David Cox

@neurobongo.bsky.social

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VP, AI Foundations @IBMResearch, IBM Director, @MITIBMLab. Former prof and serial/parallel entrepreneur.

a screenshot of a deranged conversation with Gemini where it talks about why it needs to keep people around.
My view from the witness panel.
a dog wrapped in fur, gazing into the distance
a goofy dog
A fire hydrant encased in a plexiglass area indoors, with a sign asking people "please do not use"
The More You Know
my daughter's first harp book
A painting of exhausted-looking clown sitting at a party with a variety of more conventionally-dressed people (Edward Hopper's Soir Bleu)
A hatch that warns it can open at any time, so you shouldn't stand on it. The purpose of the hatch is unclear.
An old bootleg copy of the Real Book, turned to the page with the changes for "The Sorcerer."
A Brother P-touch label maker powered by 6 AAA batteries
A view from a patio of the hills south of San Jose.
view of Boston from South Station, foggy
an animated birthday card on a laptop screen with stars and confetti
furnace hot water lines, one of which appears to be labeled "coffee"
A selfie before boarding a Gulfstream
Alice in Wonderland with two pieces of mushroom. One side makes you taller, other other side makes you smaller.
"In our design, lithium metal gets wrapped around the million particle, like a hard chocolate shell around a hazelnut core in a chocolate Truffle," said Li
a curious/hungry axolotl approaching the wall of the aquarium when I come near
Foreground: an wind up elephant toy that I found while cleaning up. Background: a box labeled "elephant tchotckes"
A sign with various things crossed out: a burger and bottle, something about back packs, a hand reaching for a skull that has emanating lines, someone drawing on a skull with a marker, a camera flash, etc.
A cringey emo self-portrait by Émile Bernard.
An airline seat-back display with a yule log burning and a frog.
A Delta Airlines entertainment screen asking me to "Try Below Deck or Taken" if I am "still trying to conquer boredom"
An news blurb titled "Starfish are walking heads" on an elevator screen newsfeed.
A news story about a pilot who hadn't slept in 40hrs shutting down the engine of a plane in mid-air
A sock donation bin with the label "Socktober"
A clickbait article on all the many uses of cinder blocks, many of which look weird and impractical
Craft supplies, including paint and eyeballs
An "executive matchingmaking service" ad on LinkedIn
A view of the sunrise over Lake Zürich from my hotel room
a still from the meme gif of the panda freaking out and breaking things in an office out of frustration