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@NandoDF shared
On Aug 30, 2018
RT @DeepIndaba: #DLIndaba2018 Meet the speaker: The community can't wait to welcome @JeffDean to the Indaba. Thank you Jeff. A co-designer and implementor of Tensorflow (amongst many other tools), Jeff comes to share his experience of doing real-life machine learning. https://t.co/YNG0A0ml5I https://t.co/SC62bdd6f8
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@NandoDF shared
On Aug 30, 2018
RT @DeepIndaba: #DLIndaba2018 Meet the speaker: The community can't wait to welcome @JeffDean to the Indaba. Thank you Jeff. A co-designer and implementor of Tensorflow (amongst many other tools), Jeff comes to share his experience of doing real-life machine learning. https://t.co/YNG0A0ml5I https://t.co/SC62bdd6f8
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@GaryMarcus shared
On Aug 6, 2018
RT @berggruenInst: To go further with AI, “we need to take inspiration from nature,” says @GaryMarcus. By @mims via @WSJ #ArtificialIntelligence #DeepLearning https://t.co/90KprXS2EI
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Should Artificial Intelligence Copy the Human Brain?

The biggest breakthrough in AI, deep learning, has hit a wall, and a debate is raging about how to get to the next level.

@GaryMarcus shared
On Aug 6, 2018
RT @berggruenInst: To go further with AI, “we need to take inspiration from nature,” says @GaryMarcus. By @mims via @WSJ #ArtificialIntelligence #DeepLearning https://t.co/90KprXS2EI
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Should Artificial Intelligence Copy the Human Brain?

Should Artificial Intelligence Copy the Human Brain?

The biggest breakthrough in AI, deep learning, has hit a wall, and a debate is raging about how to get to the next level.

@drfeifei shared
On Aug 9, 2018
RT @stanfordnlp: “When you have a diverse range of future technologists, they really care that technology is being used for the good of humanity.” — ⁦@drfeifei⁩ and ⁦@ai4allorg⁩ https://t.co/2OCR325Bcx
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For AI, a real-world reality check

Inclusivity in AI is crucial to creating a diverse tech industry. It could also improve the odds that machines don’t end up biased themselves.

@drfeifei shared
On Aug 9, 2018
RT @stanfordnlp: “When you have a diverse range of future technologists, they really care that technology is being used for the good of humanity.” — ⁦@drfeifei⁩ and ⁦@ai4allorg⁩ https://t.co/2OCR325Bcx
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For AI, a real-world reality check

For AI, a real-world reality check

Inclusivity in AI is crucial to creating a diverse tech industry. It could also improve the odds that machines don’t end up biased themselves.

@hardmaru shared
On Aug 15, 2018
RT @kenneth0stanley: @JanelleCShane @joelbot3000 and I wrote a book called "Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned" several years ago on the reasons for and implications of this kind of phenomenon: https://t.co/s9SJB3BVOz
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Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective [Kenneth O. Stanley, Joel Lehman] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Why does modern life revolve around objectives? ...

@hardmaru shared
On Aug 15, 2018
RT @kenneth0stanley: @JanelleCShane @joelbot3000 and I wrote a book called "Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned" several years ago on the reasons for and implications of this kind of phenomenon: https://t.co/s9SJB3BVOz
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Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective

Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective [Kenneth O. Stanley, Joel Lehman] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Why does modern life revolve around ...

@frossi_t shared
On Aug 22, 2018
RT @amsekaran: IBM Researchers propose transparency docs for AI services -- Like other technologies and industries, artificial intelligence will need to adopt supplier's declaration of conformity documents to build trust. https://t.co/s5eK1HchfF via @ZDNet & @ldignan #IBM
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IBM Researchers propose transparency docs for AI services

Like other technologies and industries, artificial intelligence will need to adopt supplier's declaration of conformity documents to build trust. How was that model built exactly?

@frossi_t shared
On Aug 22, 2018
RT @amsekaran: IBM Researchers propose transparency docs for AI services -- Like other technologies and industries, artificial intelligence will need to adopt supplier's declaration of conformity documents to build trust. https://t.co/s5eK1HchfF via @ZDNet & @ldignan #IBM
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IBM Researchers propose transparency docs for AI services

IBM Researchers propose transparency docs for AI services

Like other technologies and industries, artificial intelligence will need to adopt supplier's declaration of conformity documents to build trust. How was that model built exactly?

@etzioni shared
On Aug 23, 2018
RT @allen_ai: "Be careful to distinguish what seems intelligent from what is intelligent, and don’t mistake a clear view for a short distance. But regardless, get started." -@etzioni of #AI2 on the incremental path to Artificial General Intelligence: https://t.co/ihJGqIG38F via @DeloitteOnTech
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The Enterprise Journey to Artificial General Intelligence

Artificial general intelligence, or advanced computing capabilities that can largely match human instincts, may never be achieved, but organizations can begin exploring more achievable, if narrow, applications of artificial intelligence by combining complementary machine capabilities to ...

@etzioni shared
On Aug 23, 2018
RT @allen_ai: "Be careful to distinguish what seems intelligent from what is intelligent, and don’t mistake a clear view for a short distance. But regardless, get started." -@etzioni of #AI2 on the incremental path to Artificial General Intelligence: https://t.co/ihJGqIG38F via @DeloitteOnTech
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The Enterprise Journey to Artificial General Intelligence

The Enterprise Journey to Artificial General Intelligence

Artificial general intelligence, or advanced computing capabilities that can largely match human instincts, may never be achieved, but organizations can begin exploring more achievable, if ...

@hmason shared
On Aug 2, 2018
Consider the type of world that you want to live in, and design your work to create it. The fourth piece in our data ethics series considers our responsibility for the outcomes of our work: https://t.co/Vclr1vuX7Q
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Data's day of reckoning

We can build a future we want to live in, or we can build a nightmare. The choice is up to us.

@hmason shared
On Aug 2, 2018
Consider the type of world that you want to live in, and design your work to create it. The fourth piece in our data ethics series considers our responsibility for the outcomes of our work: https://t.co/Vclr1vuX7Q
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Data's day of reckoning

Data's day of reckoning

We can build a future we want to live in, or we can build a nightmare. The choice is up to us.

@mpshanahan shared
On Aug 3, 2018
RT @MaCroPhilosophy: Five reasons we will soon have conscious AI. https://t.co/EFYTtPFsG8
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Five reasons we will soon have conscious AI

We now have superhuman Go-playing AI, superhuman quiz-contestant AI, and AI capable of making superhuman medical diagnoses. Until AI reaches human levels of general intelligence, the brain will continue to be our best source of new insights and ideas. The closer our future AI systems ...

@mpshanahan shared
On Aug 3, 2018
RT @MaCroPhilosophy: Five reasons we will soon have conscious AI. https://t.co/EFYTtPFsG8
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Five reasons we will soon have conscious AI

Five reasons we will soon have conscious AI

We now have superhuman Go-playing AI, superhuman quiz-contestant AI, and AI capable of making superhuman medical diagnoses. Until AI reaches human levels of general intelligence, the brain ...

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