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Robotics

@RoboticBusiness shared
On Oct 7, 2021
Our next start-up profile is with @MabRobotics! MAB’s solution surpasses any wheeled or tracked vehicle in dexterity, flexibility and obstacle avoidance, while providing stability unachievable by flying #robots. Learn more: https://t.co/uZhXtl9tmn #robotics
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MAB Robotics – Start-Up Profile – Value Drivers Strong for Tunnel Inspection Using Quadrupeds

MAB Robotics – Start-Up Profile – Value Drivers Strong for Tunnel Inspection Using Quadrupeds

Inspection and service work in underground tunnels is the poster child for work that is "dirty, dull and dangerous". It is also time consuming and costly. MAB Robotics is meeting the ...

@ylecun shared
On Oct 7, 2021
RT @polynoamial: Introducing DORA, an AI that learns no-press Diplomacy from scratch with no human data! Our #NeurIPS2021 paper shows DORA is superhuman in 1v1 Diplomacy. In 7p Diplomacy, the results are more subtle. Joint work w/ @anton_bakhtin, David Wu, and @adamlerer: https://t.co/y9QsTEodrb https://t.co/kg4Qe4nUio
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No-Press Diplomacy from Scratch

No-Press Diplomacy from Scratch

Prior AI successes in complex games have largely focused on settings with at most hundreds of actions at each decision point. In contrast, Diplomacy is a game with more than 10^20 possible ...

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Research

@weballergy shared
On Oct 11, 2021
RT @jackclarkSF: Microsoft trains a 530billion parameter GPT3-style language model. This is the largest LM in existence. (There's also the mysterious multi-modal 1.5trillion+ 'Wu Dao' MOE model but little known about it). Microsoft trains on 'The Pile' dataset. https://t.co/md03QzqlxA
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Using DeepSpeed and Megatron to Train Megatron-Turing NLG 530B, the World’s Largest and Most Powerful Generative Language Model

Using DeepSpeed and Megatron to Train Megatron-Turing NLG 530B, the World’s Largest and Most Powerful Generative Language Model

We are excited to introduce the DeepSpeed- and Megatron-powered Megatron-Turing Natural Language Generation model (MT-NLG), the largest and the most powerful monolithic transformer language ...

@AlisonBLowndes shared
On Oct 12, 2021
RT @NVIDIAEmbedded: Researchers used #AI GPUs and simulation software from NVIDIA to teach a four-legged robot to navigate stairs and blocks. Learn more from WIRED: https://t.co/Lll6R48xQ2 https://t.co/y9F2xZrFbW
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These Virtual Obstacle Courses Help Real Robots Learn to Walk

These Virtual Obstacle Courses Help Real Robots Learn to Walk

Researchers used specialized chips and simulation software to teach a four-legged robot to navigate stairs and blocks.

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Applied Use Cases

@katecrawford shared
On Oct 9, 2021
RT @AlondraNelson46: Today @WHOSTP announces plans to create a bill of rights for an automated world, with input from the American public. Read more in this op-ed from @EricLander46 and me https://t.co/41l7mzJVGu 5/6
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Americans Need a Bill of Rights for an AI-Powered World

Americans Need a Bill of Rights for an AI-Powered World

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is developing principles to guard against powerful technologies—with input from the public.

@Raspberry_Pi shared
On Oct 7, 2021
RT @ArmSoftwareDev: Learn how to train and deploy a custom #tinyML audio classification model to an @Arm Cortex-M0+ based @Raspberry_Pi Pico or @sparkfun MicroMod RP2040 with @TensorFlow and @GoogleColab 🔈🧠 Learn more here 👉 https://t.co/F7Z3126DeB https://t.co/W0P5Lk64DR
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End-to-end tinyML audio classification with the Raspberry Pi RP2040

End-to-end tinyML audio classification with the Raspberry Pi RP2040

Machine learning enables developers and engineers to unlock new capabilities in their applications.

Read more: Applied Use Cases

Ethics

@dw2 shared
On Oct 9, 2021
"We need to talk about transhumanism" in the @Spectator today. Mentions #TransVision. It's a pretty good article most of the way through, but it gets disappointing muddled when discussing the basis of transhumanist values https://t.co/hOAQpalBXY
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about transhumanism

about transhumanism

This weekend, hundreds of people from across the globe will gather in Madrid to discuss how to turn themselves into a new species. The occasion is TransVision, the world’s biggest ...

