Top news of the week: 14.05.2020.

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Research

On May 13, 2020
@MSFTResearch shared
AI is far from tackling complex real-world tasks. Dr. @devon_hjelm talks about the challenge of generalization and his research on Deep InfoMax, a novel self-supervised learning approach to training AI models without human annotation: https://t.co/ivj0axu9vf #MSRPodcast
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Diving into Deep InfoMax with Dr. Devon Hjelm

Diving into Deep InfoMax with Dr. Devon Hjelm

Episode 115 | May 13, 2020 - Dr. Devon Hjelm is a senior researcher at the Microsoft Research lab in Montreal, and on the podcast, he joins me to dive deep into his research on Deep ...

On May 7, 2020
@peteskomoroch shared
RT @paperswithcode: 🎉 A huge update to Papers with Code: now with 2500+ leaderboards and 20,000+ results. Plus, results now link directly to tables in arXiv! Read more in our blog post below and feel free to submit results from your own papers! https://t.co/iAZTk2fvbe
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A Home For Results in ML

A Home For Results in ML

Rapid progress in machine learning has led to an exponential growth in the number of machine learning papers, with a new paper published…

On May 9, 2020
@pabbeel shared
Interesting first-hand perspective on harvesting and increasing need for automation esp. in light of Covid-19 by @lewisDotAi, founder/CEO of Traptic, which is making great strides in strawberry picking https://t.co/RcLVsPQcNL disclosure: I am on the scientific advisory board
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Where Traptic’s Robotic Harvesting Fits in a Post COVID-19 World

Where Traptic’s Robotic Harvesting Fits in a Post COVID-19 World

As the coronavirus reveals cracks in the food supply chain, it makes Traptic’s mission even more urgent.

On May 12, 2020
@graphific shared
RT @20treeAI: Vegetation management is crucial for mitigating wildfires and power outages. In this article our co-founder Anniek Schouten describes the role of #AI and satellite data in vegetation management for electric utilities. #planetintelligence #ClimateChange https://t.co/E2TNv2TKKz https://t.co/QrhIkKtPT3
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Rethinking Vegetation Management on Electric Utility Corridors — combining AI & Satellite Data

Rethinking Vegetation Management on Electric Utility Corridors — combining AI & Satellite Data

Vegetation Management (VM) is a top priority for electric utilities. It is the single most important lever for mitigating risks of…

On May 14, 2020
@hardmaru shared
This Word Does Not Exist https://t.co/gcUqp2SM0k Fun project where @turtlesoupy trained a GPT-2 language model over the Oxford English Dictionary. Sampling from it, you get realistic sounding words with fake definitions and example usage, e.g. https://t.co/G1u0qjGwat
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pearlhead

pearlhead

1. a young plum with a red or blackening cut, believed to have come from the Arctic. 2. a word invented by a machine learning algorithm.

On May 13, 2020
@shakir_za shared
RT @EEMLcommunity: If you want to deepen your knowledge in ML and NLP, check out this master program (in English) at University of Bucharest https://t.co/whuyVAJcLT! No tuition fees for best 30 candidates! Application deadline: July 26! https://t.co/08jJALuJ0z
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Natural Language Processing Master’s Degree

Natural Language Processing Master’s Degree

Human Language Technologies Research Center, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bucharest. Natural Language Processing. Machine Learning. Computational Linguistics. ...

On May 11, 2020
@NalKalchbrenner shared
RT @PDueben: Weather predictions from Google based on deep learning? Learn more about the latest stay of play from @NalKalchbrenner and @FPappenberger in our ML seminar series @ECMWF tomorrow: https://t.co/sEK2XYvlgP The recording will later be available on the same page.
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Machine Learning seminar series

Machine Learning seminar series

Seminar series | Live-streamed Overview ECMWF is currently making a significant effort to support applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning and to identify how such ...

On May 12, 2020
@kastnerkyle shared
RT @Tom_Bcgh: What Does JAY-Z’s Fight Over Audio Deepfakes Mean for the Future of AI Music? | Pitchfork https://t.co/eFF6wuPeyM
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What Does JAY-Z’s Fight Over Audio Deepfakes Mean for the Future of AI Music?

What Does JAY-Z’s Fight Over Audio Deepfakes Mean for the Future of AI Music?

Things get very murky when computers can replicate the human voice