Top news of the week: 30.04.2019.
Industrial robot, Machine learning, Artificial intelligence, Liar!, The Real World, Evaluation
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 @OpenAI: Releasing the Sparse Transformer, a network which sets records at predicting what comes next in a sequence — whether text, images, or sound. Improvements to neural 'attention' let it extract patterns from sequences 30x longer than possible previously: https://t.co/FZlDEPsi1A https://t.co/1cn1PO2nJX
OpenGenerative Modeling with Sparse Transformers
We've developed the Sparse Transformer, a deep neural network which sets new records at predicting what comes next in a sequence—whether text, images, or sound. It uses an algorithmic ...
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.
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
Will Artificial Intelligence Enhance or Hack Humanity? https://t.co/71eHNk9pnX #ai https://t.co/0bAUVgBfAt
OpenWill Artificial Intelligence Enhance or Hack Humanity?
Historian Yuval Noah Harari and computer scientist Fei-Fei Li discuss the promise and perils of the transformative technology with WIRED editor in chief Nicholas Thompson.
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 ...
Further to our discussions on #10AIEthicsPrinciples, please see this: AI ethics governance: 7 key factors to consider https://t.co/mp7TR8WNRi @JohnAFlood @PabloRedux @David_Gunkel @EmergTechEthics @sd_marlow @DorotheaBaur
OpenAI ethics governance: 7 key factors to consider
Tech companies that create AI systems might encounter ethical challenges. When you're forming an AI ethics committee, be sure to think about these seven critical points.