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Top news of the week: 16.02.2021.

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Robotics

@WIRED shared
On Feb 14, 2021
For decades, scientists suspected that someone like Susie McKinnon might exist. They figured she was out there, living an ordinary life—hard to tell apart from the next person, yet fundamentally different from them. And sure enough, they were right https://t.co/McJ9xzkb9z
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Three More Cases That Changed What We Know About Memory

Three More Cases That Changed What We Know About Memory

Meet the first person ever diagnosed with severely deficient autobiographical memory. She knows facts about her life but can't mentally relive any of it.

@Robohub shared
On Feb 15, 2021
RoMi-H: Bringing robot traffic control to healthcare https://t.co/tWvLST4Ycm https://t.co/skVzQMYXxD
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RoMi-H: Bringing robot traffic control to healthcare

RoMi-H: Bringing robot traffic control to healthcare

RoMi-H: Bringing robot traffic control to healthcare

Research

@hardmaru shared
On Feb 12, 2021
RT @zzznah: New Neural CA article "Self-Organising Textures" is live on @distillpub !!! From @eyvindn, @drmichaellevin, @RandazzoEttore and me. Remember Hexells and all those living textures I've been posting lately? That's how we do it, and you can now too! https://t.co/ynQgMLshz7
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Self-Organising Textures

Self-Organising Textures

Neural Cellular Automata learn to generate textures, exhibiting surprising properties.

@shakir_za shared
On Feb 13, 2021
RT @hen_str: It’s out 🎉 Our blog post on @NeurIPSConf 2020 poster sessions and the Memementor experience for spontaneous mentor sessions -- we also released open source code to build your own poster sessions in Gather Town. By @yboureau and me. https://t.co/GS9QT4NLcJ
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NeurIPS 2020 Online Experiments: Gather Town Poster Sessions and Mementor

NeurIPS 2020 Online Experiments: Gather Town Poster Sessions and Mementor

Y-Lan Boureau, Facebook AI Research Hendrik Strobelt, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab at IBM Research

Applied Use Cases

@CadeMetz shared
On Feb 13, 2021
RT @AndrewFarrand: .@cademetz's NYT profile on Slate Star Codex finally lands. A notable piece on some of the central debates of our times ( #bigtech, #freespeech, AI, racism, sexism, etc.), the article itself was drawn into the heart of the debate. https://t.co/urxAKZ3ePg
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Silicon Valley’s Safe Space

Silicon Valley’s Safe Space

Slate Star Codex was a window into the psyche of many tech leaders building our collective future. Then it disappeared.

@Raspberry_Pi shared
On Feb 11, 2021
One of our engineers, David Plowman, describes machine learning and shares news of a Raspberry Pi depth estimation challenge... https://t.co/95CRMJki5S https://t.co/LwMRsNaO7k
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Machine learning and depth estimation using Raspberry Pi

Machine learning and depth estimation using Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi engineer David Plowman talks about machine learning and shares news of a Raspberry Pi depth estimation challenge from ETH Zürich

Ethics

@alan_winfield shared
On Feb 13, 2021
RT @KayFButterfield: WHAT TO Read - about Smart Toys Awards - make them? Apply for an award! In conjunction with @WEF #AI #AIETHICS @maria_axente @vdignum @5RightsFound @johnchavens @unicefchief @iamwill @SethBergeson @theinnovatornews https://t.co/BKmJZxmK1d
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Is Your Company Ready For Generation AI?

Is Your Company Ready For Generation AI?

The World Economic Forum's “Generation AI” project is developing artificial intelligence standards for children

@cccalum shared
On Feb 13, 2021
Using AI to nudge. I.e., to manipulate. Baby steps for now, but this way lies algocracy. https://t.co/KPDLIfgqSD
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AI can now learn to manipulate human behaviour

AI can now learn to manipulate human behaviour

In a series of experiments, Australian researchers showed how machines can find vulnerabilities in human decision-making and exploit them to influence our behaviour.

Marketing

@mariuskarma shared
On Feb 16, 2021
RT @SuriyaSubraman: Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Social Media Market Future Trends, Business Opportunities 2021-2026 with Leading Key Players Microsoft Corp., Google, Amazon Web Services – KSU | The Sentinel Newspaper - KSU | The… https://t.co/T5gU30TbIs #AI #artificialintelligence #Finperform https://t.co/7Kvv5ZHJ1r
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@nigewillson shared
On Feb 11, 2021
RT @bimedotcom: Study: "Robots" are trusted more than people when it comes to money management https://t.co/IucXRmOXkC by @rdadams via @techrepublic #AI #ML #Robots #fintech @antgrasso @Nicochan33 @nigewillson @tlloydjones @gerald_bader @WhiteheartVic @CurieuxExplorer @RLDI_Lamy @Analytics_699
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Study: "Robots" are trusted more than people when it comes to money management

Study: "Robots" are trusted more than people when it comes to money management

COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation across industries. A new study takes a look at the sentiments regarding "robots" in the financial services sector.

Healthcare

@JohnSharp shared
On Feb 15, 2021
Devices alone won't solve healthcare disparities https://t.co/5q6mrw6HJx via @HealthITNews #healthequity
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Devices alone won't solve healthcare disparities

Devices alone won't solve healthcare disparities

Former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn says addressing the long-term consequences of systemic racism in healthcare will require candid and honest conversation.

@ahier shared
On Feb 15, 2021
RT @SpirosMargaris: Healthcare is adopting #AI much faster since the #pandemic began https://t.co/rQQYD3PCJD #fintech #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning @KarenRoby6 @TechRepublic #healthcare @ahier @psb_dc @YuHelenYu @andi_staub @HaroldSinnott @Paula_Piccard @Damien_CABADI @enricomolinari https://t.co/5xkCXbblm7
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AI is helping the healthcare industry adapt to the pandemic

AI is helping the healthcare industry adapt to the pandemic

While healthcare organizations are hesitant to adopt AI technology, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased their interest.

Cybersecurity

@mclynd shared
On Feb 15, 2021
RT @SpirosMargaris: Why 2021 Will Be The Year Of #Adaptive #Cybersecurity https://t.co/4p1EUVTvNi #fintech #insurance #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning @PwC @BMCSoftware @LouisColumbus @DianeKazarian @Shirastweet @missdkingsbury @m49D4ch3lly @sallyeaves @psb_dc @HaroldSinnott https://t.co/Bb1ymDqRhk
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Why 2021 Will Be The Year Of Adaptive Cybersecurity

Why 2021 Will Be The Year Of Adaptive Cybersecurity

Adaptive Cybersecurity strategies deliver the greatest gains in large-scale enterprises with annual revenues of $10 billion or more, according to PwC's study

@nigewillson shared
On Feb 12, 2021
I wouldn't even let it choose what i am having for tea! Love in the time of algorithms: Would you let your artificial intelligence choose your partner? https://t.co/Un16SHeJej #ai #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #deeplearning https://t.co/XE1pv7lr7F
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Love in the time of algorithms: Would you let your artificial intelligence choose your partner?

Love in the time of algorithms: Would you let your artificial intelligence choose your partner?

It could be argued artificial intelligence (AI) is already the indispensable tool of the 21st century. From helping doctors diagnose and treat patients to