Google AI

Google uses artificial intelligence to optimize AI chip production

Source: theburnin.com The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently posted a blog highlighting how Google is using an artificial intelligence (AI) program to optimize the design of its AI chips. The Big Tech firm is using an innovative type of algorithm to improve its chip floor planning, the process of laying out components on a module. So Read More

Reinforcement Learning

A.I. CAN NOW BEAT EVERY TITLE OF THIS ICONIC 1977 VIDEO GAME CONSOLE

Source:inverse.com You might think you’re good at Atari games, but a new artificial intelligence system from Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind called Agent57 is probably better. The company claims its A.I. can beat the average person on all 57 Atari 2600 games. Agent57 uses a type of machine learning called deep reinforcement learning to learn from its Read More

Google AI

Google TensorFlow Cert Suggests A.I., ML Certifications on the Rise

Source: insights.dice.com Over the past few years, many companies have embraced artificial intelligence (A.I.) and machine learning as the way of the future. That’s been good news for those technologists who’ve mastered the tools and concepts related to A.I. and machine learning; those with the right combination of experience and skills can easily earn six-figure salaries (with accompanying perks and Read More

Deep Learning

XMOS and Plumerai partner to accelerate binarised neural networks

Source: newelectronics.co.uk British technology companies XMOS and Plumerai have agreed a new strategic partnership that will support the development of binarised neural network (BNN) capabilities, enabling AI to be embedded in a wide range of everyday devices efficiently at low power and at low cost. The partnership combines Plumerai’s Larq software library for training BNNs Read More

Artificial Intelligence

Using cues and actions to help people get along with artificial intelligence

Source: techxplore.com Learning how people interact with artificial intelligence-enabled machines—and using that knowledge to improve people’s trust in AI—may help us live in harmony with the ever-increasing number of robots, chatbots and other smart machines in our midst, according to a Penn State researcher. In a paper published in the current issue of the Journal Read More

Machine Learning

Machine Learning Engineer versus Software Engineer

Source: towardsdatascience.com Software engineering has blown up to encompass more than 1million employees in the US as of 2018 and is not forecasted to slow in growth. Next to come is the machine learning engineer, who takes an automation or decision making problem and applies cutting edge tools to it. With the pervasive nature of machine learning (particularly deep Read More

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Understand AI: Artificial Intelligence 101

Source: middleeastheadlines.com Often it feels like every internet site, application, or maybe efficiency device is mentioning Artificial Intelligence 101 (AI) as the top-secret component for their financial success. What’s even less frequent is a breakdown of what Artificial Intelligence is, the reason that it’s so great, and even the way service providers are taking advantage Read More

DeepMind

DeepMind’s Agent57 beats humans at 57 classic Atari games

Source: venturebeat.com In a preprint paper published this week by DeepMind, Google parent company Alphabet’s U.K.-based research division, a team of scientists describe Agent57, which they say is the first system that outperforms humans on all 57 Atari games in the Arcade Learning Environment data set. Assuming the claim holds water, Agent57 could lay the groundwork Read More

Reinforcement Learning

New Autonomous Driving Simulator Uses End-to-End Reinforcement Learning

Source: engineering.com A new simulation system allows driverless vehicles to be trained in an environment with infinite steering possibilities. While autonomous vehicles typically rely on datasets from real-world human drivers, simulated testing opens up opportunities for cars to encounter and navigate through a variety of worst-case scenarios before they’re even released out on the streets. Read More

Google AI

Google Starts Using Artificial Intelligence for Artificial Intelligence Processors

Source: somagnews.com Artificial intelligence is used in many areas from games to smart phones today. That’s why developers are more focused on new AI designs. In fact, Google is now used to make artificial intelligence algorithms for artificial intelligence algorithms. The artificial intelligence silicon design handled by Google is defined as a subset of the Read More

Big Data

Big Data: The Role of Predictive Analytics in Sales Growth

Source: martechseries.com The analysis of a large volume of data is already an indispensable part of the decision-making process for any business, regardless of its volume. Big data is used to resolve routine problems, such as improving the conversion rate or to achieve customer loyalty for an eCommerce business. But did you know that you can Read More

Microsoft Azure Machine Learning

AI lifecycle management startup Cnvrg.io launches free community tier

Source: venturebeat.com Cnvrg.io, a data science startup headquartered in Jerusalem and New York, today released a community version of its machine learning automation platform designed to help enterprises manage and scale AI. CEO Yochay Ettun says the release was motivated in part by the influx of social distancing and remote work stemming from the COVID-19 Read More

Human Intelligence

The far-reaching impact of AI in education

Source: yourstory.com Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the major technological innovations in recent times, set to revolutionise industries across verticals. In simple terms, AI is the capacity of a computer/machine to collect, anticipate, analyse information, recognise patterns and, consequently, perform actions as opposed to natural human intelligence. AI has permeated industries throughout the years, Read More

Google AI

Google combines spreadsheets and AI for more bot experiments

Source: devclass.com To give more people a chance to play with natural language understanding, Google AI Hub has introduced Semantic Reactor, an experimental Google Sheets Add-on, to use in service bots and the like. The Semantic Reactor is promoted as a tool that “allows the user to sort lines of text in a sheet using a Read More

