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The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI
No one really knows how the most advanced algorithms do what they do. That could be a problem.
The Dark Secret at the Heart of AI
No one really knows how the most advanced algorithms do what they do. That could be a problem.
RT @axios: Some experts worry that an outsized focus on deep learning may mean AI will ultimately never approach even a child's intellectual capabilities. https://t.co/qTUElYWdxe
OpenA reality check for AI hubris
Why some experts fear that AI may be headed for a dead end
In collaboration w/ @ox_ultracold & @FelixHill84, we developed machine learning techniques to optimise the production of a Bose-Einstein condensate, a quantum-mechanical state of matter that can be used to test predictions of theories of many-body physics https://t.co/wXFI46TJT9
OpenApplying machine learning optimization methods to the production of a quantum gas
We apply three machine learning strategies to optimize the atomic cooling processes utilized in the production of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC). For the first time, we optimize both ...
RT @FQXi: @seanmcarroll @carlorovelli @quantummoxie @gmusser @FrancesVidotto @SimonDeDeo @okw @elonmusk Building an AI Physicist. Cosmologist Max Tegmark on creating trustworthy "intelligible (artificial) intelligence" & his code that used neural networks to re-discover 100 equations from The Feynman lectures. Edited audio from @tegmark's talk at #FQXi2019 https://t.co/jmDOSip28C
OpenBuilding an AI physicist: Max Tegmark at the 6th FQXi Meeting
Max TegmarkAsk not what AI can do for you – ask what you can do for AI. That was the challenge that Max Tegmark (cosmologist at MIT and one of FQXi’s scientific directors) laid down to his ...
RT @DeepMindAI: We're open sourcing Spriteworld, a flexible, procedural reinforcement learning environment: https://t.co/MkuXLYlhMq
Spriteworld is a 2-dimensional arena with movable objects, and is particularly well-suited for small-scale experiments with limited computational resources. https://t.co/Nw6Zfgg4ht
OpenSpriteworld: A Flexible, Configurable Reinforcement Learning Environment
Spriteworld: a flexible, configurable python-based reinforcement learning environment - deepmind/spriteworld
RT @JanelleCShane: The XFL announced their 2020 team names yesterday and for a league led by the CEO of WWE they're surprisingly unremarkable.
What if they had named them with a neural network instead?
ht @griner for the idea; neural net sampled via https://t.co/wfq55sF4Hb
https://t.co/2ENspt3VMU https://t.co/iYaJVr7bdf
OpenYour new XFL football teams
The XFL is a strange thing - an alternative American football league led by the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment where the regular football rules are altered for maximum entertainment ...
Face recognition is not the only problematic black box service by @awscloud NLP service has also shown racial and gender bias https://t.co/h2pel967Xg
OpenGender and Racial Bias in Cloud NLP Sentiment APIs
Do natural language processing tools from Amazon and Google contain racial and gender bias? Charles Earl investigates.
A Silicon Valley start-up has unveiled a computer chip the size of a typical dinner plate. The engineers behind it believe it can help accelerate the progress of AI in everything from self-driving cars to talking digital assistants like Amazon’s Alexa. https://t.co/3fPYqS6CJX
OpenTo Power A.I., Start-Up Creates a Giant Computer Chip
The chip could improve how quickly artificial intelligence systems can learn tasks. But its complexity and size (as big as a plate) could be a challenge.
RT @tarynoneill: ...IT IS LIVE! Proud to share my directorial debut "LIVE"! -- a #scifi short film premiering exclusively on @watchDUST. Please watch, like and share -- and let me know what you think! https://t.co/NPg04pVCfQ #AI #futuretech #socialmedia
OpenSci-Fi Short Film "LIVE" | A DUST Exclusive Premiere
Subscribe to DUST for new sci-fi short films every Tuesday & Thursday: http://bit.ly/2aqc5vh "LIVE" written & directed by Taryn O'Neill Logline: Under the ey...
