Tech & Society
Parsing Commands Into Actions: NLP Helps Google Robot Understand Spoken Instructions
A new method enables robots to respond helpfully to verbal commands by pairing a natural language model with a repertoire of existing skills.
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Business
Chipmaker Boosts AI as a Service: Nvidia Launches Cloud Service for NLP Models
Nvidia, known for chips designed to process AI systems, is providing access to large language models. Nvidia announced early access to NeMo LLM and BioNeMo, cloud-computing services that enable developers to generate text and biological sequences respectively.
The Batch Newsletter
The Batch: Robot Assistants Take a Step Forward, Nvidia Boosts AI as a Service, AI Enters Prisons, How to Train Vision Transformers
The Batch - AI News & Insights. In this letter, I’d like to address the serious matter of newcomers to AI sometimes experiencing imposter syndrome, where someone — regardless of their success in the field — wonders if they’re a fraud and really belong in the AI community.
Letters
Imposter Syndrome: Don't Let It Hold You Back
In this letter, I’d like to address the serious matter of newcomers to AI sometimes experiencing imposter syndrome, where someone — regardless of their success in the field — wonders if they’re a fraud and really belong in the AI community.
Machine Learning Research
Automating Mattes for Visual Effects: New ML Method Produces Image Mattes Easier
Researchers at Baidu introduced PP-Matting, an architecture that, given an image, estimates the transparency of pixels surrounding foreground objects to create mattes without requiring additional input.
Tech & Society
Toward Machines That LOL: Scientists Teach a Speech Recognition Robot to Laugh
Even if we manage to stop robots from taking over the world, they may still have the last laugh. Researchers at Kyoto University developed a series of neural networks that enable a robot engaged in spoken conversation to chortle along with its human interlocutor.
Tech & Society
Regulating AI in Undefined Terms: Experts Debate Definitions in European Union’s AI Act
A proposed European Union law that seeks to control AI is raising questions about what kinds of systems it would regulate. Experts at a roundtable staged by the Center for Data Innovation debated the implications of limitations in the EU’s forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act.
AI Careers
Data Scientists on Data Science: Data Science Jobs Bring High Satisfaction
A survey of data scientists reveals a field of great opportunities but also room for improvement. The 2022 “State of Data Science” report from Anaconda, maker of a popular Python distribution, surveyed 3,493 students, teachers, and employees.
The Batch Newsletter
The Batch: Data Scientists Analyze Data Science, AI Regulation Uses Undefined Terms, Robots LOL, AI Mattes Images
The Batch - AI News & Insights. Activities such as writing code and solving math problems are often perceived as purely intellectual pursuits. But this ignores the fact that they involve the mental equivalent of muscle memory.
Letters
How to Develop Muscle Memory for Your Mind
Activities such as writing code and solving math problems are often perceived as purely intellectual pursuits. But this ignores the fact that they involve the mental equivalent of muscle memory.
Machine Learning Research
Update Any Language Model: New Method to Update Pretrained Language Models
The ability to update language models is essential to incorporate new information and correct undesirable behaviors. Previous methods are unwieldy and often fail as the amount of new data increases. New work offers a workaround.
Business
If It Ain’t Broke, Fix It: Factories Use AI for Predictive Maintenance
Factories are using AI to warn them when equipment is reaching the breaking point. Services that monitor machinery to predict imminent failure and provide guidance on necessary upkeep are booming, The Wall Street Journal reported.