In the News
Top minds in machine learning predict where AI is going in 2020
We spoke with PyTorch creator Soumith Chintala, University of California professor Celeste Kidd, Google AI chief Jeff Dean, Nvidia director of machine learning research Anima Anandkumar, and IBM Research director Dario Gil.
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Market News
Rebooting AI: Experts Call for Real Progress
For that, I recommend a new book, Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust, which has set off a buzz in the land of AI enthusiasts and skeptics alike.
The US just released 10 principles that it hopes will make AI safer
The White House has released 10 principles for government agencies to adhere to when proposing new AI regulations for the private sector.
A.I. Is Learning to Read Mammograms
Northwestern University Artificial intelligence can help doctors do a better job of finding breast cancer on mammograms, researchers from Google and medical centers in the United States and Britain are reporting in the journal Nature.
Ethics
It's time for AI ethics to grow up
In 2020 we will realise that AI ethics will need to be codified in a realistic and enforceable way. Companies that make and sell facial-recognition technology, such as Microsoft, Google and Amazon, have repeatedly asked governments to pass laws governing its use – so far to little avail.
Human-like robots spark fear in users according to researchers
GWS Robotics creative director David Graves, Alan Winfield, professor of robot ethics at the University of the West of England, and Joanna Bryson, associate professor in the department of computer science at the University of Bath, are among those who believe anthropomorphic bots spark fear -as well...
What is Artificial Intelligence?
Today, robotics, image recognition, natural language processing, real-time analytics tools and various connected systems within the Internet of Things (IoT) all tap AI in order to deliver more advanced features and capabilities.
Robotics
Watch Boston Dynamics' Terrifying Parkouring Robot Try to Learn How to Walk
Boston Dynamic’s Terminator-esque robot, Atlas, can do the job of a warehouse worker, deal with frustrating situations, and parkour better than Michael Scott.
Samsung made a rolling robot called Ballie that runs your smart home
The rolling robot is also designed to act as a fitness assistant and has a "mobile interface" that looks for ways to improve your life as your needs change using its built-in AI.
Remembering robotics companies we lost in 2019
As first reported by The Robot Report, Anki’s assets were acquired in December by Digital Dream Labs, a Pittsburgh-based edtech startup.
Research
The Artificial Intelligence Index: AI Hiring, Data, Trends
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Learning From Observation
Yann LeCun: Learning From Observation How is it that many people learn to drive a car fairly safely in 20 hours of practice, while current imitation learning algorithms take hundreds of thousands of hours, and reinforcement learning algorithms take millions of hours?
Faster Training and Inference Performance
Graphcore IPU Solutions are Made for Machine Learning The Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU) is completely different from today’s CPU and GPU processors.