AI Essentials

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 nine in-depth sub-topics, to cover all of the AI trends, news, and reports you need to stay up to date.

Annual Report 2018

This year, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 318 influencers like Mariya and Evan Ackerman, discussing hashtags such as #DeepLearning , #MachineLearning and #ML.
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@AutomatonBlog shared
On Dec 10, 2018
Robot Gift Guide 2018 https://t.co/CQqbn6Lxo7
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Robot Gift Guide 2018

Robot Gift Guide 2018

Over a dozen robots that we promise will make fantastic holiday gifts

@Jaguilam2003 shared
On Nov 15, 2018
RT @KirkDBorne: The evolution of #MachineLearning 2010 to 2040: https://t.co/te3QnTtQZk via @PwC @MikeQuindazzi #AI #Statistics #BigData #DataScience #DeepLearning #xAI #DAIFE HT @Vilynx https://t.co/OFo8bkhOZu
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Machine learning evolution (infographic)

Machine learning evolution (infographic)

What will it take for AI to become mainstream in business? The convergence of different research approaches—and lots of human intelligence.

@johnchavens shared
On Nov 17, 2018
RT @NoelSharkey: My latest article for Forbes critiques Sophia with some cool stuff about early show robots. #AI #robotics #showbotics #AI ethics @rodneyabrooks @ylecun @HansonRobo @ginasmith @RespRobotics @drfranksauer @robmccargow @alan_winfield @j2bryson https://t.co/lwSCXG3dTZ
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Mama Mia It's Sophia: A Show Robot Or Dangerous Platform To Mislead?

Mama Mia It's Sophia: A Show Robot Or Dangerous Platform To Mislead?

Sophia is the latest in a long tradition of show robots outlined in this article. Unlike their predecessors, the creators of Sophia have crossed a line with exaggerated claims about their ...

@vmirly shared
On Nov 26, 2018
RT @PacktPub: Our #lightningdeal on bestseller Python Machine Learning - Second Edition by @rasbt and @vmirly is now live. Get this book at a discounted price, but hurry as it’s only available for 6 hours! https://t.co/pF4sW7ZDeg @ThePSF #Python #Programming https://t.co/Ob2UP0ZFtH
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Python Machine Learning: Machine Learning and Deep Learning with Python, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow, 2nd Edition

Python Machine Learning: Machine Learning and Deep Learning with Python, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow, 2nd Edition

Python Machine Learning: Machine Learning and Deep Learning with Python, scikit-learn, and TensorFlow, 2nd Edition [Sebastian Raschka, Vahid Mirjalili] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on ...

@math_rachel shared
On Nov 29, 2018
Summaries of 10 important AI research papers from 2018 by @thinkmariya https://t.co/7wpHHKaJkT
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No time to read AI research? We summarized top 2018 papers for you

No time to read AI research? We summarized top 2018 papers for you

Trying to keep up with AI research papers can feel like an exercise in futility given how quickly the industry moves. If you’re buried in papers to read that you haven’t quite gotten around ...

@WIRED shared
On Oct 11, 2018
@BostonDynamics Read more about your future robot overlord here: https://t.co/3Y8C8J2q8S
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Watch Boston Dynamics' Humanoid Robot Do Parkour

Watch Boston Dynamics' Humanoid Robot Do Parkour

A new video of Atlas, the company's two-legged robot, shows off its agility as it bounds up a platform.

@Jaguilam2003 shared
On Nov 24, 2018
RT @edmuke: 5 Major #AI Trends to Watch in Future #Infographic https://t.co/OaNm5hHccr #ExplainableAI #Data #Analytics #IoT #Tech #HumanFree #SSI via @SSI_Innovations cc @KirkDBorne @Fisher85M @antgrasso @Ronald_vanLoon @MikeQuindazzi @ipfconline1 @SpirosMargaris @evankirstel @jblefevre60 https://t.co/PWlMVlK2JP
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Five Major AI Trends to Watch in the Years Ahead [Infographic]

Five Major AI Trends to Watch in the Years Ahead [Infographic]

Explainable, Provable and Transparent AI According to PWC, there are scores of machine learning algorithms in use that sense, think, and act in a variety of different ...

@cccalum shared
On Nov 8, 2018
Not sure that China will have a monopoly of AI, but more people in Europe should understand that AI is essentially a duopoly between China and the US, and it doesn't have to be that way. https://t.co/4UntZthqfF
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Why Chinese Artificial Intelligence Will Run The World

Why Chinese Artificial Intelligence Will Run The World

With Chinese tech giants Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent focused on developing sophisticated AI-driven systems in the coming decade, the rest of the world can only watch while China builds the ...

@AnimaAnandkumar shared
On Dec 12, 2018
RT @kdnuggets: Machine Learning & AI Main Developments in 2018 and Key Trends for 2019 Insights from @AnimaAnandkumar @burkov @pmddomingos @AjitJaokar @nikitaljohnson @zacharylipton @mattmayo13 @_brohrer_ Elena Sharova @math_rachel @dtunkelang https://t.co/AvR384IPHd https://t.co/n9UjfVcN28
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Machine Learning & AI Main Developments in 2018 and Key Trends for 2019

Machine Learning & AI Main Developments in 2018 and Key Trends for 2019

Below are the responses from Anima Anandkumar, Andriy Burkov, Pedro Domingos, Ajit Jaokar, Nikita Johnson, Zachary Chase Lipton, Matthew Mayo, Brandon Rohrer, Elena Sharova, Rachel Thomas, ...

