Top news of the week: 23.09.2020.
#goodrobots #AR #VR #pandemic #AI
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AI Ethics: We Need to Walk the Walk, Not Just Talk
Celebrated futurist Andra Keay on the shortfalls of many AI ethical frameworks and why real-world action in what matters right now
How have you seen #VR / #AR used during the #pandemic? Learn more about the fusion of these technologies by registering for the free IEEE Digital Reality webinar on 30 Sept. 2020: https://t.co/Xwzgl6GUBI
OpenEducation
Learn about digital reality and related technologies with these IEEE educational resources.
RT @facebookai: Join Facebook AI and @nyulangone for the 2020 fastMRI reconstruction challenge! This year, we hope collaborating with the broader AI community helps advance the state of the art when it comes to AI-accelerated neuroimaging. Details and challenge rules:
https://t.co/f3ttJfR8Vd https://t.co/OYEQpsTEFZ
OpenThe 2020 fastMRI challenge opens for submissions on October 1
Our 2020 fastMRI reconstruction challenge runs from October 1 - 15. This year, we invite researchers to train on the fastMRI neuroimaging data set released last December…
The TikTok ban is coming, but you can still download the app—for now
https://t.co/0iK1AO1T5a https://t.co/M5UVENE7DF
OpenThe TikTok ban is coming, but you can still download the app—for now
An order requires major app stores to pull down the TikTok app in just a few days and could shut down its U.S. operations completely by November 12th.
RT @StanfordHAI: Want to work with Stanford HAI? We are seeking junior fellows to conduct innovative, multidisciplinary #AI research as assistant professors. The deadline to apply is Dec. 1. https://t.co/FU2xr23AzO
OpenJunior Fellows Program
The Junior Fellows Program at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) is a prestigious program for exceptionally qualified early-career scholars to …
Nanoracks will launch the module in November of 2020 via @SpaceX, followed by the S1 sometime in 2021. https://t.co/eUyKar50xE
OpenThis dextrous robot arm is off to the ISS next year
lans are to send it to the International Space Station in 2021.
Excellent article by @kharijohnson on how black robotics and AI researchers like @robotsmarts Maynard Holliday and @phenomenashlie are creating tech organizations that benefit the black community. @svrobo is proud to support! https://t.co/ppa0s9MMVa https://t.co/27NuOdr3Om
OpenBlack tech organizations grow amid calls for racial justice
Amid calls for racial justice, groups are forming to grow community among Black technologists, invite allies to participate, and build more inclusive tech.
The problem with Republican doomsday predictions for a Biden presidency
Donald Trump and his surrogates are sounding bleak alarms about a potential President Biden. How have predictions in the last few elections panned out?