Uncategorized

Artificial intelligence and ethical responsibility

Source: minnlawyer.com BALTIMORE — Can a computer review a contract, conduct legal research or even write a brief? Legal services companies advertise a variety of programs marketed as artificial intelligence to make attorneys’ work easier and faster, but the boom in so-called AI has not been accompanied by robust ethics considerations. The American Bar Association Read More

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How artificial intelligence data mining can help us fight COVID-19

Source: thestar.com While we focus on vaccines, anti-virals and respirators in the fight against COVID-19, there’s another type of technology that gets less attention, but may be even more important in lessening the impact of the pandemic—information technology. Given that we’ve been hearing more and more about the importance of widespread testing, we’re probably less surprised at this Read More

Deep Learning

A startup is building computer chips using human neurons

Source: fortune.com One of the most promising approaches to artificial intelligence is to try to mimic how the human brain works in software. But now an Australian startup has gone a step further. It’s actually building miniature disembodied brains, using real, biological neurons embedded on a specialized computer chip. Cortical Labs, based in Melbourne, is hoping Read More

Reinforcement Learning

Reinforcement Learning Gaining Steam in the Enterprise

Source: itprotoday.com When it comes to machine learning, supervised learning has long been the superstar. But recent advancements and emerging enterprise applications are putting new attention on reinforcement learning. In an analysis of more than 16,000 artificial intelligence (AI) research papers undertaken by MIT’s Technology Review, reinforcement learning emerged as one of the leading trends in the past Read More

Microservices

Best practices for threat modeling service mesh, microservices

Source: searchsecurity.techtarget.com Security professionals have probably noticed that containers, such as Docker and Rkt, as well as container orchestration — for example, Kubernetes — are gaining traction in a big way. This is because, as developers have discovered the power of microservices, they are moving away from monolithic or tightly coupled component design architectures and Read More

Data Robot

Robot pets have become tools of elderly care – but they raise crucial privacy concerns

Source: scroll.in Social isolation and loneliness are concerns for many older adults, and can be triggered by the need to transition to a condo, rental accommodation, long-term care facility or retirement home. Sometimes, the only thing standing between an older adult and loneliness may be a beloved pet. This reciprocal relationship of affection and attention between Read More

Machine Learning

Machine learning puts a new spin on spin models

Source: phys.org Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used machine learning to analyze spin models, which are used in physics to study phase transitions. Previous work showed that an image/handwriting classification model could be applied to distinguish states in the simplest models. The team showed the approach is applicable to more complex models and found Read More

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Microsoft’s AI-powered Editor can generate rewrite suggestions

Source: venturebeat.com Microsoft’s writing assistant for Microsoft 365 users is getting new AI-powered features like Rewrite Suggestions, which lets you highlight a sentence and then right-click for multiple AI-generated revision ideas, and is coming to Chrome and Edge browser extensions and Outlook.com. AI Editor can also now review text for more gender-related inclusivity and issues Read More

Deep Learning

NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) 2.0 Technology Is The Real Deal

Source: forbes.com This past week, NVIDIA announced an update to its Deep Learning Super Sampling technology, aptly dubbed DLSS 2.0. If you recall, DLSS originally a launched alongside the company’s Turning-based GeForce RTX series graphics cards in the fall of 2018, and this latest iteration improves the technology in a number of meaningful ways, that benefit Read More

Google AI

Google cancels its April Fools’ pranks this year due to the pandemic

Source: hindustantimes.com Google will not be taking part in its annual April Fool’s prank this year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. This was an expected move especially at a time when the entire world is grappling with the virus outbreak. Google hasn’t officially announced it is cancelling this year’s April Fool’s joke. Business Insider (via Read More

Data Science

TEACHING IS THE BEST WAY TO LEARN DATA SCIENCE, SAYS THIS DATA SCIENTIST

Source: analyticsindiamag.com In the ever-increasing data science landscape, learning and retaining concepts have become difficult as one fails to dig deep and assimilate various data science approaches to its fullest. This is because data scientists do not evaluate their understanding of different concepts. However, there are numerous ways one can put their knowledge to the Read More

Human Intelligence

FUTURISTIC IMPACTS OF AI OVER BUSINESSES AND SOCIETY

Source: analyticsinsight.net In the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has made it to mainstream society from academic journals. The technology has achieved numerous milestones when it comes to digital transformation across society including businesses, education, and healthcare as well. Today people can do the tasks which were not even possible ten years back. The proportion Read More

Data Mining

«Singula», The Italian Mass Surveillance Application to Shorten the Containment Policy Timelines Through Data Science

Source: cloutnews.com The Chinese strategy of mass surveillance has, may be, achieved one of the greatest tangible results of the COVID-19 threat so far. Singapore, Israel and China, though pressing the delicate button of the data protection regulation, have implemented strategies of controlled and monitored containment through advanced digital systems, such as drones and data Read More

Microservices

All things Kubernetes: What you’re missing at KubeCon this week

Source: siliconangle.com This week, throngs of cloud-native computing fans were set to descend on Amsterdam for KubeCon, the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s conference for all things Kubernetes. Alas, like so many other conferences, the CNCF decided to postpone KubeCon. But that doesn’t mean I can’t still write about the highlights of the show in this article. Read More