Whether it’s Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri or Google Assistant, here's a guide on how to protect your privacy with each of these virtual assistants https://t.co/NPTGJiaZhf
OpenHi, Alexa. How Do I Stop You From Listening In On Me?
Humans help train artificial intelligence, so someone may be listening to what you tell Siri, Google Assistant or Alexa. Here’s what to do if you have a problem with that.
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RT @ken_goldberg: Excited to pilot our “Robots for Recycling” @ai4allorg project w/ the enthusiastic @UCBerkeley 2019 cohort this week! Special thx to undergrads in my lab + @lawrencehallorg @berkeley_ai @ancadianadragan @tessposner @drfeifei https://t.co/pARyDJqLbf https://t.co/BuA1FH9Gfb https://t.co/XSMlBbZtLa
OpenAUTOLab AI4ALL Recycling with Robots Project Using Computer Vision and Robotics
August 2019 Proposal for AI4ALL Computer Vision and Robotics Project AUTOLab, UC Berkeley Recycling with Robots Aditya Ganapathi, Matthew Trepte, Arsh Zahed, Jackson Chui, Jenny Song, ...
RT @nswami: 🌊 Excited to build on this perspective and be a voice for Tech & Water at @siwi_water World Water Week. Let’s have some fun tinkering with AI & emerging tech to help with Water & Conservation challenges! @nature_org #planetfirst #worldwaterweek https://t.co/3DInMONk7F
OpenLeveraging Emerging Technology for Conservation
When we combine conservation with tech like AI & design-thinking, we discover a more efficient & effective path to conservation. Here is what it can look like.
The smartphone app that can tell you’re depressed before you know it yourself
Analyzing the way you type and scroll can reveal as much as a psychological test.
RT @doescience: #Quantumcomputing in the cloud? @ORNL team used @IBM & @Rigetti quantum computer to analyze how much energy is needed to break apart protons & neutrons in a form of hydrogen #ICYMI https://t.co/6GgUHeOyji https://t.co/5sd7VOT8AL
OpenQuantum Computing: Learning to Speak a Whole New Technology
Quantum Computing: Learning to Speak a Whole New Technology
A cyber-skills shortage means students are being recruited to fight off hackers
Students with little or no cybersecurity knowledge are being paired with easy-to-use AI software that lets them protect their campus from attack.
On Ray Bradbury's birthday, we're celebrating his and other fiction that gets artificial intelligence right. https://t.co/ocEvpMEfI9
OpenFiction That Gets AI Right
Most fictional accounts of AI are BS—here are some that aren’t.
RT @facebookai: Oculus Insight is the revolutionary system that made our fully untethered Oculus Quest headset possible. Insight utilizes CV algorithms for precise, real time SLAM-based room mapping and position tracking to keep players fully immersed in the experience. https://t.co/GBk8gcQ7vl https://t.co/eKururpQQG
OpenPowered by AI: Oculus Insight
Oculus Insight is the revolutionary system that made our fully untethered Oculus Quest headset possible. Insight utilizes state-of-the-art CV algorithms for precise, real time SLAM-based ...
RT @nxthompson: It's natural to hate companies hoovering up your data for ever-more targeted ads. Opt out!
But what about when they want that data to train AI systems that save lives?
https://t.co/zC5oDvtrgZ
OpenThe Ethics of Hiding Your Data From the Machines
It’s one thing to try to keep personal information from Facebook. But what if a company is going to use it to save people’s lives?
Big business is beginning to accept broader social responsibilities
Pursuing shareholder value is no longer enough, it seems
The man turning China into a quantum superpower
Jian-Wei Pan, China’s “father of quantum”, is masterminding its drive for global leadership in technologies that could change entire industries.
“I don’t think [people in Silicon Valley have] ever faced a problem like the Chinese Communist Party.” https://t.co/lznMqjLHnp
OpenHow Google took on China—and lost
It used to be that while Google wanted China, China really needed Google. Not any more.