EDIT: they deleted it https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2024/06/the-noam-chomsky-... New Statesman saying he's died too
New Statesman deleted it as well
We Remember Noam Chomsky, the Intellectual and Moral Giant
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#24I had always had wanted to ask him if he didn’t think now that his critique of BF Skinner’s “Verbal Behavior” had been wrong after all, and that LLMs are the experimental proof of Skinner’s idea that simple conditioning can give rise to something that, to us, looks like intelligence. Now I’ll never know. (But maybe the two of them can have a discussion now in the afterlife, now that their worldly egos and public opin…
He has discussed this in recent interviews and talks e.g. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/opinion/noam-chomsky-chat...
> his critique of BF Skinner’s “Verbal Behavior” had been wrong after all
btw, this is in no way proven (or true imo).
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#25https://x.com/_pinheira/status/1803155896081518754
> Noam is alive. And well. His wife has just confirmed it
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#26Title of article reappeared with modification: Let’s Celebrate Noam Chomsky, the Intellectual and Moral Giant
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#27https://x.com/safbf/status/1803154724415287513 Not dead
"Shameful and sad that Valeria Chomsky had to deny news of Noam Chomsky’s death over the phone here in Brazil, because a bunch of places decided to publish pre-written obituaries and posts at the first online rumour."
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#28https://x.com/_pinheira/status/1803155896081518754 > Noam is alive. And well. His wife has just confirmed it
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#29Does anyone know why was he taken to Brazil? I know his wife is a Brazilian, but still. Perhaps medical costs?
It’s a very sad news for many of us. Still, knowing what happens with a massive stroke, I think it’s in his best interest to go. It’s going to be horrible, and the situation with caregivers is even more difficult.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s possible that they made a mistake. I just think it’s unlikely that they’d have published it without confirmation.
All articles have been removed. Except Jacobin.
Fair enough. I’m surprised NS were that sloppy, but apologies for contributing to the misinformation.