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It's almost impossible to talk about digital development today without touching on the AI industry. That's why we’ve created The Essentials AI Master Topic, as well as 9 in-depth sub-topics, to cover all of the AI trends, news, and reports you need to stay up to date.

Monthly report: August 2020

This month, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 318 influencers like Bob Carver ✭ and Shakir Mohamed, discussing hashtags such as #AI , #ArtificialIntelligence and #DeepLearning.
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@shakir_za shared
On Aug 4, 2020
RT @jovialjoy: Thank you @FastCompany for featuring my journey and the work of @AJLUnited on the cover of the #FCCreativePeople issue! Shout out to https://t.co/sbXY5zIv2Q for the incredibly memorable socially distant photo shoot. Read more here: https://t.co/MyJcWCfCoz https://t.co/WQ6lSLgRQL
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Meet the female computer scientist and activist who got Big Tech to stand down

Joy Buolamwini’s research helped persuade Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft to put a hold on facial recognition technology. Through her nonprofit Algorithmic Justice League, she’s now battling AI bias in other realms.

@shakir_za shared
On Aug 4, 2020
RT @jovialjoy: Thank you @FastCompany for featuring my journey and the work of @AJLUnited on the cover of the #FCCreativePeople issue! Shout out to https://t.co/sbXY5zIv2Q for the incredibly memorable socially distant photo shoot. Read more here: https://t.co/MyJcWCfCoz https://t.co/WQ6lSLgRQL
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Meet the female computer scientist and activist who got Big Tech to stand down

Meet the female computer scientist and activist who got Big Tech to stand down

Joy Buolamwini’s research helped persuade Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft to put a hold on facial recognition technology. Through her nonprofit Algorithmic Justice League, she’s now battling AI ...

@RickKing16 shared
On Aug 8, 2020
Here’s why Apple believes it’s an #AI leader—and why it says critics have it all wrong https://t.co/MEX9HtfGOf https://t.co/1E2fuFikcr
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Here’s why Apple believes it’s an AI leader—and why it says critics have it all wrong

Apple AI chief and ex-Googler John Giannandrea dives into the details with Ars.

@RickKing16 shared
On Aug 8, 2020
Here’s why Apple believes it’s an #AI leader—and why it says critics have it all wrong https://t.co/MEX9HtfGOf https://t.co/1E2fuFikcr
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Here’s why Apple believes it’s an AI leader—and why it says critics have it all wrong

Here’s why Apple believes it’s an AI leader—and why it says critics have it all wrong

Apple AI chief and ex-Googler John Giannandrea dives into the details with Ars.

@mariuskarma shared
On Aug 10, 2020
RT @PyImageSearch: New tutorial!🚀 Automatic Sudoku solver with #OpenCV, #Python, and #DeepLearning - Train digit recognizer with #Keras and #TensorFlow - Solve puzzle automatically - Includes full tutorial https://t.co/98Ye5vviFI 👍 #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #DataScience https://t.co/dHVWKyvXUE
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OpenCV Sudoku Solver and OCR

In this tutorial, you will create an automatic sudoku puzzle solver using OpenCV, Deep Learning, and Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

@mariuskarma shared
On Aug 10, 2020
RT @PyImageSearch: New tutorial!🚀 Automatic Sudoku solver with #OpenCV, #Python, and #DeepLearning - Train digit recognizer with #Keras and #TensorFlow - Solve puzzle automatically - Includes full tutorial https://t.co/98Ye5vviFI 👍 #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #DataScience https://t.co/dHVWKyvXUE
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OpenCV Sudoku Solver and OCR

OpenCV Sudoku Solver and OCR

In this tutorial, you will create an automatic sudoku puzzle solver using OpenCV, Deep Learning, and Optical Character Recognition (OCR).

@FLIxrisk shared
On Aug 11, 2020
The @80000Hours Podcast: Stuart Russell on the flaws that make today’s AI architecture unsafe and a new approach that could fix it https://t.co/1vU1I6APuA
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The flaws that make today’s AI architecture unsafe and a new approach that could fix it

Stuart Russell, Professor at UC Berkeley and co-author of the most popular AI textbook, thinks the way we approach machine learning today is fundamentally flawed.