@ericoguizzo shared
On Nov 28, 2018
RT @BotJunkie: North Sea Deployment Shows How Quadruped Robots Can Be Commercially Useful https://t.co/qEX86nPxI9 https://t.co/anAzCuj3WQ
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North Sea Deployment Shows How Quadruped Robots Can Be Commercially Useful

North Sea Deployment Shows How Quadruped Robots Can Be Commercially Useful

ANYmal spends a week doing inspection tasks on an offshore platform

@Jaguilam2003 shared
On Dec 5, 2018
RT @Ronald_vanLoon: What's the Difference Between #ArtificialIntelligence, #MachineLearning, and #DeepLearning? by @mvc | Read more here: https://t.co/cBTvcnGnU2 #ML #AI #Algorithms #NeuralNetworks #Driverless #AutonomousVehicles #SmartCity #RT cc: @sebastianthrun https://t.co/l1F04ngE8Y https://t.co/xWWoyZ5WrK
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What’s the Difference Between Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning?

What’s the Difference Between Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning?

AI, machine learning, and deep learning are terms that are often used interchangeably. But they are not the same things.

@glichfield shared
On Nov 20, 2018
What's the difference between machine learning, reinforcement learning, deep learning, and supervised vs. unsupervised learning? @_karenhao drew you a flowchart https://t.co/n3DWrTzLXK
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@thinkmariya shared
On Oct 19, 2018
Real world data is messy and unreliable. Learn how to adapt your deep learning approach to address issues like weak labels, unbalanced classes, and model explainability https://t.co/tSYfOcKIU3 #AI #ML #deeplearning #machinelearning #data
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Applying Deep Learning To Real World Problems

Applying Deep Learning To Real World Problems

Rarely can you just take code from a tutorial and just make it work. Rasmus Rothe discusses nuances of applying deep learning to real world problems.

@RobotShop shared
On Oct 30, 2018
The next generation of home robots will be members of the household https://t.co/KUTXsluLpT @qz #SocialRobots #FutureHomes #Robots https://t.co/xnQPIJF7RP
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Social robots will become family members in the homes of the future

Social robots will become family members in the homes of the future

Home robots won’t just be helpers and cleaners—they’ll be teachers and trainers, too.

@RickKing16 shared
On Oct 17, 2018
A pioneering scientist explains ‘deep learning’ https://t.co/ZVgRyeU0Y7 #ai https://t.co/PnRjHJSZgg
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A pioneering scientist explains ‘deep learning’

A pioneering scientist explains ‘deep learning’

Artificial intelligence meets human intelligence

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Head of Research & #Design at @TOPBOTS, strategy & advisory firm in enterprise #ML #AI #bots #chatbots. Writer at @Forbes, maker of lovable #UX & crappy #robots

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Contributing editor at @IEEESpectrum. I hug robots. [email protected]

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@IEEESpectrum's award-winning blog on robots, drones, AI, and more. Editor: @ericoguizzo [email protected] | Senior Writer: @botjunkie [email protected]

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Senior editor at @IEEESpectrum covering robots, drones, AI. @MIT_Sciwrite alum. Engineer turned writer. Husband. Dad. Made in Brazil. [email protected]

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Ingeniero Mecànico Msc. en Ingeniería Mecánica con enfasis en Construcción de Turbinas de Gas y de Vapor. Profesor jubilado de la Universidad del Valle.

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Learning from Data; Statistics; #machinelearning #python #computervision #deeplearning Co-author of Python Machine Learning, 2nd ed

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co-founder https://t.co/ZvDGNlehRt + professor @usfca_msds | past: Duke math PhD, quant, early Uber eng | now: making neural nets uncool

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Principal research scientist @awscloud, Associate Professor (on leave)@UCIrvine, #MachineLearning #optimization #Tensors

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Deep learning researcher & educator. Founder: fast.ai; Faculty: USF & Singularity University; // Previously - CEO: Enlitic; President: Kaggle; CEO Fastmail

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WIRED is where tomorrow is realized.

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Together, towards a world full of robots.

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Market Intelligence for the Global Robotics Industry. Breaking News, Research, Analysis, Financial Transactions, and more!

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Researching intelligence to understand what we are and to find ways to harness it wisely. I'm a senior CIFAR fellow and an adjunct prof at UBC CS.

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E.D., IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous & Intelligent Systems and E.D., Council on Extended Intelligence. Tweets are my own.

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Director of #AI @PwC_UK | #ResponsibleAI #AIforGood @PwC | Advisor @APPG_AI @IEEESA @techUK | @TEDx Speaker | Fellow @theRSAorg | #HeForShe | views my own

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equality, transparency, fun Emeritus Professor of AI and Robotics, co-director @resprobotics, Chair of ICRAC, Head Judge on Robot Wars

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google brain resident

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