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@ericjang11 shared
On Sep 16, 2021
RT @rasbt: What is your favorite tool for labeling data? Labelme (for image data) came to mind, but then going down the rabbit hole of this question, I learned that there is an entire "awesome-" GitHub repo of data labeling tools: https://t.co/w7ZApH9hT1
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awesome-data-labeling

awesome-data-labeling

A curated list of awesome data labeling tools. Contribute to heartexlabs/awesome-data-labeling development by creating an account on GitHub.

@mxlearn shared
On Sep 20, 2021
[D] Discussing abductive inference with the author of "The Myth of Artificial Intelligence" https://t.co/TKkoSdahnp
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@weballergy shared
On Sep 23, 2021
RT @ToyotaResearch: Synthetic Supervision + Self-Supervision = 💕 In their latest blog, our machine learning team shares how TRI is leveraging photorealistic synthetic datasets for dynamic scene understanding, specifically for #autonomousdriving. Check it out: https://t.co/7k06ozQrJR
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Scaling up Synthetic Supervision for Computer Vision

Scaling up Synthetic Supervision for Computer Vision

By Jie Li, Vitor Guizilini, Pavel Tokmakov, Sergey Zakharov, and Adrien Gaidon

@WIREDScience shared
On Sep 18, 2021
The all-civilian crew of SpaceX’s Inspiration4 have returned to Earth. https://t.co/R7VZByyH4x
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SpaceX's Inspiration4 Returns After 3 Days in Orbit

SpaceX's Inspiration4 Returns After 3 Days in Orbit

The first all-civilian, all-private spaceflight splashed down off the coast of Florida.

@kastnerkyle shared
On Sep 22, 2021
RT @LindauerMarius: After ~5 years, we finally have a short paper on our #SMAC3 package, allowing you to properly cite #SMAC3 now: "SMAC3: A Versatile Bayesian Optimization Package for Hyperparameter Optimization." 😍 https://t.co/U8NMMBimAa
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SMAC3: A Versatile Bayesian Optimization Package for Hyperparameter Optimization

SMAC3: A Versatile Bayesian Optimization Package for Hyperparameter Optimization

Algorithm parameters, in particular hyperparameters of machine learning algorithms, can substantially impact their performance. To support users in determining well-performing ...

@WIREDScience shared
On Sep 20, 2021
New tools that help developers write software also generate similar mistakes. https://t.co/G5wIeYbJIb
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AI Can Write Code Like Humans—Bugs and All

AI Can Write Code Like Humans—Bugs and All

New tools that help developers write software also generate similar mistakes.

@ericjang11 shared
On Sep 20, 2021
Robots Must Be Ephemeralized - in this blog post I recount how 3 yrs ago, I was bearish on robot research in sim. I've changed my mind completely - I now believe that sim becomes *more* indispensable as robots become more general-purpose https://t.co/7nyKBUSNaV
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Robots Must Be Ephemeralized

Robots Must Be Ephemeralized

There is a subfield of robotics research called “sim-to-real” (sim2real) whereby one attempts to solve a robotic task in simulation, and the...

@etzioni shared
On Sep 22, 2021
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Facebook Employees Flag Drug Cartels and Human Traffickers. The Company’s Response Is Weak, Documents Show.

Facebook Employees Flag Drug Cartels and Human Traffickers. The Company’s Response Is Weak, Documents Show.

Employees raised alarms about how the site is used in developing countries, where its user base is already huge and expanding. In many instances Facebook’s response is inadequate or nothing ...