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Monthly report: May 2020

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@demishassabis shared
On May 4, 2020
RT @DeepMind: Looking to expand your knowledge of artificial intelligence? Our YouTube page has options for viewers at every stage of their AI journey. (1/4) Watch them here: https://t.co/rpjjQ8vgjp #AtHomeWithAI https://t.co/zMuEaLYDXS
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#AtHomeWithAI - Learning Resources

Artificial intelligence could be one of humanity's most useful inventions. DeepMind aims to build advanced AI to expand our knowledge and find new answers. B...

@demishassabis shared
On May 4, 2020
RT @DeepMind: Looking to expand your knowledge of artificial intelligence? Our YouTube page has options for viewers at every stage of their AI journey. (1/4) Watch them here: https://t.co/rpjjQ8vgjp #AtHomeWithAI https://t.co/zMuEaLYDXS
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#AtHomeWithAI - Learning Resources

#AtHomeWithAI - Learning Resources

Artificial intelligence could be one of humanity's most useful inventions. DeepMind aims to build advanced AI to expand our knowledge and find new answers. B...

@DeepMind shared
On May 11, 2020
Want to explore intelligence by using an approach that integrates cognitive science, neuroscience, computer science and AI? Kimberly suggests the Brains, Minds & Machines Summer Course, offered & taught by @MBLScience and @MIT_CBMM here: https://t.co/c6RU1KPfUd #AtHomeWithAI
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Brains, Minds and Machines Summer Course

This page presents the class introduction video, slides, and further study resources.

@DeepMind shared
On May 11, 2020
Want to explore intelligence by using an approach that integrates cognitive science, neuroscience, computer science and AI? Kimberly suggests the Brains, Minds & Machines Summer Course, offered & taught by @MBLScience and @MIT_CBMM here: https://t.co/c6RU1KPfUd #AtHomeWithAI
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Brains, Minds and Machines Summer Course

Brains, Minds and Machines Summer Course

This page presents the class introduction video, slides, and further study resources.

@WIRED shared
On May 10, 2020
David Ferrucci built IBM’s Jeopardy-playing machine Watson. Now he's tackling a more challenging task: giving artificial intelligence common sense. https://t.co/GrI4OmIcNh
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Watson's Creator Wants to Teach AI a New Trick: Common Sense

David Ferrucci built a computer that mastered Jeopardy!  Since then, he's been attacking a more challenging task.

@WIRED shared
On May 10, 2020
David Ferrucci built IBM’s Jeopardy-playing machine Watson. Now he's tackling a more challenging task: giving artificial intelligence common sense. https://t.co/GrI4OmIcNh
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Watson's Creator Wants to Teach AI a New Trick: Common Sense

Watson's Creator Wants to Teach AI a New Trick: Common Sense

David Ferrucci built a computer that mastered Jeopardy!  Since then, he's been attacking a more challenging task.

@NandoDF shared
On May 17, 2020
NeurIPS Impact. Is CCTV lipreading really possible? This is speculative given the low resolution and angle of CCTV. Also direction microphones already do this. The main lipreading app is helping speech impaired patients. Think, experiment, don’t speculate https://t.co/JJrT4lJru0
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A Guide to Writing the NeurIPS Impact Statement

Carolyn Ashurst, Markus Anderljung, Carina Prunkl, Jan Leike, Yarin Gal, Toby Shevlane, Allan Dafoe

@NandoDF shared
On May 17, 2020
NeurIPS Impact. Is CCTV lipreading really possible? This is speculative given the low resolution and angle of CCTV. Also direction microphones already do this. The main lipreading app is helping speech impaired patients. Think, experiment, don’t speculate https://t.co/JJrT4lJru0
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A Guide to Writing the NeurIPS Impact Statement

A Guide to Writing the NeurIPS Impact Statement

Carolyn Ashurst, Markus Anderljung, Carina Prunkl, Jan Leike, Yarin Gal, Toby Shevlane, Allan Dafoe

@WIRED shared
On May 18, 2020
Your gait and your facial expression are nonverbally signaling to other people how much space they should give you. Being able to accurately read these cues is an essential skill for our social species, and perhaps for robots, too. https://t.co/y0PvJMc3k8
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This Robot Can Guess How You're Feeling by the Way You Walk

Walk like you're angry, and the emotionally intelligent machine will give you more room, leaving your personal bubble intact.

@WIRED shared
On May 18, 2020
Your gait and your facial expression are nonverbally signaling to other people how much space they should give you. Being able to accurately read these cues is an essential skill for our social species, and perhaps for robots, too. https://t.co/y0PvJMc3k8
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This Robot Can Guess How You're Feeling by the Way You Walk

This Robot Can Guess How You're Feeling by the Way You Walk

Walk like you're angry, and the emotionally intelligent machine will give you more room, leaving your personal bubble intact.

@phylogenomics shared
On May 1, 2020
RT @ReaderMeter: My team at @cziscience is hiring a Science Program Officer, Computational Biology—a role with latitude to build communities and collaborations across the computational and the life sciences and a very strong focus on open. Help us get the word out? 📣 https://t.co/TyutfYh4AM
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@phylogenomics shared
On May 1, 2020
RT @ReaderMeter: My team at @cziscience is hiring a Science Program Officer, Computational Biology—a role with latitude to build communities and collaborations across the computational and the life sciences and a very strong focus on open. Help us get the word out? 📣 https://t.co/TyutfYh4AM
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@techreview shared
On May 14, 2020
Covid-19 is accelerating job losses in call centers, an industry that was already automating work at a rapid pace. https://t.co/ZsVF4B0Gth
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The pandemic is emptying call centers. AI chatbots are swooping in

Brian Pokorny had heard of AI systems for call centers before. But as the IT director of Otsego County, New York, he assumed he couldn’t afford them. Then the pandemic hit, and the state governor ordered a 50% reduction of all government staff, forcing Pokorny to cut most of his call ...

@techreview shared
On May 14, 2020
Covid-19 is accelerating job losses in call centers, an industry that was already automating work at a rapid pace. https://t.co/ZsVF4B0Gth
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The pandemic is emptying call centers. AI chatbots are swooping in

The pandemic is emptying call centers. AI chatbots are swooping in

Brian Pokorny had heard of AI systems for call centers before. But as the IT director of Otsego County, New York, he assumed he couldn’t afford them. Then the pandemic hit, and the state ...

@AnimaAnandkumar shared
On May 7, 2020
RT @MetisStrategy: 🔊 NEW BONUS EPISODE | @Caltech @nvidia Professor and Director of #AI Research @AnimaAnandkumar shares her insights on working in academia and industry, exciting developments in #AI, and #diversity. Don't miss this engaging interview! 👉https://t.co/XOvDDmsOVc @peterahigh https://t.co/1eN6jlg4gp
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Democratizing AI with Anima Anandkumar

In this episode of Technovation with Peter High, Peter interviews Anima Anandkumar, Professor and Director of AI Research at Nvidia and CalTech.

@AnimaAnandkumar shared
On May 7, 2020
RT @MetisStrategy: 🔊 NEW BONUS EPISODE | @Caltech @nvidia Professor and Director of #AI Research @AnimaAnandkumar shares her insights on working in academia and industry, exciting developments in #AI, and #diversity. Don't miss this engaging interview! 👉https://t.co/XOvDDmsOVc @peterahigh https://t.co/1eN6jlg4gp
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Democratizing AI with Anima Anandkumar

Democratizing AI with Anima Anandkumar

In this episode of Technovation with Peter High, Peter interviews Anima Anandkumar, Professor and Director of AI Research at Nvidia and CalTech.

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