Top news of the week: 18.03.2019.
#AI #GAN #vid2vid #pix2pixHD #WomenForTheFuture #AGI #Google #DeepMind #Ethics
Research
RT @OpenAI: Meet the Spring 2019 class of OpenAI Scholars — who come from fields like economics, quantum physics and philosophy: https://t.co/Ud9yqYnLfn https://t.co/erMVlS6ceN
OpenOpenAI Scholars Class of Spring ’19
Our class of eight Scholars (out of 550 applicants) brings together collective expertise in literature, philosophy, cell biology, statistics, economics, quantum physics, and business ...
RT @santoroAI: Tim Lillicrap and I wrote a review on backpropagation through time and the brain. We think that a number of new machine learning methods for solving credit assignment problems have something to say about credit assignment in the brain. Check it out!
https://t.co/1LWFXG4KNU
OpenBackpropagation through time and the brain
It has long been speculated that the backpropagation-of-error algorithm (backprop) may be a model of how the brain learns. Backpropagation-through-tim…
RT @liu_mingyu: Glad to see that our #GAN research works enable people to "generate realistic dance videos of NBA players for in-game entertainment."
#pix2pixHD, #vid2vid
https://t.co/ek2XfdBL6O https://t.co/Xmd9rLk35A
OpenUsing AI to make NBA players dance
Mark Cuban would be the first to tell you that the Dallas Mavericks are not in the business of sports but instead are in the business of…
Robotics
Nadia will be powered by hydraulic actuators 3D-printed out of titanium and designed to deliver a lot of power for some really explosive movements. https://t.co/Vg53GusfZe
OpenIHMC Developing New Gymnast-Inspired Humanoid Robot
Hydraulic actuators will give Nadia a unique combination of flexibility and power
Nadia will be powered by hydraulic actuators 3D-printed out of titanium and designed to deliver a lot of power for some really explosive movements. https://t.co/Vg53GusfZe
OpenIHMC Developing New Gymnast-Inspired Humanoid Robot
Hydraulic actuators will give Nadia a unique combination of flexibility and power
Latest Generation of Lionfish-Hunting Robot Can Find and Zap More Fish Than Ever https://t.co/F9QZiR0vF9
OpenLatest Generation of Lionfish-Hunting Robot Can Find and Zap More Fish Than Ever
It's round three of invasive lionfish vs. underwater robots
Latest Generation of Lionfish-Hunting Robot Can Find and Zap More Fish Than Ever https://t.co/F9QZiR0vF9
OpenLatest Generation of Lionfish-Hunting Robot Can Find and Zap More Fish Than Ever
It's round three of invasive lionfish vs. underwater robots
Applied Use Cases
RT @OpenAI: Meet the Spring 2019 class of OpenAI Scholars — who come from fields like economics, quantum physics and philosophy: https://t.co/Ud9yqYnLfn https://t.co/erMVlS6ceN
OpenOpenAI Scholars Class of Spring ’19
Our class of eight Scholars (out of 550 applicants) brings together collective expertise in literature, philosophy, cell biology, statistics, economics, quantum physics, and business ...
RT @maria_axente: How long can DeepMind maintain its independence? Really interesting profile of Demis Hassabis, filled with info on the positioning of DeepMind within Google, and upon the internal ethics bodies and decisions that define the relationship between them.
https://t.co/6kNrk5KRox https://t.co/ZwgUWR58o2
OpenDeepMind and Google: the battle to control artificial intelligence
Demis Hassabis founded a company to build the world’s most powerful AI. Then Google bought him out. Hal Hodson asks who is in charge
RT @liu_mingyu: Glad to see that our #GAN research works enable people to "generate realistic dance videos of NBA players for in-game entertainment."
#pix2pixHD, #vid2vid
https://t.co/ek2XfdBL6O https://t.co/Xmd9rLk35A
OpenUsing AI to make NBA players dance
Mark Cuban would be the first to tell you that the Dallas Mavericks are not in the business of sports but instead are in the business of…
Ethics
DeepMind and Google: the battle to control artificial intelligence
Demis Hassabis founded a company to build the world’s most powerful AI. Then Google bought him out. Hal Hodson asks who is in charge
RT @FLIxrisk: This is Carina Prunkl of @FHIOxford:
"AI is a really exciting field to work in and there is a real need for people with diverse academic backgrounds — you don’t need to be a coder to make substantial contributions."
#WomenForTheFuture #AI
https://t.co/ArpntvBXnh https://t.co/EJeWBWcT7B
Open
RT @IEthics: "Readings in #AI #Ethics": a non-exhaustive compendium of relatively short, accessible pieces (curated by a human): https://t.co/aeVSQrnCkE Including selections by @zephoria, @Floridi, @katecrawford, @jovialjoy @TSchnoebelen, @zacharylipton, @ShannonVallor, @Davoh, and more!
OpenReadings in AI Ethics
A non-exhaustive list aims to provide a starting point for better-informed conversations.