Apr 24, 2019
Smile as You Board
U.S. authorities, in a bid to stop aliens from overstaying their visas, aim to apply face recognition to nearly all travelers leaving the U.S.
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Apr 24, 2019
Our New DoTA-Playing Overlords
A software agent from OpenAI crushed human players of Defense of The Ancients 2, a multiplayer online game, in an Internet-wide free-for-all.
Apr 24, 2019
Transparency for Training Data
AI is only as good as the data it trains on, but there’s no easy way to assess training data’s quality and character. Researchers want to put that information into a standardized form.
Apr 24, 2019
Un-Redacting Mueller
Last week’s release of the redacted Mueller Report prompted calls to fill in the blanks using the latest models for language generation. A fun test case for state-of-the-art natural language processing—or irresponsible deepfakery tailor-made for an era of disinformation and paranoia?
Apr 24, 2019
Attack of the Robot Dogs
Boston Dynamics' robot dog is straining at the leash. In a new promotional video, a pack of the mechanical canines pull a truck down a road like huskies mushing across the tundra. It's another jaw-dropping demo from one of the world's most ambitious robotics companies.
Apr 17, 2019
Europe Tightens the Screws
The European Commission pulled ahead of the geopolitical pack, issuing guidelines for ethical development of artificial intelligence.
Apr 17, 2019
VCs Bet on NLP
Two startups specializing in NLP reported new financing in the past week as the field heats up.
Apr 17, 2019
Drones Go Commercial
Alphabet spin-out Wing launched its consumer drone delivery service, opening doors for specialists in computer vision and navigation.
Apr 17, 2019
Automatic Annotation
A new tool promises to speed up the laborious process of annotating computer-vision training data.
Apr 17, 2019
The Robots are Winning
Two prominent economists cast doubt on rosy predictions that automation will create more jobs than it destroys—unless we design AI to promote human labor.
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The Batch: Initializing Neural Networks Tutorial, Automatic Annotation, The Robots are Winning, Drones Go Commercial
We're busily wrapping up the Machine Learning Yearning book. Meanwhile, we'd like to give you regular updates on important developments in AI, with an emphasis on helping you build a career or business in it.