Top news of the week: 29.04.2020.

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Robotics

On Apr 25, 2020
@singularityu shared
RT @PeterDiamandis: In this new solution, the iPad mounted on the robot lets health workers communicate with patients remotely, saving time, reducing exposure, and preserving personal protective equipment (PPE). https://t.co/hyvBB3nECb
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Boston Dynamics is open-sourcing its robot tech to help hospitals fight coronavirus

Boston Dynamics is open-sourcing its robot tech to help hospitals fight coronavirus

We’ve seen Boston Dynamics‘ Spot robot walking, running, dancing, and opening doors. Now, the company has assigned it a more important task during the coronavirus pandemic: telemedicine. ...

On Apr 25, 2020
@j2bryson shared
RT @DataLabScotland: Are you wanting to learn more about #data #ethics? Online course starting 27 April: "Data Ethics, AI and Responsible Innovation" https://t.co/zgjpvKQmYy #DataEthicsMOOC #DataScience #AI #innovation #tech @BayesCentre @uoe_online
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Data Ethics, AI and Responsible Innovation

Data Ethics, AI and Responsible Innovation

<p>Our future is here and it relies on data. Predictive policing, medical robots, smart homes and cities, artificial intelligences - we can all think about how any of those could go wrong. ...

On Apr 24, 2020
@engadget shared
The Morning After: A 'Fortnite' concert drew 12.3 million viewers https://t.co/2vz403t1pb https://t.co/wLiPcU3x9u
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The Morning After: A 'Fortnite' concert pulled in 12.3 million viewers

The Morning After: A 'Fortnite' concert pulled in 12.3 million viewers

This morning we're looking back at the surreal Travis Scott / Fortnite experience that drew 12.3 million viewers, and how hospitals are using a robot dog to triage potential COVID-19 cases.

On Apr 22, 2020
@j2bryson shared
RT @thehertieschool: Listen to Joanna Bryson (@j2bryson) speaking about the rights and wrongs of #ArtificialIntelligence on the new podcast series “The Ethics of Disruption” by @jerichochambers. https://t.co/AjmjV4up96
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The Ethics of Disruption: Rights and wrongs with Artificial Intelligence

The Ethics of Disruption: Rights and wrongs with Artificial Intelligence

Computer says ‘no.’ And sometimes it says ‘yes.’ But what are the risks with allowing AI to make important decisions on all our behalfs. The first in our series of Ethics of Disruption ...

On Apr 23, 2020
@Miles_Brundage shared
RT @hardmaru: The simple task of recognizing a stop sign is harder than we can imagine. @karpathy https://t.co/vo8gqSvJ1Y https://t.co/SX1Eq0hqM4
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Andrej Karpathy - AI for Full-Self Driving

Andrej Karpathy - AI for Full-Self Driving

To watch more great speakers, go to scaledml.org and select [media archive]. Presented at the Matroid Scaled Machine Learning Conference 2020 Venue: Computer...

On Apr 27, 2020
@RobotLaunch shared
svrobo: Volunteers on the front line of mask making want to know "where are the robots?!?!" But look how many products one volunteer group OSCMS shipped - more than 2 million pieces of PPE in April! https://t.co/rl4brbZWEH https://t.co/0KpgpNmXZz
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Where are the robots when you need them!

Where are the robots when you need them!

We also heard from Robin Murphy, Expert in Rescue Robotics & Raytheon Professor at Texas A&M University, who updated her slides on the way in which robots are being used in …

On Apr 22, 2020
@petitegeek shared
RT @NaiveAgent: We also have a short video presentation where we showcase several of the generated expressions on Pepper: https://t.co/xdWE9yKfrN Many thanks to awesome people at @SBREurope for all the support!
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Generating Robotic Emotional Body Language of Targeted Valence and Arousal with a CVAE

Generating Robotic Emotional Body Language of Targeted Valence and Arousal with a CVAE

Abstract: Non-verbal communication that encompasses emotional body language is a crucial aspect of social robotics applications. Deep learning models for the...

On Apr 23, 2020
@singularityu shared
Across the globe, AI algorithms have been disrupting financial systems. https://t.co/HcVzcKcCvs
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The Future of Money: AI Investors, Crowdlending, and the Death of Cash

The Future of Money: AI Investors, Crowdlending, and the Death of Cash

AI algorithms are already massively disrupting financial systems across the globe, and this is a trend that's only going to accelerate.