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Robotics

@RobotShop shared
On May 14, 2021
Does a Robot Get to Be the Boss of Me? https://t.co/hmnJ9dggp8 @WIRED https://t.co/hPuIQNb2um
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Does a Robot Get to Be the Boss of Me?

Does a Robot Get to Be the Boss of Me?

WIRED’s spiritual advice columnist on policing, degrees of freedom, and dancing in the streets.

@WIRED shared
On May 12, 2021
Courier snakes with arms, butt-thrusters, and cameras for faces? Evolution would never dare. https://t.co/WXckiGrcQm
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Watch a Snake Robot Go for a Swim

Watch a Snake Robot Go for a Swim

The Hardened Underwater Modular Robot Snake has thrusters for muscles and a camera for a face. Your move, evolution.

Research

@NandoDF shared
On May 13, 2021
RT @wellingmax: For those SME's and startups who are interested to work with academia and get €60k funding in the process! Brought to you by your best friends ELLIS & ELISE, and financed by the EC. https://t.co/zwrqFIDIu9
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ELISE calls out for the best Artificial Intelligence Startups & SMEs!

ELISE calls out for the best Artificial Intelligence Startups & SMEs!

ELISE calls out for the best Artificial Intelligence Startups & SMEs! ELISE is a network of artificial intelligence research hubs. Based on the highest level research, […]

@deliprao shared
On May 14, 2021
"Our new projections are that China will surpass the US in publishing the top 10% most-cited AI papers this year, and will become the leader in the top 1% of most-cited papers in 2023." https://t.co/A9dHABirdn
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Applied Use Cases

@katecrawford shared
On May 13, 2021
"If computers could change how much data a worker could process, then the human body no longer intervened on profitability with its pesky physiological limits." @Sierra_OffLine nails it in this must-read on the physical pain of computing. 🤕https://t.co/eZSWcUMsvl
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How the Personal Computer Broke the Human Body

How the Personal Computer Broke the Human Body

Decades before 'Zoom fatigue' broke our spirits, the so-called computer revolution brought with it a world of pain previously unknown to humankind.

@MIRIBerkeley shared
On May 14, 2021
Abram Demski discusses the absence of a robust safety argument "in a case where we might naively expect it. We don't know how to rule out the presence of (misaligned) mesa-optimizers." https://t.co/3he1xUi3Lu
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Formal Inner Alignment, Prospectus

Formal Inner Alignment, Prospectus

Most of the work on inner alignment so far has been informal or semi-formal (with the notable exception of a little work on minimal circuits). I feel this has resulted in some ...

Ethics

@alan_winfield shared
On May 12, 2021
RT @johnchavens: IEEE SA's AI Ethics Initiative has their next Town Hall tomorrow! Two sessions with amazing guests. Info is part of our latest newsletter you can see here: https://t.co/o7ZN1WaDJC. @NellWatson also wrote a piece for the newsletter about a new AI Incident database.
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@oiioxford shared
On May 14, 2021
RT @SandraWachter5: Interesting new guidance @cabinetofficeuk on Ethics, Transparency & Accountability for Automated Decision-Making ft my work Explaining Explanations in AI w/@b_mittelstadt @c_russl https://t.co/7KlpHfscjB full https://t.co/n4DhXah8uX @oiioxford @OxfordLawFac @turinginst @oxsocsci
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Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Framework for Automated Decision-Making

Ethics, Transparency and Accountability Framework for Automated Decision-Making

(Source: Information Commissioner’s Office) Article 22 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) states that …

Marketing

@nigewillson shared
On May 17, 2021
A guide to data mining, the process of turning raw data into business insights https://t.co/642S6PgP2H #ai #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #deeplearning #data https://t.co/QHEygxuK96
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A guide to data mining, the process of turning raw data into business insights

A guide to data mining, the process of turning raw data into business insights

Data mining is a process that turns large volumes of raw data into actionable intelligence, and it's used by a wide variety of industries.

@YuHelenYu shared
On May 14, 2021
RT @Ronald_vanLoon: What it Means to Build an Intelligent Bank and Why It’s a Must-Do by @JimMarous @FinancialBrand Learn more https://t.co/kTuyVyKefz #AI #BigData #Banking #FinTech #DigitalTransformation Cc: @ronald_vanloon @yuhelenyu @tamaramccleary https://t.co/CsisjeLOGE
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Building an Intelligent Banking Organization

Building an Intelligent Banking Organization

More than ever, financial institutions need to accelerate digital transformation with data, applied analytics, cloud solutions and 5G functionality.

Healthcare

@Berci shared
On May 17, 2021
Nearly two-thirds of healthcare providers across 14 global markets are now investing heavily in digital health and the deployment of A.I. and machine learning are one of the main focuses. https://t.co/4luiwbIFKm https://t.co/FeIvEOsvrN
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This is what healthcare leaders see as the future for digital health

This is what healthcare leaders see as the future for digital health

The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital health and telemedicine, with digitalization set to continue strongly over the next three years.

@JohnNosta shared
On May 13, 2021
KEY READ! An artificial intelligence system for predicting the deterioration of #COVID19 patients in the emergency department. https://t.co/RqilUdKBaV #digitalhealth #imaging #AI
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An artificial intelligence system for predicting the deterioration of COVID-19 patients in the emergency department

An artificial intelligence system for predicting the deterioration of COVID-19 patients in the emergency department

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, rapid and accurate triage of patients at the emergency department is critical to inform decision-making. We propose a data-driven ...

Cybersecurity

@BeyondTrust shared
On May 18, 2021
Cybersecurity spending to hit $150 billion this year. The 12% bump in spending will be driven by ongoing demand for remote workers and cloud security, says Gartner. https://t.co/e5ft0ORrVu via @techrepublic #cybersecurity #cybercrime #remoteworking #cloudsecurity
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Cybersecurity spending to hit $150 billion this year

Cybersecurity spending to hit $150 billion this year

The 12% bump in spending will be driven by ongoing demand for remote workers and cloud security, says Gartner.

@ChuckDBrooks shared
On May 13, 2021
RT @YuHelenYu: Pleased to publish my article "Elevating customer experience through AI" on @ClickZ https://t.co/7CP2GZBRkc #AI #MachineLearning #data #fintech #WomenInScience @SpirosMargaris @Ronald_vanLoon @pierrepinna @psb_dc @avrohomg @andi_staub
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Elevating customer experience through AI

Elevating customer experience through AI

Here's how you can pair machine learning and AI to transform how your company is elevating customer experience and satisfaction