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Interesting. This reminds me of the story of Siraj Raval, a formerly highly influential YouTuber on machine learning and blockchain topics: https://www.plagiari
by timkam 6y ago
Interesting. This reminds me of the story of Siraj Raval, a formerly highly influential YouTuber on machine learning and blockchain topics:
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2019/10/16/why-siraj-ravals-plagiarism-is-the-future-of-plagiarism/ https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2019/10/16/why-siraj-ravals-...
Some years ago, when I started getting into machine learning, I couldn't tell he is a fraud. Considering that just before he was broadly exposed as a fraudster, he was invited by the European Space Agency (ESA) to give a talk, I was in good company. I think the only reason he got exposed is because he started making stupidly bold claims, attributing high-profile original research to himself. If it weren't for this, he would probably still be accepted by the mainstream because the case a few experts could make against him wouldn't be strong enough.
My point is: it is hard to see what is fraud and what isn't. If the ESA can't tell the difference, how can average parents?
- villgax 6y agoNot just the ESA, India's most prestigious college IIT-Bombay also fell for him. The roster usually includes folks like Stroustrup, Vint Cerf etc & then a couple years ago 'Siraj Raval' of all the people on earth.
- avinassh 6y agoHe also had a course on Udacity (which is now removed) on AI
- nhnews 6y agoHe's nowadays riding the Covid wave: https://www.sage-health.org/ https://www.sage-health.org/ https://www.sage-health.org/about-us/ https://www.sage-health.org/about-us/