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On Sep 15, 2020
@weballergy shared
RT @svlevine: I wrote a brief, non-technical (mostly) article about the potential for offline RL to change how we make decisions with data: https://t.co/mBnNmtZvNv
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Decisions from Data: How Offline Reinforcement Learning Will Change How We Use Machine Learning

Decisions from Data: How Offline Reinforcement Learning Will Change How We Use Machine Learning

Offline RL will change how we make decisions with data. How do offline RL methods work, and what are some open challenges in this field?

On Sep 14, 2020
@fchollet shared
RT @sundarpichai: As of today, Google is the 1st major company to eliminate our entire carbon legacy, including before we became carbon neutral in 2007. We’re also proud that by 2030, we aim to operate on 24/7 carbon-free energy in our data centers & campuses worldwide. https://t.co/j9HlkWrB2X
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Our third decade of climate action: Realizing a carbon-free future

Our third decade of climate action: Realizing a carbon-free future

Sustainability has been a core value for Google since our founding. Now we're going further to help build a carbon-free future for everyone.

On Sep 15, 2020
@lawrennd shared
RT @ELLISforEurope: We're very pleased to have launched our network of 30 ELLIS units and look forward to new opportunities for scientific collaborations in #AI research across Europe. https://t.co/nN5rbuxSQH
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ELLIS inaugurates 30 research units at leading institutions across Europe

ELLIS inaugurates 30 research units at leading institutions across Europe

The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next ...

On Sep 16, 2020
@peteskomoroch shared
RT @ZettaVentures: TOMORROW: Join us @ 12 PM PT for a #ZettaBytesLive chat w/ @antgoldbloom, Founder & CEO of @kaggle, moderated by former Kaggle board member, @ashfontana. They'll dig into how Kaggle built the world’s largest community of data scientists & ML engineers. https://t.co/xEqPHY5kel
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Join us for a Zetta Bytes Live fireside chat with the innovative AI mind, Anthony Goldbloom founder and CEO of Kaggle.

Join us for a Zetta Bytes Live fireside chat with the innovative AI mind, Anthony Goldbloom founder and CEO of Kaggle.

Join us for a Zetta Bytes Live fireside chat with the innovative AI mind, Anthony Goldbloom founder and CEO of Kaggle.

On Sep 10, 2020
@weballergy shared
RT @AndrewLBeam: Today @generate_biomed comes out of stealth! It's been awesome working with this amazing team for the last 2 years and I'm so excited to see what new therapies we can create with ML! https://t.co/KkYM92R95l
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Now we can.

Now we can.

Generate Biomedicines is a new kind of therapeutics company—existing at the intersection of biology, machine learning, and biological engineering.

On Sep 15, 2020
@kchonyc shared
RT @vnfrombucharest: New blog post: introduction to gradient-based optimization with constraints: reparametrization, projected gradient, cool connections in between. 🔮Geometry insights show that 🪞mirror descent = reparametrization with a "straight-through" sigmoid! https://t.co/KQcq6mkM1i
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Optimizing with constraints: reparametrization and geometry.

Optimizing with constraints: reparametrization and geometry.

We reveal geometric connections between constrained gradient-based optimization methods: mirror descent, natural gradient, and reparametrization.

On Sep 15, 2020
@MSFTResearch shared
Join Microsoft researchers for a conversation on the latest advancements in Machine Learning. @katjahofmann, Akshay Krishnamurthy, @real_asli & Dan Klein take a deep dive into game intelligence, reinforcement learning, text generation & conversational AI: https://t.co/y6PkX8NwMc
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Frontiers in Machine Learning: Machine Learning Conversations

Frontiers in Machine Learning: Machine Learning Conversations

Susan Dumais, Technical Fellow & Managing Director Microsoft Research New England, New York City and Montreal Katja Hofmann, Principal Researcher Microsoft Research Cambridge Learning to ...

On Sep 10, 2020
@AnimaAnandkumar shared
RT @NVIDIAAI: Congratulations to our NVIDIA team for winning 1st place in this year's @recsyschallenge, a competition between over 500 experts who present the latest research in recommendation systems. Learn more about our winning recipe. #AI @rapidsai https://t.co/K5iU9P3Vum https://t.co/s7es3iSZv5
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The Great AI Bake-Off: Recommendation Systems on the Rise

The Great AI Bake-Off: Recommendation Systems on the Rise

Winners of an annual competition share their secrets for using machine learning to personalize consumer services.