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On May 28, 2020
@olivercameron shared
RT @facebookai: We are releasing Detection Transformers (DETR), an important new approach to object detection and panoptic segmentation. It’s the first object detection framework to successfully integrate Transformers as a central building block in the detection pipeline. https://t.co/mvDSMstiRl https://t.co/Lv9Bq64ex6
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End-to-end object detection with Transformers

End-to-end object detection with Transformers

We are releasing Detection Transformers (DETR), an important new approach to object detection and panoptic segmentation. It’s the first object detection framework to successfully integrate ...

On May 27, 2020
@SilverJacket shared
“Eye-Catching Advances in Some AI Fields Are Not Real”: my piece in this week’s @ScienceMagazine. Thanks @davisblalock, @zicokolter, @LightningSource, @_leslierice, @RICEric22, @andrew_ilyas, @logan_engstrom, John Guttag, Jose Javier Gonzalez Ortiz. https://t.co/ZcWNQGcVkZ
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Eye-catching advances in some AI fields are not real

Eye-catching advances in some AI fields are not real

When tuned up, old algorithms can match the abilities of their successors

On May 28, 2020
@stevelevine shared
"The pandemic is shattering what is left of the old social contract that survived the financial crisis," writes @joebrusuelas. Worth reading. https://t.co/NQa54yicgy
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The post-coronavirus economy: What to expect, and what is needed

The post-coronavirus economy: What to expect, and what is needed

It is now time to begin considering the shape of the post-pandemic economy: What it will look like, whose interests are given preference and how fiscal and monetary policy will drive the ...

On May 28, 2020
@johnchavens shared
How certification promotes responsible innovation in the algorithmic age https://t.co/IhZbbTT7rM via @bdtechtalks Featuring the amazing @meerihaataja @IEEESA
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How certification promotes responsible innovation in the algorithmic age

How certification promotes responsible innovation in the algorithmic age

By Meeri Haataja In an age of more and more powerful autonomous and intelligent systems (A/IS), how does industry retain trust with its customers? Hardly any means has been available to ...

On May 28, 2020
@salesforce shared
Over the last 10 years, as head of AMER Sales @akofoid has learned: 1. Your forecast can change 2. Sales forecasting should be based on 5️⃣ questions 3. Everyone in the company needs sales forecasts 4. Today’s technology > old-school forecasting 👉 https://t.co/m2VIA3wPQI https://t.co/oekRhxuaUo
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On May 26, 2020
@NathanBenaich shared
RT @NathanBenaich: As AI systems occupy a larger deployment footprint in the world around us, we need to prove their robustness and verifiability. Join Dj Dvijotham @deepmind at @RAAISorg online AI conference June 26th, he'll be sharing his newest work and live demos! https://t.co/NOrBJZGAZr https://t.co/i043JuwXwy
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Krishnamurthy (Dj) Dvijotham

Krishnamurthy (Dj) Dvijotham

Krishnamurthy (Dj) Dvijotham is a senior research scientist at DeepMind. His current research focus is on building robust and verifiable AI systems that can be trusted to behave reasonably ...

On May 27, 2020
@Raspberry_Pi shared
How do we enable young people in schools to learn about the concepts and skills underlying AI? This was the topic of our latest research seminar, with guest @juandalibaba. @suesentance shares her thoughts: https://t.co/9uAsYBBwhe #computing #CSed #CSeducation #rpfseminars https://t.co/ejTekTRRgf
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Learning AI at school — a peek into the black box

Learning AI at school — a peek into the black box

How do we enable young people in schools to learn about the concepts and skills underlying AI? This was the topic of our latest research seminar.

On May 24, 2020
@lorenzofb shared
RT @zenalbatross: very cool how there are pandemic conspiracy videos and neo-nazis all over social media but Facebook instead decided to censor my article about the Patriot Act because a former NSA lawyer didn’t like how i framed it. @evan_greer has all the details: https://t.co/m7HqOu2Oaq
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Facebook told my followers I was spreading misinformation about government surveillance. I wasn’t.

Facebook told my followers I was spreading misinformation about government surveillance. I wasn’t.

Calls for censorship, or for Big Tech to become the arbiter of truth, will ultimately backfire. We need to address the problem at its root.