@FLIxrisk shared
On Aug 11, 2020
The @80000Hours Podcast: Stuart Russell on the flaws that make today’s AI architecture unsafe and a new approach that could fix it https://t.co/1vU1I6APuA
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The flaws that make today’s AI architecture unsafe and a new approach that could fix it

The flaws that make today’s AI architecture unsafe and a new approach that could fix it

Stuart Russell, Professor at UC Berkeley and co-author of the most popular AI textbook, thinks the way we approach machine learning today is fundamentally flawed.

@zacharylipton shared
On Aug 13, 2020
RT @mldcmu: .@AmazonScience has launched #machinelearning classes available to the public, including courseware from world-renowned scientists: @astonzhangAZ, @mli65, @zacharylipton, and @smolix → https://t.co/EefzGoTkfr https://t.co/zR0YeOcob5
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Amazon's Machine Learning University is making its online courses available to the public

Classes previously only available to Amazon employees will now be available to the community.

@zacharylipton shared
On Aug 13, 2020
RT @mldcmu: .@AmazonScience has launched #machinelearning classes available to the public, including courseware from world-renowned scientists: @astonzhangAZ, @mli65, @zacharylipton, and @smolix → https://t.co/EefzGoTkfr https://t.co/zR0YeOcob5
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Amazon's Machine Learning University is making its online courses available to the public

Amazon's Machine Learning University is making its online courses available to the public

Classes previously only available to Amazon employees will now be available to the community.

@SFerika shared
On Aug 6, 2020
Unprecedented. Going viral. Growth hacking. If any of these terms sound like nails on a chalkboard, you're not alone! Check out these 10+ #marketing buzzwords that need to go, and let us know your additions. https://t.co/Z9zGqXPgTy. via @CMIContent @anngynn #contentmarketing
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10+ Buzzwords to Banish From Your Content Marketing Vocabulary

Check out these overused, misused, and poorly used buzzwords in content marketing and consider their replacements – Content Marketing Institute

@SFerika shared
On Aug 6, 2020
Unprecedented. Going viral. Growth hacking. If any of these terms sound like nails on a chalkboard, you're not alone! Check out these 10+ #marketing buzzwords that need to go, and let us know your additions. https://t.co/Z9zGqXPgTy. via @CMIContent @anngynn #contentmarketing
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10+ Buzzwords to Banish From Your Content Marketing Vocabulary

10+ Buzzwords to Banish From Your Content Marketing Vocabulary

Check out these overused, misused, and poorly used buzzwords in content marketing and consider their replacements – Content Marketing Institute

@hardmaru shared
On Aug 18, 2020
RT @heiga_zen: Google Research Tokyo page is now live! https://t.co/n350p6s8LM
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@hardmaru shared
On Aug 18, 2020
RT @heiga_zen: Google Research Tokyo page is now live! https://t.co/n350p6s8LM
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@HIMSS shared
On Aug 19, 2020
RT @UsmanSattarMD: @MayoClinic, @googlecloud show how they're deploying #cloud based #AI to combat #Covid_19 In a @HIMSS presentation, Mayo CIO @CrisJRoss & Platform President Dr. @jhalamka will show how #pandemic is accelerating the #health system's #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/Wr2yJX8DPY
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Mayo Clinic, Google show how they're deploying cloud-based AI to combat COVID-19

In a HIMSS Learning Center presentation, Mayo CIO Cris Ross, Platform President Dr. John Halamka and other experts will show how the pandemic is accelerating the health system's infrastructure transformation.

@HIMSS shared
On Aug 19, 2020
RT @UsmanSattarMD: @MayoClinic, @googlecloud show how they're deploying #cloud based #AI to combat #Covid_19 In a @HIMSS presentation, Mayo CIO @CrisJRoss & Platform President Dr. @jhalamka will show how #pandemic is accelerating the #health system's #DigitalTransformation https://t.co/Wr2yJX8DPY
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Mayo Clinic, Google show how they're deploying cloud-based AI to combat COVID-19

Mayo Clinic, Google show how they're deploying cloud-based AI to combat COVID-19

In a HIMSS Learning Center presentation, Mayo CIO Cris Ross, Platform President Dr. John Halamka and other experts will show how the pandemic is accelerating the health system's ...

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