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Monthly report: January 2019

This month, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 138 influencers like Miles Brundage and Joanna J Bryson, discussing hashtags such as #AI , #robots and #robotics.
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@atscmc shared
On Jan 22, 2019
RT @WomenWhoCodeTO: Gender Diversity Is Urgently Needed Say Prominent Women In Technology: https://t.co/Jq7YgpLG1N
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Gender Diversity Is Urgently Needed Say Prominent Women In Technology

Eight prominent women in the tech sector give their perspectives on why gender matters and how we can equalize numbers. Progress can be impeded by a dominant white male identity that reproduces itself and its privilege, by harassment, bullying and setting higher standards for women in ...

@atscmc shared
On Jan 22, 2019
RT @WomenWhoCodeTO: Gender Diversity Is Urgently Needed Say Prominent Women In Technology: https://t.co/Jq7YgpLG1N
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Gender Diversity Is Urgently Needed Say Prominent Women In Technology

Gender Diversity Is Urgently Needed Say Prominent Women In Technology

Eight prominent women in the tech sector give their perspectives on why gender matters and how we can equalize numbers. Progress can be impeded by a dominant white male identity that ...

@TEDTalks shared
On Jan 19, 2019
"Most of what kids currently learn at school will probably be irrelevant by the time they are 40." https://t.co/EE89QZy2Xg
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The rise of the useless class

Historian Yuval Noah Harari offers a bracing prediction: just as mass industrialization created the working class, the AI revolution will create a new unworking class.

@TEDTalks shared
On Jan 19, 2019
"Most of what kids currently learn at school will probably be irrelevant by the time they are 40." https://t.co/EE89QZy2Xg
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The rise of the useless class

The rise of the useless class

Historian Yuval Noah Harari offers a bracing prediction: just as mass industrialization created the working class, the AI revolution will create a new unworking class.

@MIT_CSAIL shared
On Jan 12, 2019
Google expert says we need to be able to understand AI the same way we understand chainsaws - just enough. https://t.co/eJh6VGN9Br (v/@johnpavlus @QuantaMagazine) https://t.co/E1Ueoe1trU
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A New Approach to Understanding How Machines Think

Neural networks are famously inscrutable, so Been Kim is developing a “translator for humans.”

@MIT_CSAIL shared
On Jan 12, 2019
Google expert says we need to be able to understand AI the same way we understand chainsaws - just enough. https://t.co/eJh6VGN9Br (v/@johnpavlus @QuantaMagazine) https://t.co/E1Ueoe1trU
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A New Approach to Understanding How Machines Think

A New Approach to Understanding How Machines Think

Neural networks are famously inscrutable, so Been Kim is developing a “translator for humans.”

@rodneyabrooks shared
On Jan 15, 2019
A media critique of media AI hype. Misses that underlying capabilities are mostly only imagined. Instead concentrates on whether it is unvarnished good. Harshly disses "ethics theatre". I fear too many friends are unwitting actors in this theatre. https://t.co/4ClfIDFFmk
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Don’t believe the hype: the media are unwittingly selling us an AI fantasy

Journalists need to stop parroting the industry line when it comes to artificial intelligence

@rodneyabrooks shared
On Jan 15, 2019
A media critique of media AI hype. Misses that underlying capabilities are mostly only imagined. Instead concentrates on whether it is unvarnished good. Harshly disses "ethics theatre". I fear too many friends are unwitting actors in this theatre. https://t.co/4ClfIDFFmk
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Don’t believe the hype: the media are unwittingly selling us an AI fantasy

Don’t believe the hype: the media are unwittingly selling us an AI fantasy

Journalists need to stop parroting the industry line when it comes to artificial intelligence

@MIT_CSAIL shared
On Jan 14, 2019
The 50 best public datasets for machine learning: https://t.co/yaAVYxzsMy #mondaymotivation (v/@dd_invest @Medium) https://t.co/z2kSjy47NJ
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The 50 Best Public Datasets for Machine Learning

What are some open datasets for machine learning? After scrapping the web for hours after hours, we have created a great cheat sheet for…

@MIT_CSAIL shared
On Jan 14, 2019
The 50 best public datasets for machine learning: https://t.co/yaAVYxzsMy #mondaymotivation (v/@dd_invest @Medium) https://t.co/z2kSjy47NJ
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The 50 Best Public Datasets for Machine Learning

The 50 Best Public Datasets for Machine Learning

What are some open datasets for machine learning? After scrapping the web for hours after hours, we have created a great cheat sheet for…

@MistyRobotics shared
On Jan 18, 2019
When #robots do surprising things: #Emergent behavior in #robotics https://t.co/p4F3c2WniW #robot #programmers https://t.co/OAhrNhW52w
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When robots do surprising things

I’m sure you’ve seen movies based on the premise of robots suddenly doing weird things they weren’t programmed to do.

@MistyRobotics shared
On Jan 18, 2019
When #robots do surprising things: #Emergent behavior in #robotics https://t.co/p4F3c2WniW #robot #programmers https://t.co/OAhrNhW52w
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When robots do surprising things

When robots do surprising things

I’m sure you’ve seen movies based on the premise of robots suddenly doing weird things they weren’t programmed to do.

@Miles_Brundage shared
On Jan 6, 2019
RT @rao2z: By waiting until 8th grade to introduce #AI to the students (https://t.co/7g4lcNIX2Y), India will inevitably fall way behind in the great #AI education race. IMHO, #InUteroAI (cf https://t.co/RZ5skg6bno) remains the only sensible option.. https://t.co/9ymJ6WD6xb
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CBSE to introduce artificial intelligence courses in classes 8, 9, 10

Syllabus for the artificial intelligence (AI) subject would be drafted for all the three classes. If required, the board will also help in the capacity building of schools for the teaching-learning of the new subject from the next academic session

@Miles_Brundage shared
On Jan 6, 2019
RT @rao2z: By waiting until 8th grade to introduce #AI to the students (https://t.co/7g4lcNIX2Y), India will inevitably fall way behind in the great #AI education race. IMHO, #InUteroAI (cf https://t.co/RZ5skg6bno) remains the only sensible option.. https://t.co/9ymJ6WD6xb
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CBSE to introduce artificial intelligence courses in classes 8, 9, 10

CBSE to introduce artificial intelligence courses in classes 8, 9, 10

Syllabus for the artificial intelligence (AI) subject would be drafted for all the three classes. If required, the board will also help in the capacity building of schools for the ...

@atscmc shared
On Jan 18, 2019
RT @wallacedanielle: Finland is taking a step to train its population in artificial intelligence. This grand experiment is aimed at repurposing the country's economy toward high-end applications of #artificialintelligence. Here's a look: https://t.co/iOTpozUa2U
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Finland’s grand AI experiment

Inside Finland’s plan to train its population in artificial intelligence.

@atscmc shared
On Jan 18, 2019
RT @wallacedanielle: Finland is taking a step to train its population in artificial intelligence. This grand experiment is aimed at repurposing the country's economy toward high-end applications of #artificialintelligence. Here's a look: https://t.co/iOTpozUa2U
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Finland’s grand AI experiment

Finland’s grand AI experiment

Inside Finland’s plan to train its population in artificial intelligence.

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