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: January 2019

This month, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 288 influencers like Jaime Aguilar M and John C. Havens, discussing hashtags such as #ai , #MachineLearning and #robotics.
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@TEDTalks shared
On Jan 19, 2019
"Most of what kids currently learn at school will probably be irrelevant by the time they are 40." https://t.co/EE89QZy2Xg
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The rise of the useless class

Historian Yuval Noah Harari offers a bracing prediction: just as mass industrialization created the working class, the AI revolution will create a new unworking class.

@TEDTalks shared
On Jan 19, 2019
"Most of what kids currently learn at school will probably be irrelevant by the time they are 40." https://t.co/EE89QZy2Xg
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The rise of the useless class

The rise of the useless class

Historian Yuval Noah Harari offers a bracing prediction: just as mass industrialization created the working class, the AI revolution will create a new unworking class.

@Jaguilam2003 shared
On Jan 19, 2019
RT @AI__TECH: 13 Industries Soon To Be Revolutionized By Artificial Intelligence https://t.co/8mLupKR3lq #AI https://t.co/n1OcH2yV4v
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13 Industries Soon To Be Revolutionized By Artificial Intelligence

Experts from Forbes Technology Council offer their predictions on which industries are about to be revolutionized by artificial intelligence (AI).

@Jaguilam2003 shared
On Jan 19, 2019
RT @AI__TECH: 13 Industries Soon To Be Revolutionized By Artificial Intelligence https://t.co/8mLupKR3lq #AI https://t.co/n1OcH2yV4v
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13 Industries Soon To Be Revolutionized By Artificial Intelligence

13 Industries Soon To Be Revolutionized By Artificial Intelligence

Experts from Forbes Technology Council offer their predictions on which industries are about to be revolutionized by artificial intelligence (AI).

@FrankPasquale shared
On Jan 11, 2019
Been Kim is developing a “translator for humans” so that “we can understand when artificial intelligence breaks down.” https://t.co/D2Ax3BaKXI #XAI #RightToExplanation #GDPR https://t.co/SUXHja5UfN
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A New Approach to Understanding How Machines Think

Neural networks are famously inscrutable, so Been Kim is developing a “translator for humans.”

@FrankPasquale shared
On Jan 11, 2019
Been Kim is developing a “translator for humans” so that “we can understand when artificial intelligence breaks down.” https://t.co/D2Ax3BaKXI #XAI #RightToExplanation #GDPR https://t.co/SUXHja5UfN
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A New Approach to Understanding How Machines Think

A New Approach to Understanding How Machines Think

Neural networks are famously inscrutable, so Been Kim is developing a “translator for humans.”

@gleonhard shared
On Jan 5, 2019
The AI boom is happening all over the world, and it’s accelerating quickly https://t.co/hwH2yQK0kj https://t.co/rv1cRGJA2g
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The AI boom is happening all over the world, and it’s accelerating quickly

The second annual AI Index report pulls together data and expert findings on the field’s progress and acceleration.

@gleonhard shared
On Jan 5, 2019
The AI boom is happening all over the world, and it’s accelerating quickly https://t.co/hwH2yQK0kj https://t.co/rv1cRGJA2g
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The AI boom is happening all over the world, and it’s accelerating quickly

The AI boom is happening all over the world, and it’s accelerating quickly

The second annual AI Index report pulls together data and expert findings on the field’s progress and acceleration.

@AdaLovelaceInst shared
On Jan 2, 2019
From ethics to accountability, this is how AI will suck less in 2019 - Delighted that @AdaLovelaceInst & @NuffieldFound get a mention in this piece: https://t.co/V0uPmzrFKO
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From ethics to accountability, this is how AI will suck less in 2019

Artificial intelligence promises so much, and in 2019 it will finally deliver both on technical prowess and data transparency

@AdaLovelaceInst shared
On Jan 2, 2019
From ethics to accountability, this is how AI will suck less in 2019 - Delighted that @AdaLovelaceInst & @NuffieldFound get a mention in this piece: https://t.co/V0uPmzrFKO
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From ethics to accountability, this is how AI will suck less in 2019

From ethics to accountability, this is how AI will suck less in 2019

Artificial intelligence promises so much, and in 2019 it will finally deliver both on technical prowess and data transparency

@FrankPasquale shared
On Jan 13, 2019
"Just as architects have to think about building codes when designing a house," tech companies “will have to think from the outset…about how their future program could affect democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law" https://t.co/eOUOlgAJ1D
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Don’t believe the hype: the media are unwittingly selling us an AI fantasy

Journalists need to stop parroting the industry line when it comes to artificial intelligence

@FrankPasquale shared
On Jan 13, 2019
"Just as architects have to think about building codes when designing a house," tech companies “will have to think from the outset…about how their future program could affect democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law" https://t.co/eOUOlgAJ1D
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Don’t believe the hype: the media are unwittingly selling us an AI fantasy

Don’t believe the hype: the media are unwittingly selling us an AI fantasy

Journalists need to stop parroting the industry line when it comes to artificial intelligence

@Jaguilam2003 shared
On Jan 18, 2019
RT @chboursin: The world’s 10 fastest-growing #cities are all in #India >>> @wef via @MikeQuindazzi >>> A shift in urban power #Megatrends >>> #IoT #FinTech >>> Learn more about India's cities: https://t.co/tgakmNcSd5 cc @jerome_joffre @FrRonconi @ArkangelScrap @andi_staub @rajat_shrimal https://t.co/OMQHj9rClh
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India is building a high-tech sustainable city from scratch

Norman Foster is helping the Andhra Pradesh government build a new sustainable state capital. Here are the key elements.

@Jaguilam2003 shared
On Jan 18, 2019
RT @chboursin: The world’s 10 fastest-growing #cities are all in #India >>> @wef via @MikeQuindazzi >>> A shift in urban power #Megatrends >>> #IoT #FinTech >>> Learn more about India's cities: https://t.co/tgakmNcSd5 cc @jerome_joffre @FrRonconi @ArkangelScrap @andi_staub @rajat_shrimal https://t.co/OMQHj9rClh
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India is building a high-tech sustainable city from scratch

India is building a high-tech sustainable city from scratch

Norman Foster is helping the Andhra Pradesh government build a new sustainable state capital. Here are the key elements.

@johnchavens shared
On Jan 7, 2019
RT @mediamocracy: @johnharris1969 Working on an engineering standard for exactly that: Personal AI assistants with the data assymmetry in check. IEEE P7006 https://t.co/SXa9B2WbD0 cc @johnchavens @katrynadow
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Standard for Personal Data Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent

IEEE P7006 - Personal Data AI Agent Working Group Scope: This standard describes the technical elements required to create and grant access to a personalized Artificial Intelligence (AI) that will comprise inputs, learning, ethics, rules and values controlled by individuals. Additional ...

@johnchavens shared
On Jan 7, 2019
RT @mediamocracy: @johnharris1969 Working on an engineering standard for exactly that: Personal AI assistants with the data assymmetry in check. IEEE P7006 https://t.co/SXa9B2WbD0 cc @johnchavens @katrynadow
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Standard for Personal Data Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent

Standard for Personal Data Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent

IEEE P7006 - Personal Data AI Agent Working Group Scope: This standard describes the technical elements required to create and grant access to a personalized Artificial Intelligence (AI) ...

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