Michigan faculty, http://www.cond.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.profhttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3mtzxfbibz22eNaoshima island, 202527 Aug 2026 03:57 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzxfbibz22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3mtwn3ie6s22rWe are running a UIST workshop on revibing--the idea that technical HCI papers can be reconstructed from the paper itself. We're interested in the implications for evaluation, research, and education. Join us! revibe-hci.github.io25 Aug 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwn3ie6s22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3mssshcgpb224I wrote a post about the emergence of AI-native students who do their research using GenAI tools. I think that there are some real risks to job prospects and the likely changes in their fields.11 Aug 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssshcgpb224https://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3mrprkw7ufk22Before: Claude feeds human ADHD. Now: Claude gets ADHD... "You're right — I got pulled into the distractor-similarity bug report and never actually shipped the color feature, I only did the palette research. Let me finish it now." (after I told it that it didn't finish what I asked for)28 Jul 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrprkw7ufk22https://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3mnzurnusgk2aClaude/Cursor/whatever for the win when you want to demo something to a student but the applet/website doesn't work any more. Today's demo: stochastic resonance (cond.org/stochres/) https://cond.org/stochres/11 Jun 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzurnusgk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3mnv5t7img22gif elections only reported the results once all the counts were in, what would the "elections are rigged" people complain about next?09 Jun 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnv5t7img22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3mmpjenjrzk2iMaybe obvious, but working theory: The number of times a paper has been rejected is ~the difference between the latest model version and the llm model used in the paper25 May 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpjenjrzk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3mjphg2k4t22vcrazy idea of the day: treat LLM computes like a resource (e.g., gas) and tax their use.17 Apr 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjphg2k4t22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3mixc7xwljk2oHow many homepages that were never ever going to change are now updated thanks to vibe coding? ✋08 Apr 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixc7xwljk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3memfs3vxm22hAlmost a year to the day since I last posted this. An admonishment by Mao's government to the China's statisticians on the need for "statistics with particular Party character." (Chinese newspaper in '61) [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3memfs3vxm22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3mdlf75wv3s2pCan someone explain to me the objections to the arxiv survey paper thing? I get that it might be a biased, and maybe not grounded in data, but what's the actual/perceived benefit for posting on arxiv vs... I don't know... anywhere else? Is it citations? visibility? genuinely curious...29 Jan 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdlf75wv3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3m74bsef7e22eCoining a new phrase: "Great Pacific Paper Patch." Definition: The growing collection of rejected papers floating from conference to conference and clogging up the knowledge ocean. :)03 Dec 2025 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74bsef7e22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3m4dftcjyts2kWhen reacting to some kind of new (manufactured) scandal every day, the press forgets they can come back the next day and say: you didn't know about it yesterday, but you've had a day to think about this, what's your reaction? [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2025 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dftcjyts2khttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3lzjnewnqhk2qFun paper from a recent project with UMich alumni Tenghao Ji. Can we pick better images for Wikipedia articles? Given all the choices in the Wikipedia Commons, which image is best as an "instructional aid?" (1/5)23 Sep 2025 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzjnewnqhk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3lx3l4ihi5c2eWe need something more technical sounding than "co-evolution" to describe this... RHLAF: reinforcing human learning through AI feedback? HAAF: human adaptation through AI feedback? :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2025 18:12 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx3l4ihi5c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3lu5ybz3o5c2iI'm very curious... Are cheese curlers often used in the bathtub? Was the art director like, "how do I show that our cheese curler is rust proof?"17 Jul 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu5ybz3o5c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3lswefph75k2gIf you depend on EMNLP/ARR for your publishing or for hiring/promotion, I feel bad for you.01 Jul 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lswefph75k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3lsci3zgchk2hI'm not sure who recommended it to me, but let me pass it on since it was a fun read: "Get the Picture" by Bianca Bosker23 Jun 2025 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsci3zgchk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3loeh5ijoy22xWho knew... Claude can be funny... ;) Real researchers don't use LLMs: https://claude.ai/share/91111e2c-9dd9-4f8d-83f1-bb4f8a99a376 [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2025 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3loeh5ijoy22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3lmfjpvceuk2kI occasionally watch this couple doing a massive rebuild on their house. It's interesting how much they use/trust ChatGPT: https://youtu.be/KEgQO6ynJWE?si=xTHP-4oQ7mhV37iy&t=443. Guess this is the new post-search world, but I'm waiting for the episode where they figure out it gave them bad advice on something critical.09 Apr 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfjpvceuk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3licvqregic2jWorth the occasional repost given today's world [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3licvqregic2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3lhoijgs3gk2gWe need to stop talking about indirects as: oh, I need $100k for research, but we charge the government $155k so I can give $55k to my institution for whatever. 1/208 Feb 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhoijgs3gk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3lgeyu3z2wc22The new administration is just crazy. What other organization achieves the same policy effect no matter who gets hired? They can bring in the super strategic or super incompetent and the results (at least short term) are the same.23 Jan 2025 04:04 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgeyu3z2wc22https://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3leuheb7lmk2kWell, at least I'll have finished one book in 2025. Recommended if you like board games and/or artifacts of social life. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209020672-the-game-changers03 Jan 2025 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3leuheb7lmk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3lehbummvuk2oConsider a fictional graduate student brain N, and a scientist Q who wishes to use N in their research pipeline (e.g. for analysis and/or interpretation). Functionally, N is not fully understood by Q. Is it acceptable to use N? To be clear, there's a difference, but not sure it's "understanding." [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Dec 2024 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3lehbummvuk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/eytan.adar.prof/post/3ld3dyhtem22lGoogle easter egg made me think I was having a vertigo episode. Very tipsy. Very funny.12 Dec 2024 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:c34ce2ypdv7f4ohvfal3ui2o/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld3dyhtem22l