AI Essentials

It’s almost impossible to talk about digital development today without mentioning AI. For this reason, we’ve created The Essentials AI Master Topic, as well as 9 Deep Dive topics, to cover all of the news, trends and reports you need to stay up to date.

Monthly report: August 2019

This month, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 300 influencers like Kirk Borne and Chuck Brooks, discussing hashtags such as #AI , #CyberSecurity and #DataScience.
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@Floridi shared
On Aug 20, 2019
RT @ac_gleason: @DoctorAtlantis 2. Should give you some food for thought in the right direction) Searle on AI https://t.co/SL9bchCoq1 and Searle and Floridi https://t.co/zQZ3elwAXE also Thomas Nagel’s classic essay https://t.co/FarEupe8q8 and his book Mind and Cosmos (available at @audible_com) are essential
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A Discussion of Artificial Intelligence with John Searle and Luciano Floridi

On 20–21 October 2016 The New York Review of Books Foundation and Fritt Ord hosted the conference ‘Technology and the Human Future.’ Full programme and list ...

@Floridi shared
On Aug 20, 2019
RT @ac_gleason: @DoctorAtlantis 2. Should give you some food for thought in the right direction) Searle on AI https://t.co/SL9bchCoq1 and Searle and Floridi https://t.co/zQZ3elwAXE also Thomas Nagel’s classic essay https://t.co/FarEupe8q8 and his book Mind and Cosmos (available at @audible_com) are essential
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A Discussion of Artificial Intelligence with John Searle and Luciano Floridi

A Discussion of Artificial Intelligence with John Searle and Luciano Floridi

On 20–21 October 2016 The New York Review of Books Foundation and Fritt Ord hosted the conference ‘Technology and the Human Future.’ Full programme and list ...

@ChuckDBrooks shared
On Aug 5, 2019
A new wave of smart cities is here, and they look nothing like what you’d expect https://t.co/nftBkJcpUC
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A new wave of smart cities is here, and they look nothing like what you’d expect

You may already live in a smart city, and you don’t even know it.

@ChuckDBrooks shared
On Aug 5, 2019
A new wave of smart cities is here, and they look nothing like what you’d expect https://t.co/nftBkJcpUC
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A new wave of smart cities is here, and they look nothing like what you’d expect

A new wave of smart cities is here, and they look nothing like what you’d expect

You may already live in a smart city, and you don’t even know it.

@JoannMoretti shared
On Aug 3, 2019
RT @APGuha: #futurist what’s next in #tech #AI #MixedReality #QuantumComputing https://t.co/LqLapbow73 #SaturdayMorning #healthcare
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A futurist reveals the biggest ways tech will transform our lives in the next 5 years

Futurist James Canton predicts that big advancements in artificial intelligence and space exploration are coming in the next five years.

@JoannMoretti shared
On Aug 3, 2019
RT @APGuha: #futurist what’s next in #tech #AI #MixedReality #QuantumComputing https://t.co/LqLapbow73 #SaturdayMorning #healthcare
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A futurist reveals the biggest ways tech will transform our lives in the next 5 years

A futurist reveals the biggest ways tech will transform our lives in the next 5 years

Futurist James Canton predicts that big advancements in artificial intelligence and space exploration are coming in the next five years.

@1WorldIdentity shared
On Aug 29, 2019
The Equifax breach, according to its CEO, was due to a single employee’s error, and was easily preventable. This is why we need more #cybersecurity education via @HarvardBiz: https://t.co/WZxviQ38UA @jackhcable https://t.co/HYSPBj2Unx
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Every Computer Science Degree Should Require a Course in Cybersecurity

Just one of the top 24 U.S. undergraduate programs does.

@1WorldIdentity shared
On Aug 29, 2019
The Equifax breach, according to its CEO, was due to a single employee’s error, and was easily preventable. This is why we need more #cybersecurity education via @HarvardBiz: https://t.co/WZxviQ38UA @jackhcable https://t.co/HYSPBj2Unx
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Every Computer Science Degree Should Require a Course in Cybersecurity

Every Computer Science Degree Should Require a Course in Cybersecurity

Just one of the top 24 U.S. undergraduate programs does.

