Top news of the week: 01.05.2019.
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Robotics
Consumer Robotics Company Anki Abruptly Shuts Down
After last-minute funding fell through, Anki becomes the latest consumer robotics company to close
Consumer Robotics Company Anki Abruptly Shuts Down
After last-minute funding fell through, Anki becomes the latest consumer robotics company to close
Is There a Future for Laundry-Folding Robots?
The company behind the Laundroid robot folds itself, but that's not the end for laundry folding robots (yet)
Brain Implant Can Say What You’re Thinking
A brain-computer interface that records signals in the motor cortex can synthesize speech from activity in a user’s brain
Is There a Future for Laundry-Folding Robots?
The company behind the Laundroid robot folds itself, but that's not the end for laundry folding robots (yet)
Brain Implant Can Say What You’re Thinking
A brain-computer interface that records signals in the motor cortex can synthesize speech from activity in a user’s brain
Research
RT @OpenAI: We did a live demonstration of our 'Learning Dexterity' project during the morning break at the Robotics Symposium.
More details here: https://t.co/gqqYekcvdL https://t.co/hbIogOCt85
OpenLearning Dexterity
We've trained a human-like robot hand to manipulate physical objects with unprecedented dexterity.
RT @erichorvitz: On the life & contributions of Nils Nilsson. Brilliant, curious, engaging. Fabulous mentor to many. He will be missed https://t.co/ylnT29FBuV @RealAAAI @theNAEng @TheOfficialACM @IEEEorg @MSFTResearch
OpenNils Nilsson, 86, Dies; Scientist Helped Robots Find Their Way
He was part of a Stanford team whose work in artificial intelligence has found its way into smartphones, Siri and other hallmarks of the algorithmic age.
RT @leonardblier: Our paper "Making Deep-Q Learning Methods Robust to Time Discretization" (with @c_tallec and Yann Ollivier) got accepted at @icmlconf 😀😀
Open the #thread for a short intro!
Blog post: https://t.co/Kji3fnNDBg
Paper: https://t.co/yhyA7OyAEO
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OpenMaking Deep Q-learning robust to time discretization.
Corentin Tallec, Léonard Blier, Yann Ollivier
Applied Use Cases
RT @OpenAI: We did a live demonstration of our 'Learning Dexterity' project during the morning break at the Robotics Symposium.
More details here: https://t.co/gqqYekcvdL https://t.co/hbIogOCt85
OpenLearning Dexterity
We've trained a human-like robot hand to manipulate physical objects with unprecedented dexterity.
RT @maria_axente: The @PartnershipAI publishes a report of critical importance, “Algorithmic Risk Assessment Tools in the U.S. Criminal Justice System” https://t.co/gkm24xLtGc Provides a valuable tutorial on issues, a clear specification of sets of concerns, requirements & guidance moving forward https://t.co/tWGXpUoJkj
OpenReport on Algorithmic Risk Assessment Tools in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
Relative to OECD and Historical Baselines Exhibit 1 - Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, World Prison Brief—Birkbeck, University of London (2015/2016 data) Note: U.S. 1960 figure ...
RT @erichorvitz: @PartnershipAI launches ABOUT ML effort: “Annotation & Benchmarking on Understanding & Transparency of Machine learning Lifecycles” https://t.co/MfQeakcqRQ Bringing organizations together on shared goals @Google @IBMResearch @MSFTResearch #AetherCommittee @RealAAAI @ACLU @EFF
OpenThe Partnership on AI Launches Multistakeholder Initiative To Enhance Machine Learning Transparency
Ongoing Effort To Shape, Test, and Propagate Best Practices San Francisco, California, April 25, 2019 — The Partnership on AI (PAI) today announced an initiative to define best practices ...
Ethics
RT @mattdhoward: AI ethics is an incredibly complex topic, but @johnmurawski from @WSJ does a great job of talking through the challenges with help from @CognitiveScale's @manojsaxena https://t.co/Hxm6ZmaANQ
OpenMaking AI Ethics a Priority
Corporate users of artificial intelligence should start self-policing for AI bias before governments step up their efforts to regulate use of the technology, says Deloitte LLP Managing ...
What AI ethics classes are available and should they be taught universally?
Everyone in the field of AI is aware that some of the objectives of AI could pose risks. A few of the risks exceed just car accidents as automated vehicles are beta tested or the ...
"With a recent @IBM study of 5,000 C-level executives showing that 60% are hindered from implementing #AI by concerns over trust and compliance, the guidelines couldn’t be more timely." – Francesca Rossi, IBM AI Ethics Global Leader. https://t.co/9jEhGKciVF
OpenComing soon: EU Ethics Guidelines for Artificial Intelligence
The EU High Level Expert Group on AI will soon publish their Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI. Learn more from IBM's Francesca Rossi.