Top news of the week: 09.06.2020.
#AI #fintech #COVID19 #ArtificialIntelligence #banking #healthcare #finserv #MachineLearning #DigitalTransformation #DeepLearning
Robotics
RT @OpenRoboticsOrg: 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
ANNOUNCING ROS 2: FOXY FIZTROY!!!
It runs on Ubuntu 20.04, OSX, and Windows 10 with three years of support. Learn about all of the features and where to download the binaries in this blog post: https://t.co/qUhs2G4RXO https://t.co/Tr2YrRvenS
OpenNew static executor with several performance improvements.
ROS 2: FOXY FITZROY RELEASED. Learn about the release and new features in this ROS 2 LTS release.
HAMR-JR is one of the smallest, fastest walking robots ever https://t.co/3W4iwnkA20 @nwtls https://t.co/696loFgtOR
OpenHAMR-JR is one of the smallest, fastest walking robots ever
It was seven years ago that we first heard about Harvard University's HAMR cockroach-inspired robot. Although the bot was already on the tiny side, its designers have now created a version ...
Research
RT @lilianweng: Exploration strategies in deep RL are such a critical topic. I almost immediately regretted it when I started writing on this big subject because it has so much more content than I expected.
But here it comes, phew:
https://t.co/FUcmM3veog
OpenExploration Strategies in Deep Reinforcement Learning
Exploitation versus exploration is a critical topic in reinforcement learning. This post introduces several common approaches for better exploration in Deep RL.
RT @egrefen: 1. I am not the unnamed ex-DeepMinder quoted here (thanks to those who’ve been asking 🤨).
2. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone in DM talk about @GaryMarcus that frequently, much less refer to him as the anti-Christ.
https://t.co/LjCWKccQfU
OpenWhy the buzz around DeepMind is dissipating as it transitions from games to science
British AI lab DeepMind is operating at a lower profile as it transitions from games to science.
Applied Use Cases
A possibly sham health database with serious policy repercussions had a website that linked to a...
https://t.co/0fWnQsVfsy https://t.co/nbO3uOK5QI
OpenGovernments and WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny US company
Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies
RT @aminkarbasi: Hamed @HamedSHassani and I will be delivering a tutorial at @icmlconf on "Submodular Optimization: From Discrete to Continuous and Back". More info and updates can be found here:
https://t.co/VgJHS26JlT
Open
Ethics
'Narratives that frame AI as a race between Eastern and Western nations "threaten to seriously undermine any prospects for international cooperation"
https://t.co/KMRN0hAIUq
OpenAcademics call on nations to work together on A.I. and ensure it benefits all of humanity
Researchers in Cambridge and Beijing are calling on nations to work together on artificial intelligence (AI) and ensure that it benefits all of humanity.
RT @UKAdata4good: @APPG_AI calls for cross-border infrastructure for data sharing and collaboration to support use of #AI in #healthcare https://t.co/ijErPFodJK https://t.co/LZv0FW1kSg
OpenAI in healthcare needs data rules and oversight body, says report
Making more of artificial intelligence in healthcare requires strong rules around the use of data and an independent …
Marketing
Reinforcement Learning: The Next Big Thing For AI (Artificial Intelligence)?
It is already showing lots of promise
Digital Transformation No Longer Optional According to New Book by @jrwlay.
https://t.co/gSYTwd3lyU
#banking #fintech #finserv #DigitalTransformation
@rshevlin @billstreeterBE @SteveCocheo @FinancialBrand @ipfconline1 @jblefevre60 @WFSULLIVAN3 @Clagett @dionlisle https://t.co/6ondLx804S
OpenHow Digital Growth Can Save Banks & Credit Unions from Extinction
Three out of five financial institutions are in digital denial, stuck in the past. Here's how they can transform, led by Marketing and Sales.
Healthcare
RT @Matt_R_Fisher: What will #healthcare system look like after #COVID19? Clear won’t be the same. #Telemedicine been a patch, but still doesn’t cover all cost and isn’t generating profit. Won’t end, but needs be part of complete change. https://t.co/XyXPUD81Qj https://t.co/iCvuyD2g7I
OpenHospitals could struggle — and more will go bankrupt — until they get patients back in the door
The rise of telemedicine is helping, but it's not enough to help keep many hospitals afloat.
RT @odwyerpr: Impact of on healthcare PR is examined in latest installment of “PR's Top Pros Talk COVID" produced by
@DSSimonMedia with O’Dwyer’s. This week features
@FinnPartners mng. partner, global health Gil Bashe and
@StJude dir. of media rels. Marvin Stockwell https://t.co/kfMn4hOAxt https://t.co/iTM26T83Lw
OpenPR’S Top Pros Talk COVID: Gil Bashe & Marvin Stockwell
The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare PR is examined with Finn Partners managing partner, global health Gil Bashe and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital director of media relations Marvin ...
Cybersecurity
Top Artificial Intelligence Investments and Funding in May 2020 #ArtificialIntelligence https://t.co/i55tfbk6v6
OpenTop Artificial Intelligence Investments and Funding in May 2020
The startup landscape of Artificial Intelligence is expanding beyond one could image. With significant Venture Capital investments and funding, a number of AI innovations are taking place. ...
Enterprise leaders should consider expanding the use of #AI augmented #cybersecurity tools to defend their networks as the range of cyberthreats expands – and they remain hard-pressed to hire enough talent to keep up, say cyber leaders from @Deloitte. https://t.co/qYArr9E3oF https://t.co/dOAqvZUUlx
OpenCyber Everywhere: Expand security capabilities with AI tools
As cyberthreats change in scope, artificial intelligence tools will be a force multiplier for IT security teams.