Top news of the week: 21.10.2020.

Industrial robot, Design, Artist, Book review, Fire whirl, Artificial intelligence

Robotics

On Oct 18, 2020
@Robohub shared
Robot swarms follow instructions to create art https://t.co/ypdCyyQMy7 https://t.co/tYpko4O7SY
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Robot swarms follow instructions to create art

Robot swarms follow instructions to create art

Robot swarms follow instructions to create art

On Oct 19, 2020
@FastCompany shared
The best Fast Company articles of the past 25 years https://t.co/WUgK0HSDGu
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The best Fast Company articles of the past 25 years

The best Fast Company articles of the past 25 years

These Fast Company stories made an impact, and their ideas and lessons continue to resonate today.

On Oct 20, 2020
@FastCompany shared
The 25 best and worst work trends of the past 25 years https://t.co/RfwEVD7Zu8
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The 25 best and worst work trends of the past 25 years

The 25 best and worst work trends of the past 25 years

From #MeToo and Lean In to open offices and remote work, the workplace has transformed many times over in the past two and half decades. Let’s take a look at how we got here.

On Oct 20, 2020
@newsbeagle shared
RT @RaiaHadsell: Stats and summaries from the #NeurIPS2020 reviewing process, including answers to important q's: 'Were the desk-rejects accurate?' and 'What area has the best acceptance rate?' https://t.co/LN9KucL1cL
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What we learned from NeurIPS 2020 reviewing process

What we learned from NeurIPS 2020 reviewing process

Hsuan-Tien Lin, Maria Florina Balcan, Raia Hadsell and Marc’Aurelio Ranzato

On Oct 21, 2020
@suekeay shared
RT @QLD_AI_Hub: If you’re a female innovator in the AI field (in industry, gov, academia, research or #startup/scale-up) apply for the 2021 #WaiAWARDS before 14 Dec https://t.co/cdZAa6VCq1 Win the Grand Award ‘Australia – New Zealand WAI Innovator of the Year’ backed by $20,000 prize money! https://t.co/UpLPtRp41R
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Committed to supporting and rewarding excellence to women in AI, the WAI Awards 2021 will be prestigious in their recognition and vital in building the credibility and exposure for women in AI in Australia and New Zealand.

Committed to supporting and rewarding excellence to women in AI, the WAI Awards 2021 will be prestigious in their recognition and vital in building the credibility and exposure for women in AI in Australia and New Zealand.

Women in AI (WAI) is a global network of female experts and professionals in the field of Artificial Intelligence working towards gender-inclusive AI that benefits a global …

On Oct 19, 2020
@Robotiq_Inc shared
9 Factors That Will Affect Your Cobot Palletizing Deployment https://t.co/SMBkywXOae
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9 Factors That Will Affect Your Cobot Palletizing Deployment

9 Factors That Will Affect Your Cobot Palletizing Deployment

What factors will affect the deployment of a robot palletizing cell? Which factors should you focus on and which should you ignore? Here are 7 key factors.

On Oct 18, 2020
@j2bryson shared
“A robot must always indicate the identity of its creator, controller, or owner” @pasquale https://t.co/d4Oi1SeugA also the 5th of 5 UK Principles of Robotics (@lilianedwards idea) – I thought then (2010) it was impractical (oh, 3D printing!) but it's already law in many places.
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‘Machines set loose to slaughter’: the dangerous rise of military AI

‘Machines set loose to slaughter’: the dangerous rise of military AI

The long read: Autonomous machines capable of deadly force are increasingly prevalent in modern warfare, despite numerous ethical concerns. Is there anything we can do to halt the advance ...

On Oct 19, 2020
@WIRED shared
If a scientist who studies organisms and their relationship to the environment couldn't predict what might happen in a fire, what chance does anyone else have? And are there any tools researchers can use to determine what comes next in the American west? https://t.co/K8DLIDdzHE
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The New Science of Wildfire Prediction

The New Science of Wildfire Prediction

On this week's Get WIRED podcast, writer Dan Duane dives into the inevitability of fires in the west and how better models would help combat them.