Julien Cloarec
@juliencloarec.com
Full Professor | Vice-President for Digital Strategy and Artificial Intelligence | Director of the iaelyon Center for Artificial Intelligence • Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3
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"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
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Until tech gives more agency to citizens, smart cities are a dumb idea for democracy. "While cities may disclose how they collect data, they rarely offer ways to opt out." "Residents want agency" #privacy #AIEthics
spectrum.ieee.org/smart-city-p...
spectrum.ieee.org/smart-city-p...
Data Walks Reveal Residents' Mixed Feelings on Privacy
How do Long Beach residents feel about data collection in their city? Gwen Shaffer's data walks reveal surprising insights.
spectrum.ieee.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Until tech gives more agency to citizens, smart cities are a dumb idea for democracy. "While cities may disclose how they collect data, they rarely offer ways to opt out." "Residents want agency" #privacy #AIEthics
spectrum.ieee.org/smart-city-p...
spectrum.ieee.org/smart-city-p...
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"We use language to think, but that does not make language the same as thought." #AIEthics www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"We use language to think, but that does not make language the same as thought." #AIEthics www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Team "all at once" here
Question for the crowd:
When you write a paper
(1) do you write it all at once when you feel you have enough data
(2) or do you write it in several stages, piece by piece, every time you get a good result?
When you write a paper
(1) do you write it all at once when you feel you have enough data
(2) or do you write it in several stages, piece by piece, every time you get a good result?
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Team "all at once" here
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DeepSeek just released a new state of the art math prover, DeepSeek-Math-V2, competitive with Google, OpenAI or ByteDance, while being a publicly documented open weight models. A few reading notes along the way:
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
DeepSeek just released a new state of the art math prover, DeepSeek-Math-V2, competitive with Google, OpenAI or ByteDance, while being a publicly documented open weight models. A few reading notes along the way:
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And a major open science release from Prime Intellect: they don’t stress it enough but SFT part is beyond post-training. This is a fully documented mid-training with tons of insights/gems on MoE training, asynchronous infra RL, deep research. storage.googleapis.com/intellect-3-...
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 AM
And a major open science release from Prime Intellect: they don’t stress it enough but SFT part is beyond post-training. This is a fully documented mid-training with tons of insights/gems on MoE training, asynchronous infra RL, deep research. storage.googleapis.com/intellect-3-...
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YES. Main reason classic pretraining dominated for so long is just that you don’t have to think so much about the data or what elicits reasoning. It’s "here".
For Sutskever/Patel new podcast: www.dwarkesh.com/p/ilya-sutsk...
For Sutskever/Patel new podcast: www.dwarkesh.com/p/ilya-sutsk...
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
YES. Main reason classic pretraining dominated for so long is just that you don’t have to think so much about the data or what elicits reasoning. It’s "here".
For Sutskever/Patel new podcast: www.dwarkesh.com/p/ilya-sutsk...
For Sutskever/Patel new podcast: www.dwarkesh.com/p/ilya-sutsk...
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Many Gen AI tools are free now. If you do not train yourself (e.g. you never learn how to program without them) you will be dependent on them. In the future they will increase their prices drastically, and you will have to pay, because you can't do without them anymore.
November 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Many Gen AI tools are free now. If you do not train yourself (e.g. you never learn how to program without them) you will be dependent on them. In the future they will increase their prices drastically, and you will have to pay, because you can't do without them anymore.
"This lower literacy–greater receptivity link is not explained by differences in perceptions of AI's capability, ethicality, or feared impact on humanity. Instead, this link occurs because people with lower AI literacy are more likely to perceive AI as magical"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
"This lower literacy–greater receptivity link is not explained by differences in perceptions of AI's capability, ethicality, or feared impact on humanity. Instead, this link occurs because people with lower AI literacy are more likely to perceive AI as magical"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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[ #VeilleESR #LRU ] Les nouveaux #COMP seront généralisés à quasiment toutes les universités dès 2026 et alignés sur le mandat des présidents
par @camillecordonnier.bsky.social et @anaisgerard.bsky.social pour @aefsuprecherche.bsky.social
C'est merveilleux !
par @camillecordonnier.bsky.social et @anaisgerard.bsky.social pour @aefsuprecherche.bsky.social
C'est merveilleux !
Les nouveaux COMP seront généralisés à quasiment toutes les universités...
Des COMP alignés sur le mandat des présidents d’université, des évaluations HCERES tous les six ans, une généralisation à quasiment toutes les universités...
www.aefinfo.fr
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
[ #VeilleESR #LRU ] Les nouveaux #COMP seront généralisés à quasiment toutes les universités dès 2026 et alignés sur le mandat des présidents
par @camillecordonnier.bsky.social et @anaisgerard.bsky.social pour @aefsuprecherche.bsky.social
C'est merveilleux !
par @camillecordonnier.bsky.social et @anaisgerard.bsky.social pour @aefsuprecherche.bsky.social
C'est merveilleux !
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Signal polls are here!
Find the best time for your group chat to hang out, choose a vacation destination, or ask if you should give yourself a haircut at 1 AM. Now in the latest version of Signal for iOS, Android, and Desktop.
signal.org/blog/polls/
Find the best time for your group chat to hang out, choose a vacation destination, or ask if you should give yourself a haircut at 1 AM. Now in the latest version of Signal for iOS, Android, and Desktop.
signal.org/blog/polls/
Signal Polls: Yes, no, maybe (yes!)
