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@AutomatonBlog shared
On Jul 15, 2022
Video Friday: Robot Arms for the ISS https://t.co/Pl2hsjBoJR https://t.co/5ZeuMzET1I
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What SubT means for the future of autonomous robots

What SubT means for the future of autonomous robots

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

@WIRED shared
On Jul 16, 2022
Witness the spectacular implosion of one of Silicon Valley's most infamous unicorns through the eyes of a scientist with a front row seat. (From 2018) https://t.co/hZPmJZPV8N
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A New Look Inside Theranos’ Dysfunctional Corporate Culture

A New Look Inside Theranos’ Dysfunctional Corporate Culture

When a chemist raised concerns about the blood testing machines' high error rates, she was ignored. So she resigned.

@NandoDF shared
On Jul 14, 2022
RT @mengjiao_yang: Interested in foundation models + RL? Keep an eye out for the 1st "Foundation Models for Decision Making" workshop at NeurIPS 2022: https://t.co/Ko3S9cgFuM. Call for submissions will soon follow. w. @du_yilun @jparkerholder @siddkaramcheti @IMordatch @shaneguML @ofirnachum https://t.co/vx3GY0VCHk
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Foundation models and Deep RL come together to solve decision making at scale.

Foundation models and Deep RL come together to solve decision making at scale.

Foundation models and Deep RL come together to solve decision making at scale.

@ericjang11 shared
On Jul 15, 2022
RT @lgraesser3: 🏓So excited to share i-S2R in which we train robots to play table tennis cooperatively with humans for up to 340 hit rallies. That’s 4+ mins of play without dropping the ball. The robot makes the human work hard to keep up! 🏓 https://t.co/QBqij7jknZ https://t.co/ql2vEHCK0O 1/n https://t.co/M3YOvJSJwx
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i-Sim2Real: Reinforcement Learning of Robotic Policies in Tight Human-Robot Interaction Loops

i-Sim2Real: Reinforcement Learning of Robotic Policies in Tight Human-Robot Interaction Loops

Sim-to-real transfer is a powerful paradigm for robotic reinforcement learning. The ability to train policies in simulation enables safe exploration and large-scale data collection quickly ...

@nathanbenaich shared
On Jul 15, 2022
Welcome to @tractable_ai, @MohanMahadevan3 😎 https://t.co/GOUYrtpLap https://t.co/9qHv9MQSjg
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Tractable hires new Chief Science Officer to lead AI development and research

Tractable hires new Chief Science Officer to lead AI development and research

Tractable announces the hire of a new Chief Science Officer, Mohan Mahadevan, to lead the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) development and research.

@jackclarkSF shared
On Jul 11, 2022
Do you want to audit a deployed or open source model for societal impact? Do you want to use, or create, open source software tools to do this? Would you like a chance at a $25,000 first prize? If so, please enter the AI Audit Challenge! https://t.co/qmLBxootfu https://t.co/7fUGYhK01C
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AI Audit Challenge

AI Audit Challenge

This challenge is about designing and creating applied tools that can assess whether deployed AI systems exhibit bias …

@David_Gunkel shared
On Jul 13, 2022
"Democratize" does not necessarily mean democracy. Since the early days of the Internet this term has provided cover for asymmetrical distributions of power. https://t.co/bJV1RY289K
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Inside a radical new project to democratize AI

Inside a radical new project to democratize AI

A group of over 1,000 AI researchers has created a multilingual large language model bigger than GPT-3—and they’re giving it out for free.

@David_Gunkel shared
On Jul 15, 2022
I recently had the opportunity to discuss my research in #robotrights and #AIEthics with @SriTalkstech for this article in @Analyticsindiam https://t.co/40xT3aa9lE
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The Real Reason Robot Rights Is So Contentious

The Real Reason Robot Rights Is So Contentious

Unlike artificial intelligence, which is the product of an academic conference in the mid-1950s, the word robot actually is the product of science fiction. It comes to us from Karel Čapek ...

@MktgAi shared
On Jul 14, 2022
RT @Drift: Our Sr. Director of Product Marketing, @Aurelia90716528, spoke with @DomNicastro at @CMSWire to discuss the 2022 State of Marketing and Sales AI Report created in partnership with @mktgai. Read on to hear about the findings and what they mean for you. 👉 https://t.co/J6MCs1sdtm
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Marketers Uneducated, Untrained for Artificial Intelligence

Marketers Uneducated, Untrained for Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence has its use cases in marketing, but many marketers remain uneducated or are just beginning to understand its impact.

@MFordFuture shared
On Jul 12, 2022
OpenAI rival AI21 Labs raises $64M to ramp up its AI-powered language services https://t.co/UedAStJRF2
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OpenAI rival AI21 Labs raises $64M to ramp up its AI-powered language services

OpenAI rival AI21 Labs raises $64M to ramp up its AI-powered language services

AI21 Labs, a startup developing a language model to rival those from OpenAI, Cohere, and others, has raised $64M in fresh funding to expand its customer base.

@ahier shared
On Jul 13, 2022
RT @stratorob: #AI Startup Speeds #Healthcare Innovations To Save Lives https://t.co/kzJQPW3pHV @CurieuxExplorer @Eli_Krumova @GamesBeat @OttLegalRebels @ahier @sectest9 #AIEthics #MachineLearning #Python #DeepLearning #LUNC #100DaysOfCode #Fintech #LunaClassic #Insurtech #Finserv
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AI Startup Speeds Healthcare Innovations To Save Lives

AI Startup Speeds Healthcare Innovations To Save Lives

Faster synthesis and analysis of healthcare data get medical innovations to market faster. By harnessing AI, big data, machine learning, and predictive analytics, this startup is doing just ...

@hitconsultant shared
On Jul 14, 2022
@NorthwellHealth Selects @googlecloud to Accelerate Digital Transformation https://t.co/uY5Eg9Gkcd #hitsm #digitalhealth #digitaltransformation
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Northwell Health Selects Google Cloud to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Northwell Health Selects Google Cloud to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Northwell Health will leverage Google Cloud as its preferred cloud platform to support its digital transformation journey.

@selenalarson shared
On Jul 14, 2022
RT @HowellONeill: New: DARPA's quest to understand the most important software on earth -- and the people behind it all: “This is a critical infrastructure problem. We don’t have a grip on it. We need to get a grip on it." https://t.co/9ihskr7ZTM
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The US military wants to understand the most important software on Earth

The US military wants to understand the most important software on Earth

Open-source code runs on every computer on the planet—and keeps America’s critical infrastructure going. DARPA is worried about how well it can be trusted

@ChuckDBrooks shared
On Jul 15, 2022
RT @SpirosMargaris: What To Look For In #MachineLearning For #Cybersecurity Solutions https://t.co/q62lG06j2G #fintech #insurance #insurtech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BigData @Gurucul @Shirastweet @m49D4ch3lly @mclynd @missdkingsbury @ChuckDBrooks @digitalcloudgal @ScottBVS https://t.co/yC3WAWSLDX
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What To Look For In Machine Learning For Cybersecurity Solutions

What To Look For In Machine Learning For Cybersecurity Solutions

In the cyberworld, the “game” pits your computing environment—protected by your skilled but overworked security team—against a range of miscreants and nation-state-sponsored actors seeking ...