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@NandoDF shared
On Nov 28, 2019
Researchers use deep learning to predict RNA structures https://t.co/GC08O0U7ZA
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Researchers use deep learning method to delve into predicting RNA structures in world first

In a world-first, a team of Griffith University researchers has used an artificial intelligence method to better predict RNA secondary structures, with the hope it can be developed into a tool to better understand how RNAs are implicated in various diseases such as cancer.

@NandoDF shared
On Nov 28, 2019
Researchers use deep learning to predict RNA structures https://t.co/GC08O0U7ZA
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Researchers use deep learning method to delve into predicting RNA structures in world first

Researchers use deep learning method to delve into predicting RNA structures in world first

In a world-first, a team of Griffith University researchers has used an artificial intelligence method to better predict RNA secondary structures, with the hope it can be developed into a ...

@WIRED shared
On Nov 17, 2019
Scientists trying to gain a better understanding of how organisms process chemical information have uncovered coding strategies that seem especially relevant to problems in AI. https://t.co/4lUBAtwAJX
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Artificial Intelligence Has a Strange New Muse: Our Sense of Smell

The brain's way of processing smells is inspiring scientists to rethink how we design machine learning algorithms.

@WIRED shared
On Nov 17, 2019
Scientists trying to gain a better understanding of how organisms process chemical information have uncovered coding strategies that seem especially relevant to problems in AI. https://t.co/4lUBAtwAJX
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Artificial Intelligence Has a Strange New Muse: Our Sense of Smell

Artificial Intelligence Has a Strange New Muse: Our Sense of Smell

The brain's way of processing smells is inspiring scientists to rethink how we design machine learning algorithms.

@Miles_Brundage shared
On Nov 27, 2019
RT @jjvincent: Go player Lee Se-dol, who lost to AlphaGo in 2016, has retired from professional play for good, citing the supremacy of AI. "Even if I become the number one, there is an entity that cannot be defeated" --> https://t.co/kkNGaldp8F
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@Miles_Brundage shared
On Nov 27, 2019
RT @jjvincent: Go player Lee Se-dol, who lost to AlphaGo in 2016, has retired from professional play for good, citing the supremacy of AI. "Even if I become the number one, there is an entity that cannot be defeated" --> https://t.co/kkNGaldp8F
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@techreview shared
On Nov 1, 2019
It’s not just you. For many companies, deploying artificial intelligence is slower and more expensive than it might seem. #LeadershipSummit https://t.co/2IHgfbqfqE
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This is why AI has yet to reshape most businesses

For many companies, deploying AI is slower and more expensive than it might seem.

@techreview shared
On Nov 1, 2019
It’s not just you. For many companies, deploying artificial intelligence is slower and more expensive than it might seem. #LeadershipSummit https://t.co/2IHgfbqfqE
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This is why AI has yet to reshape most businesses

This is why AI has yet to reshape most businesses

For many companies, deploying AI is slower and more expensive than it might seem.

@GaryMarcus shared
On Nov 13, 2019
@Plinz Ha. The reality is that @Plinz doesn't read the NYT where Sam Altman tells people that the goal of OpenAI is to build AGI (https://t.co/p1uE9BLFzn), nor DeepMind's corporate original charter to "solve intelligence." Does he call BS on this sort of thing, does he?
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With $1 Billion From Microsoft, an A.I. Lab Wants to Mimic the Brain

OpenAI, now managed by start-up guru Sam Altman, wants to create a machine that can do anything the human brain can do. Skeptics wonder if it is possible.

@GaryMarcus shared
On Nov 13, 2019
@Plinz Ha. The reality is that @Plinz doesn't read the NYT where Sam Altman tells people that the goal of OpenAI is to build AGI (https://t.co/p1uE9BLFzn), nor DeepMind's corporate original charter to "solve intelligence." Does he call BS on this sort of thing, does he?
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With $1 Billion From Microsoft, an A.I. Lab Wants to Mimic the Brain

With $1 Billion From Microsoft, an A.I. Lab Wants to Mimic the Brain

OpenAI, now managed by start-up guru Sam Altman, wants to create a machine that can do anything the human brain can do. Skeptics wonder if it is possible.

@sophiebushwick shared
On Nov 8, 2019
The AI hiring industry is under scrutiny—but it’ll be hard to fix https://t.co/2jZuDAoqrU via @techreview
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The AI hiring industry is under scrutiny—but it’ll be hard to fix

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate HireVue, an AI tool that helps companies figure out which workers to hire.

@sophiebushwick shared
On Nov 8, 2019
The AI hiring industry is under scrutiny—but it’ll be hard to fix https://t.co/2jZuDAoqrU via @techreview
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The AI hiring industry is under scrutiny—but it’ll be hard to fix

The AI hiring industry is under scrutiny—but it’ll be hard to fix

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate HireVue, an AI tool that helps companies figure out which workers to hire.

@techreview shared
On Nov 7, 2019
Want your robot to learn a new task? Send it to robot university. https://t.co/XyBbHwnCKq
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Welcome to robot university (only robots need apply)

Want your robot to learn a new task? Then send it to RoboNet, a vast video database that could one day teach it anything.

@techreview shared
On Nov 7, 2019
Want your robot to learn a new task? Send it to robot university. https://t.co/XyBbHwnCKq
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Welcome to robot university (only robots need apply)

Welcome to robot university (only robots need apply)

Want your robot to learn a new task? Then send it to RoboNet, a vast video database that could one day teach it anything.

@AnimaAnandkumar shared
On Nov 6, 2019
RT @yukez: Ajay gave a great talk on our RoboTurk project #IROS2019, nominated for Best Paper on Cognitive Robotics. Large-scale real robot dataset through crowd teleportation! More information can be found at https://t.co/XiOh5qIOUO https://t.co/N6GhSE0w7G
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RoboTurk: A crowdsourcing platform for imitation learning in robotics

RoboTurk - A System for Large-Scale Teleoperation of Robots

@AnimaAnandkumar shared
On Nov 6, 2019
RT @yukez: Ajay gave a great talk on our RoboTurk project #IROS2019, nominated for Best Paper on Cognitive Robotics. Large-scale real robot dataset through crowd teleportation! More information can be found at https://t.co/XiOh5qIOUO https://t.co/N6GhSE0w7G
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