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I meditated 15 hours a day for 6 months straight with one of the toughest Buddhist monks on the planet. Here's what I learned:
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A powerful piece here on the structural determinants of mental health and the limitations of treatments that focus only on individual psychology. Something we should encourage all first-year psychology students to reflect on. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Counting down the days to gather with all the great minds coming to Niagara in November! #nursinginnovation #Healthcaretransformation
We are growing and going International! Come join us at ThInC - The Healthcare Innovation Conference on November 4 -5 in Ontario, Canada. We will be officially launching our Canadian Chapter - and plan on bringing some of the greatest #nursing minds #THInC2022
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The RAIL license for AI models from @BigscienceW is objectively excellent. bigscience.huggingface.co/bl…
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Yesterday @Microsoft we released our Responsible AI Standard, a practical framework for building more trustworthy AI systems. Honored to have been involved in this (huge) effort over the past several years. Learn more here: blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-i…
It's been a pleasure to work w/ colleagues across Microsoft on this important multiyear journey. Much to do w/ R&D, tools, practices, policies to build & field beneficial & equitable #AI systems. And given the pace of advances, we'll have to stay on it @MSFTIssues @MSFTResearch
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Countdown to @hxdconf #HXD2022. Very much looking fwd!
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Hard to express how excited I am about an IRL conference experience! If you're passionate about improving health & healthcare experiences, come join us for #HXD2022! #health #healthcare #humancentereddesign
HXD Conference@hxdconf8 Feb 2022
#HXD2022 tickets are now on sale! Join us in our 13th year as we continue to use the power of design to drive much-needed change within the health ecosystem. Learn more and register at HXDConf.com #health #healthcare #design #innovation #humancentereddesign
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HXD Conference@hxdconf14 Mar 2022
Introducing the #HXD2022 Designing for Optimal Mental Health speakers! Learn more about these speakers and their talks at bit.ly/37hvlKP @ECFriedman, @UWALACRITY, @jarynmiller, @johntorousMD, @Headspace
WOW!!! Epic Panel. Register
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We are delighted to announce the return of the successful series 'Friends of the Foundry' but this time ✨'Reimagined'✨ Who better than to kick start the series but Prof Ben Shneiderman @benbendc 🚨Register NOW!🚨 📅16th FEB 🕓4PM eventbrite.co.uk/e/friends-o… @EventbriteUK
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HXD Conference@hxdconf21 Jan 2022
🚨🚨🚨 We are extending the deadline for our 2022 Call for Speaker Proposals to Sunday (1/23) at midnight ET! This is a one time extension so dont delay! Apply at healthexperiencedesign.com/c… #HXD2022 #HumanCenteredDesign #Design #Innovation #Health
Some delightfully monstrous ideas for Mary Shelley's 224th birthday: "A Vindication of the Rights and Duties of Artificial Creatures" @EileenMHunt "Artificial Life After Frankenstein" @PennPress
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Why was Google's firing of Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell such a pivotal moment for artificial intelligence? Our reporter spent three months tracing the field's past, present, and future to explain why it matters. bit.ly/3dnbpqe
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Fired as Google's Co-Head of Ethical AI Research after a blowup over a critical paper, Margaret Mitchell is joining startup Hugging Face to build tools for AI fairness trib.al/oFIW8AB
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Lung Lung + Lung + vaccine COVID ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
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Thrilled to see #AtlasofAI reviewed in @Nature, alongside @brianchristian's Alignment Problem. "Meticulously researched and superbly written... they show that AI is not about technology. It is about us: how we want our world to be" nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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How could AI transform healthcare? Although #AI has been implemented by healthcare providers worldwide, there is still some way to go before its true potential is realized. Link > bit.ly/2UulJG9 @raconteur @antgrasso via @LindaGrass0 #healthcare #HealthTech #DataScience
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I Can't Believe I Have Never Used This Correctly 😅🤦

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Pause a minute and write a haiku. #haikuchallenge #Curiosity #reflections