Signal polling: An easier way to see what your group chat really thinks and feels.
signal.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Signal polls are here!
Find the best time for your group chat to hang out, choose a vacation destination, or ask if you should give yourself a haircut at 1 AM. Now in the latest version of Signal for iOS, Android, and Desktop.
signal.org/blog/polls/
Find the best time for your group chat to hang out, choose a vacation destination, or ask if you should give yourself a haircut at 1 AM. Now in the latest version of Signal for iOS, Android, and Desktop.
signal.org/blog/polls/
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new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 PM
new paper by Sean Westwood:
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
With current technology, it is impossible to tell whether survey respondents are real or bots. Among other things, makes it easy for bad actors to manipulate outcomes. No good news here for the future of online-based survey research
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I'd really want to know about the guardrails being implemented here, given our recent results in @nature.com showing that people are likely to ask LLMs to help them cheat with taxes, and that LLMs are likely to accept
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I'd really want to know about the guardrails being implemented here, given our recent results in @nature.com showing that people are likely to ask LLMs to help them cheat with taxes, and that LLMs are likely to accept
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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It's great to see #PROPHECY gathering friends. Thank you so much for everyone who has pre-ordered. It matters. It gets noticed. It's part of being in the conversation. THANK YOU! #Book www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/759692...
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
It's great to see #PROPHECY gathering friends. Thank you so much for everyone who has pre-ordered. It matters. It gets noticed. It's part of being in the conversation. THANK YOU! #Book www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/759692...
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Comme notre président le souligne, #Lyon3 est sous-dotée, et cela ne date pas d'hier.
www.leprogres.fr/education/20...
www.leprogres.fr/education/20...
Rhône. Moins de 4 000 euros de dotation par étudiant : le président de l’université Jean-Moulin Lyon 3 dénonce « une injustice historique »
L’université de sciences humaines et sociales et de droit, économie, gestion a une dotation parmi les plus faibles de France : 3 718 euros par ...
www.leprogres.fr
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Comme notre président le souligne, #Lyon3 est sous-dotée, et cela ne date pas d'hier.
www.leprogres.fr/education/20...
www.leprogres.fr/education/20...
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Soutien au président de l'Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 qui demande la fin des inégalités de financement public dans l'enseignement supérieur.
Ces inégalités, non justifiées, durent depuis des années. Mêmes conditions d'étude et de travail pour tous !
-> www.leprogres.fr/education/20...
Ces inégalités, non justifiées, durent depuis des années. Mêmes conditions d'étude et de travail pour tous !
-> www.leprogres.fr/education/20...
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Soutien au président de l'Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 qui demande la fin des inégalités de financement public dans l'enseignement supérieur.
Ces inégalités, non justifiées, durent depuis des années. Mêmes conditions d'étude et de travail pour tous !
-> www.leprogres.fr/education/20...
Ces inégalités, non justifiées, durent depuis des années. Mêmes conditions d'étude et de travail pour tous !
-> www.leprogres.fr/education/20...
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Drumrolls, please! I’m thrilled to share the cover for my forthcoming #book from @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
(Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/
(Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Drumrolls, please! I’m thrilled to share the cover for my forthcoming #book from @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
(Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/
(Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/
From 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 to 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 😬😅
November 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
From 𝗪𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 to 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 😬😅
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Looking back, one of my main disappointment in LLM/AI research is seeing the non-commercial space shrinking, becoming more conservative, fragmented and less cooperative
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Looking back, one of my main disappointment in LLM/AI research is seeing the non-commercial space shrinking, becoming more conservative, fragmented and less cooperative
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November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Friends, who is doing good work/research on the impact of AI on women's employment and careers? Do you know? Please share if so!!
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Friends, who is doing good work/research on the impact of AI on women's employment and careers? Do you know? Please share if so!!
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Gentle request that @altmetric.com and @linkedin.com resume contact to be able to track academic LinkedIn activity on AltMetric.
More and more scientific discourse is happening on BlueSky (tracked) and LinkedIn (not tracked).
@linkedin.com let AltMetric use your API and include you! NOW!
More and more scientific discourse is happening on BlueSky (tracked) and LinkedIn (not tracked).
@linkedin.com let AltMetric use your API and include you! NOW!
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Gentle request that @altmetric.com and @linkedin.com resume contact to be able to track academic LinkedIn activity on AltMetric.
More and more scientific discourse is happening on BlueSky (tracked) and LinkedIn (not tracked).
@linkedin.com let AltMetric use your API and include you! NOW!
More and more scientific discourse is happening on BlueSky (tracked) and LinkedIn (not tracked).
@linkedin.com let AltMetric use your API and include you! NOW!
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Google has now admitted that they will tap into users' personal data within Gmail and Drive in order for their upcoming AI search to "be more helpful".
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Google has now admitted that they will tap into users' personal data within Gmail and Drive in order for their upcoming AI search to "be more helpful".
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
For years, Google has advertised their services as "encrypted" and "secure", which begs the question: are they really?
1/5 🧵
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PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PSA: tips to protect yourself from scams on Signal.
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/
Every major comms platform has to contend w phishing, impersonation, & scams. Sadly.
Signal is major, and as we've grown we've heard about more of these attacks--scammy people pretending to be something or someone to trick and abuse others. 1/