@MSFTResearch shared
On Aug 28, 2019
Dr. Olli Saarikivi, a post-doctoral researcher for @RiSE_MSR, talks all about CHET—a compiler and runtime for homomorphic evaluation of tensor programs. Hear how CHET keeps data private and homomorphic encryption schemes opaque on the #MSRPodcast: https://t.co/1tdIDRuirY
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HE compilers for Private AI and other game changers with Dr. Olli Saarikivi

Dr. Olli Saarikivi, a post-doctoral researcher in the RiSE group at Microsoft Research, talks all about CHET—a compiler and runtime for homomorphic evaluation of tensor programs. Hear how CHET keeps data private and homomorphic encryption schemes opaque.

@MSFTResearch shared
On Aug 28, 2019
Dr. Olli Saarikivi, a post-doctoral researcher for @RiSE_MSR, talks all about CHET—a compiler and runtime for homomorphic evaluation of tensor programs. Hear how CHET keeps data private and homomorphic encryption schemes opaque on the #MSRPodcast: https://t.co/1tdIDRuirY
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HE compilers for Private AI and other game changers with Dr. Olli Saarikivi

HE compilers for Private AI and other game changers with Dr. Olli Saarikivi

Dr. Olli Saarikivi, a post-doctoral researcher in the RiSE group at Microsoft Research, talks all about CHET—a compiler and runtime for homomorphic evaluation of tensor programs. Hear how ...

@KirkDBorne shared
On Aug 26, 2019
Reality check for seemingly unstoppable progress in AI — Why some experts fear that #AI may be headed for a dead end: 🔘New students are "very seduced by #DeepLearning” 🔘What's missing is common sense. https://t.co/oHfmGs5Ez7 ———— #BigData #DataScience #MachineLearning
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A reality check for AI hubris

Why some experts fear that AI may be headed for a dead end

@KirkDBorne shared
On Aug 26, 2019
Reality check for seemingly unstoppable progress in AI — Why some experts fear that #AI may be headed for a dead end: 🔘New students are "very seduced by #DeepLearning” 🔘What's missing is common sense. https://t.co/oHfmGs5Ez7 ———— #BigData #DataScience #MachineLearning
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A reality check for AI hubris

A reality check for AI hubris

Why some experts fear that AI may be headed for a dead end

@pabbeel shared
On Aug 9, 2019
RT @arXiv_Daily: DoorGym: A Scalable Door Opening Environment And Baseline Agent https://t.co/lY648W4UAJ by Yusuke Urakami et al. including @pabbeel #ReinforcementLearning #ComputerScience
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DoorGym: A Scalable Door Opening Environment And Baseline Agent

08/05/19 - Reinforcement Learning (RL) has brought forth ideas of autonomous robots that can navigate real-world environments with ease, aidi...

@pabbeel shared
On Aug 9, 2019
RT @arXiv_Daily: DoorGym: A Scalable Door Opening Environment And Baseline Agent https://t.co/lY648W4UAJ by Yusuke Urakami et al. including @pabbeel #ReinforcementLearning #ComputerScience
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DoorGym: A Scalable Door Opening Environment And Baseline Agent

DoorGym: A Scalable Door Opening Environment And Baseline Agent

08/05/19 - Reinforcement Learning (RL) has brought forth ideas of autonomous robots that can navigate real-world environments with ease, aidi...

@reach2ratan shared
On Aug 17, 2019
20 terrifying uses of artificial intelligence https://t.co/GXLIeBwbSI #CyberSecurity #Databreach #Ransomware #Hackers #infosec @reach2ratan #AI #ML #malware #Digitaltransformation #Fintech #Blockchain #Bigdata #datascience #Digital #banking #bankingdigitally https://t.co/zyYqCl4AMx
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20 terrifying uses of artificial intelligence

Many advances in artificial intelligence are innovative and extraordinary, but some are downright creepy. Here are 20 of the eeriest ways people ...

@reach2ratan shared
On Aug 17, 2019
20 terrifying uses of artificial intelligence https://t.co/GXLIeBwbSI #CyberSecurity #Databreach #Ransomware #Hackers #infosec @reach2ratan #AI #ML #malware #Digitaltransformation #Fintech #Blockchain #Bigdata #datascience #Digital #banking #bankingdigitally https://t.co/zyYqCl4AMx
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20 terrifying uses of artificial intelligence

20 terrifying uses of artificial intelligence

Many advances in artificial intelligence are innovative and extraordinary, but some are downright creepy. Here are 20 of the eeriest ways people ...

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