We Remember Noam Chomsky, the Intellectual and Moral Giant

[ughitsaaron]

My apologies.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/wireStory/noam-chomskys-wife-r...

[bdeshi]

https://x.com/_pinheira/status/1803155896081518754

> Noam is alive. And well. His wife has just confirmed it

[disorg123]

https://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."

[leobg]

I 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 opinion are out of the way.)

[leto_ii]

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).

[aborsy]

Does 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.

[cassianoleal]

> Chomsky, 95, had been admitted to hospital in Brazil, where the couple resides

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/activist-noam-chomsky-...

He wasn't taken, he lives there according to the Standard. Good for him as well! It's an awesome place to be in. :)

[dang]

Recent and related:

Noam Chomsky 'no longer able to talk' after 'medical event' - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40641361 - June 2024 (424 comments)

[switch007]

EDIT: they deleted it

https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2024/06/the-noam-chomsky-...

New Statesman saying he's died too

[andrewinardeer]

Surprised his Wikipedia page has not been updated. Yet.

[wut42]

New Statesman deleted it as well

[elproxy]

I am not sure his death is confirmed though. Apparently he had a new stroke.

[aborsy]

He suffered a massive stroke last June, unfortunately

https://www.medialens.org/2024/a-message-about-noam-chomsky-...

https://tucson.com/news/local/noam-chomsky-hospitalized-afte...

A new one since last week? Link?

[feraloink]

According to Steven Pinker (who has blocked me on Twitter), Chomsky is alive. https://x.com/sapinker/statu/sapinker/status/180316457011212...

I was too lazy to log out but could see this much from Google search. Pinker said, (28 minutes ago): "Reports today of Noam Chomsky's death (in Jacobin and New Statesman, since taken down) were greatly exaggerated. I have confirmation from..."

[foldr]

New Statesman has an obituary now too, so it seems pretty certain that he has died.

[FStorm007]

maybe misinformation IG

[ChrisArchitect]

Title of article reappeared with modification: Let’s Celebrate Noam Chomsky, the Intellectual and Moral Giant

[toomuchtodo]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Chomsky

[leobg]

They have a discussion going on:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Noam_Chomsky#Is_he_dead?

[SpaceGlow]

The moral midget is still alive. Known Khmer Rouge fanboy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_genocide_denial?wpro...