I was also one of Cynthia's Ph.D. advisors when she was a graduate student at Princeton, some twenty years ago. It was obvious to me then that she would go on to do great things, so it's delightful to read this news this morning.<p>My fondest memory of Cynthia, however, has nothing to do with science, and everything to do with just being a kind person. We were at the NEC Research Institute's company picnic where they had an inflatable dragon for the kids to jump around within its interior. Me, Cynthia, and my wife went inside without any kids and jumped around like idiots for a while. Cynthia and my wife got bored, so I stayed behind for One More Big Bounce. With the epic bounce, I also succeeded in cracking a vertebra, nearly passing out on the spot from the pain. Eventually, I would crawl out, an ambulance was called, and I was brought to the Princeton ER.<p>I would have a full recovery, but I was in the ER for several hours that night. Cynthia came with us to the ER, and when she saw how uncomfortable I was on the gurney, she went back to her dorm to retrieve her favorite blanket, so that I would have even a small comfort. I am not sure how long she stayed, but I know that she was there with me longer than anyone else except my wife.<p>Anyhow, she's a lovely human being and I am honored and proud to have known her and witnessed the origins of her career.
Hearty congratulations. I am very happy for her.<p>I am more familiar with her older work on ranking and boosting. I do not have any technical commentary to add, just a personal anecdote that she is one of the nicest, warmest person that I have met. I wish her well with utmost sincerity.
Several great insights from a person that truly cares about not only the outcome of models but what is causing the outcome.
Her talks about parole guidelines being taken over by ai are great.
Interesting article, but I think this sentence was unfair to other AI scholars, who also want AI to help society.<p>"While many scholars in the developing field of machine learning were focused on improving algorithms, Rudin instead wanted to use AI’s power to help society."
I wish one day I'll read that Computer Scientist _earns_ $1 Million.<p>Most engineers here get like £60k salary (£3600 a month after PAYE tax), while companies they work for make billions out of their work. Not only that, but they also don't contribute back into the local communities, because they use aggressive tax avoidance strategies.
Corporations need to start sharing their profits with the workers and pay taxes otherwise it will eventually spark another revolution.