IMS Bulletin
Ruobin Gong writes:
ChatGPT is a chatbot that derives its power from large language models trained on massive amounts of data. For the most part, it appears to be incredibly smart and knowledgeable. Botox, or botulinum toxin A, is a neurotoxic protein that can relax facial muscles. It is a…
Eurostat has announced the second round of European Statistics Awards for Nowcasting, which started in June 2023. The competition aims to stimulate innovation in the area of Nowcasting for European statistics.
In the Energy Statistics Nowcasting Challenge, teams will focus on using advanced modelling techniques and (nearly) real-time auxiliary data,…
Radu Craiu is being serious about the lessons to be learned from comedy:
I had a dream in which Poisson’s cousin claimed that the 21st century will be either humorous or poisonous. While I still look for a relevant reference, I confess that my 21st century is a lot more…
Aurore Delaigle is a Professor and ARC Future Fellow at The University of Melbourne. Before moving to Melbourne in 2007, she held positions at the University of California at Davis and at San Diego, and at the University of Bristol.
Aurore’s main research interests include nonparametric estimation, measurement errors, deconvolution…
Layla Parast has learned a hard lesson:
Summer is my favorite time of year. To me, summer means watermelon, pools, and the smell of sunscreen and mosquito repellent. My favorite, well-known example explaining how correlation is not causation involves summer: the numbers show that ice cream sales and shark attacks…