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Applied Use Cases

@nathanbenaich shared
On Jan 13, 2021
RT @elixirlang: Learn how @V7Labs is orchestrating computer vision and managing large data sets using Elixir, Phoenix, RabbitMQ, and more: https://t.co/bg6KoNPdIF Plus, they are hiring! #myelixirstatus #machinelearning
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Orchestrating computer vision with Elixir at V7

Orchestrating computer vision with Elixir at V7

A case study of how Elixir is being used at V7.

@_ananyaaa shared
On Jan 13, 2021
we're talking about 400 million people here https://t.co/gtTZdqxvBa
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Will India’s Signal fever make a dent in WhatsApp’s 400 million user base?

Will India’s Signal fever make a dent in WhatsApp’s 400 million user base?

Open-source messaging app Signal and its seven-year-old rival Telegram have been cashing in on the anti-WhatsApp frenzy but their popularity is still far from the Facebook-owned app's.

@juliacarriew shared
On Jan 11, 2021
RT @BostonJoan: Introducing boomerwaffen: "a pejorative name for the boomers and normies radicalized by cable news and AM radio, likening their potential for rightwing violence to that of Atomwaffen terrorists." New from @BostonJoan, @EmilyDreyfuss & Brian Friedberg https://t.co/jQhRnzLHox
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The Capitol siege was the biggest media spectacle of the Trump era

The Capitol siege was the biggest media spectacle of the Trump era

The storm on the Capitol was the culmination of a presidency defined by media manipulation and networked conspiracism

@AINowInstitute shared
On Jan 13, 2021
#RashidaRichardson on the financialization of student data and higher ed: "As income shrinks, colleges increasingly use student profiles in admission decisions, including determining if students might financially contribute to the college over time." https://t.co/lW8xHzRIY4
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The Higher Education Industry Is Embracing Predatory and Discriminatory Student Data Practices

The Higher Education Industry Is Embracing Predatory and Discriminatory Student Data Practices

Prospective student profiles include test scores, online browsing histories, household income, ethnic and racial information, and other sensitive data.

@olivercameron shared
On Jan 15, 2021
RT @cresta: Introducing Action-Directed GPT-2, a new language model that can be controlled by directing it to say what you want it to say. In sales environments, this approach has increased compliance, conversion, and order value. Read more in our blog! https://t.co/2SSRpqYYTV #GPT2 #AI https://t.co/umSmGJijmR
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Action Directed GPT-2

Action Directed GPT-2

How Cresta made a new controllable language model to make chat agents more effective by making them follow best actions.

@kaliouby shared
On Jan 13, 2021
"#EmotionAI=a much-needed antidote to the dehumanizing effect of #tech-we are becoming more dependent on algorithms, apps & platforms to be productive & stay connected. We need our tech more than ever, but we need to make it smarter, better & more humane." https://t.co/n39K4w4SeS
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Rana el Kaliouby's quest to make more humane technology

Rana el Kaliouby's quest to make more humane technology

Rana el Kaliouby, one of the leading women in AI, tells Think:Act why we must make algorithms understand human emotions.

@AINowInstitute shared
On Jan 12, 2021
Ahead of the EU's AI proposal, we join @edri + 60 other orgs and call on the @EU_Commission to put in place regulatory limits on: 🔶uses of AI at the border & migration 🔶social scoring & AI systems determining access to social rights 🔶predictive policing https://t.co/7uJn79u2kL
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Civil society calls for AI red lines in the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence proposal

Civil society calls for AI red lines in the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence proposal

European Digital Rights together with 61 civil society organisations have sent an open letter to the European Commission demanding redlines for the applications of AI that threaten ...

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On Jan 13, 2021
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Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Town Hall Follow Up: Thank You and future plans The Launch of the IEEE Earth Lab The Re-Think Health Podcast Decoupling Human Characteristics from Algorithmic Capabilities …