Top news of the week: 20.05.2020.

E-learning, European Broadcasting Union, Autonomous robot, Industrial robot, Computer vision, Herbert Simon

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On May 16, 2020
@singularityu shared
This week’s best #tech news 📰: • The Pandemic Is Emptying Call Centers. AI Chatbots Are Swooping In l MIT Technology Review • Coming Soon: A Nuclear Reactor—With a 3D-Printed Core l Wired & more in #AI, #Energy & #FutureofLearning https://t.co/i69LUGrVDx
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This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 16)

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through May 16)

AI chatbots take over call centers emptied by the coronavirus and drones plant thousands of trees in this week's awesome tech stories from around the web.

On May 19, 2020
@engadget shared
Microsoft's OpenAI supercomputer has 285,000 CPU cores, 10,000 GPUs https://t.co/PMZqqlF7jO https://t.co/TemvmRCGzg
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Microsoft's OpenAI supercomputer has 285,000 CPU cores, 10,000 GPUs

Microsoft's OpenAI supercomputer has 285,000 CPU cores, 10,000 GPUs

Microsof'ts new Azure OpenAI supercomputer is one of the top 5 systems in the world.

On May 18, 2020
@FastCompany shared
The 5 books Bill Gates says you should read in the pandemic summer https://t.co/wNyyyQjipK
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The 5 books Bill Gates says you should read in the pandemic summer

The 5 books Bill Gates says you should read in the pandemic summer

The billionaire philanthropist’s regular reading list is informed by the coronavirus crisis, with books about pandemics, how to survive difficult times, and what policies can help us ...

On May 14, 2020
@engadget shared
The Morning After: Watch the Unreal 5 engine running on a PlayStation 5 https://t.co/MPWfocpCIP https://t.co/iS5ltRTTAC
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The Morning After: Watch the Unreal 5 engine running on a PlayStation 5

The Morning After: Watch the Unreal 5 engine running on a PlayStation 5

This morning we're still taking in the impressive Unreal Engine demo Epic showed off, checking out Dell's XPS 15 and 17 laptops and thinking about how customizable tab groups will change ...

On May 14, 2020
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Sony's new image sensors will make cameras smarter with onboard AI https://t.co/uDXA1xjIiT https://t.co/yiEbu8oI0e
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Sony's new image sensors will make cameras smarter with onboard AI

Sony's new image sensors will make cameras smarter with onboard AI

Sony's latest image sensors have AI processing onboard, so they'll be able to recognize objects and handle some light machine learning tasks.

On May 19, 2020
@RoboticBusiness shared
Collaborative robots are the fastest growing segment in industrial robotics – for good reason. Check out our upcoming webinar, Collaborative Robots: Are They as Safe as They Sound? Register here: https://t.co/VL63s0jd9o
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Webinar: Collaborative Robots: Are They as Safe as They Sound? -June 18

Webinar: Collaborative Robots: Are They as Safe as They Sound? -June 18

insight into cobot safety, looking at how cobots are safer than “old” industrial robots, defining terms such as “power and force limiting” and “protective stop,” and exploring the ...

On May 19, 2020
@engadget shared
Americans don't know why they don't trust self-driving cars https://t.co/OogaYJAPFG https://t.co/kI6zOYzbzm
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Americans don't know why they don't trust self-driving cars

Americans don't know why they don't trust self-driving cars

A new survey from PAVE suggests self-driving car companies have a long way to go before they people trust their vehicles.

On May 13, 2020
@engadget shared
The first 'AI Eurovision' song contest winner was trained on koalas https://t.co/IzixAd1zng https://t.co/ytnm9DbK3Q
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The first 'AI Eurovision' song contest winner was trained on koalas

The first 'AI Eurovision' song contest winner was trained on koalas

Eurovision was cancelled, but an AI contest has taken its place with the winning song using code trained on koalas and kookaburras.