@LeverhulmeCFI shared
On Oct 8, 2021
RT @AINowInstitute: In A New AI Lexicon, @tomaszhollanek asks: what would it take to stage a radical reorientation in thinking about the future of technology — in Poland, a post-communist state and stronghold of Catholicism, and beyond? https://t.co/hzmOQKgi3s
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A New AI Lexicon: Ex-centricity

A New AI Lexicon: Ex-centricity

Beyond Human-centrism in Olga Tokarczuk’s Ex-centrum Project

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Marketing

@RAlexJimenez shared
On Oct 12, 2021
RT @stratorob: 10 Good Paying jobs that has been disrupted by #AI automation https://t.co/WVjVhmBkkW via @stratorob @YvesMulkers @chboursin @UrsBolt @spirosmargaris @psb_dc @albertogaruccio @ralexjimenez @junjudapi #Marketing #Careers #Fintech #DataScience #Insurtech #Payments #Automation https://t.co/vSUdug5Ahz
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Artificial Intelligence and Automation 2021

Artificial Intelligence and Automation 2021

AI and automation are starting to take more of the human workload. Learn more about these technologies & which jobs will be affected in the future.

@MktgAi shared
On Oct 8, 2021
Is #AI right for your small business? First, determine if it suits your business model. Learn more on the @rasa_io blog: https://t.co/QiwZADEJTG #marketingAI #marketing #SMB #SmallBusiness
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Should Small Businesses Use Artificial Intelligence in Their Marketing?

Should Small Businesses Use Artificial Intelligence in Their Marketing?

Learn how your business can save a lot of time, money and energy by utilizing various means of machine-learning marketing tactics and increase your ROI.

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Healthcare

@daniel_kraft shared
On Oct 12, 2021
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai @IcahnMountSinai has launched its first-ever department dedicated to advancing #AI to transform healthcare. The Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health. https://t.co/CeRH9kancP
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Mount Sinai Launches First-Ever Dept. of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health

Mount Sinai Launches First-Ever Dept. of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health

Mount Sinai has launched its first-ever department dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence (AI) to transform healthcare.

@Rock_Health shared
On Oct 11, 2021
The FDA recently released a database of approved AI- and ML-enabled medical devices. We discovered that an increasingly large percentage of entries came from outside of the US in recent years. Check out what this means and the other insights we uncovered: https://t.co/F9J9XlcCez https://t.co/Zy7wrNZlcw
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Pulse check: An analysis of the FDA’s list of AI- and ML-enabled devices

Pulse check: An analysis of the FDA’s list of AI- and ML-enabled devices

Earlier this month, the FDA shared a database1 of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) enabled …

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Cybersecurity

@Fisher85M shared
On Oct 10, 2021
RT @ipfconline1: What is digital business transformation? The essential guide to DX https://t.co/ieDmqNpzDe @iscoopbiz #4IR #AI #Robots #DigitalTransformation #IoT #IIoT #Cloud Cc @AghiathChbib @Xbond49 @HeinzVHoenen @albertogaruccio @diioannid @ingliguori @Nicochan33 @Fisher85M @avrohomg https://t.co/XuZxBoq8Pe
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Digital transformation: online guide to digital business transformation

Digital transformation: online guide to digital business transformation

The digital transformation guide: in-depth introduction, resources and vertical/functional examples and lessons.

@TopCyberNews shared
On Oct 9, 2021
RT @StephaneNappo: #McAfee/#FireEye merger completed, CEO says automation only way forward for cybersecurity CEO Bryan Palma said the deficit of cybersecurity talent means #AI and #machinelearning will need to take on a bigger role in #cybersecurity 🆕 article via @ZDNet https://t.co/IwEIXoNoAU https://t.co/hBtuFXDtpZ
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McAfee/FireEye merger completed, CEO says automation only way forward for cybersecurity

McAfee/FireEye merger completed, CEO says automation only way forward for cybersecurity

CEO Bryan Palma said the deficit of cybersecurity talent means AI and machine learning will need to take on a bigger role in cybersecurity.

Read more: Cybersecurity
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