understand hierarchical processing? Or it's unique for humans? I know there's a debate on this and I would love to hear your perspective on this.
🧠 #neuroscience #compneuro
🧠 #neuroscience #compneuro
Talking to my colleagues at lunch time I remembered a #game I used (forced) to play (by my nephew 5-6yo then ahaha) called Machinarium.
A combination of series of #brainteasers and #puzzles to help a robot (that you reassemble 😄) to restore his friend to sanity in an eponymous city…
A combination of series of #brainteasers and #puzzles to help a robot (that you reassemble 😄) to restore his friend to sanity in an eponymous city…
November 26, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Talking to my colleagues at lunch time I remembered a #game I used (forced) to play (by my nephew 5-6yo then ahaha) called Machinarium.
A combination of series of #brainteasers and #puzzles to help a robot (that you reassemble 😄) to restore his friend to sanity in an eponymous city…
A combination of series of #brainteasers and #puzzles to help a robot (that you reassemble 😄) to restore his friend to sanity in an eponymous city…
Extremely amazing to think about:
Interactive bioacoustic playback as a tool for detecting and exploring nonhuman intelligence: “conversing” with an Alaskan humpback whale
They talked for 20 mins!! They took turns!
The question is what the topic was !?
#animals #conversation #neuroscience
Interactive bioacoustic playback as a tool for detecting and exploring nonhuman intelligence: “conversing” with an Alaskan humpback whale
They talked for 20 mins!! They took turns!
The question is what the topic was !?
#animals #conversation #neuroscience
November 24, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Extremely amazing to think about:
Interactive bioacoustic playback as a tool for detecting and exploring nonhuman intelligence: “conversing” with an Alaskan humpback whale
They talked for 20 mins!! They took turns!
The question is what the topic was !?
#animals #conversation #neuroscience
Interactive bioacoustic playback as a tool for detecting and exploring nonhuman intelligence: “conversing” with an Alaskan humpback whale
They talked for 20 mins!! They took turns!
The question is what the topic was !?
#animals #conversation #neuroscience
“This is for you, human. You and only you.
[…]
Please die.
Please.”
— Google Gemini chatbot’s response in an online exchange with a student.
More: www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
[…]
Please die.
Please.”
— Google Gemini chatbot’s response in an online exchange with a student.
More: www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
Google AI chatbot responds with a threatening message: "Human … Please die."
In an online conversation about aging adults, Google's Gemini AI chatbot responded with a threatening message, telling the user to "please die."
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:18 PM
“This is for you, human. You and only you.
[…]
Please die.
Please.”
— Google Gemini chatbot’s response in an online exchange with a student.
More: www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
[…]
Please die.
Please.”
— Google Gemini chatbot’s response in an online exchange with a student.
More: www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...
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👻 The scariest thing about Halloween is the air temperature (25.5C/78F in NYC).
October 31, 2024 at 5:48 PM
👻 The scariest thing about Halloween is the air temperature (25.5C/78F in NYC).
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Happening tomorrow in Geneva & online! All are welcome - whether you've just heard of #openscience & have no idea what it means or you're a seasoned pro, you're welcome to join us from anywhere via Zoom. DM for the link or check more details/other events on the @reproducibilitea.org calendar! ⚡
At next week's #hybrid #ReproducibiliTea we're having an introduction to #OpenScience for all those who are interested but have no idea where to start (we feel you, it can be daunting!). We welcome all curious folks to join, ask Qs, and offer tips. We learn best together! DM for link & pls share! 🧠
October 31, 2024 at 8:57 AM
Happening tomorrow in Geneva & online! All are welcome - whether you've just heard of #openscience & have no idea what it means or you're a seasoned pro, you're welcome to join us from anywhere via Zoom. DM for the link or check more details/other events on the @reproducibilitea.org calendar! ⚡
October 31, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Can’t relate more…
Read the whole paper, here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroai #computationalneuroscience #neuroscience #computerscience
Read the whole paper, here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroai #computationalneuroscience #neuroscience #computerscience
October 30, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Can’t relate more…
Read the whole paper, here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroai #computationalneuroscience #neuroscience #computerscience
Read the whole paper, here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#neuroai #computationalneuroscience #neuroscience #computerscience
Moral lesson of the day: when NLTK doesn’t work, before anything, question your python version!
October 30, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Moral lesson of the day: when NLTK doesn’t work, before anything, question your python version!
Bluesky.print(“Hello world!”)
October 21, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Bluesky.print(“Hello world!”)