Machine Learning Research
Choose the Right Annotators: Jury-Learning Helps Remove Bias from NLP Models
A new machine learning method attempts to account for biases that may be held by certain subsets of labelers.
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Science
Protection for Pollinators: AI Could Help Create Pesticides That Don’t Kill Bees
A machine learning method could help chemists formulate pesticides that target harmful insects but leave bees alone. Researchers at Oregon State University developed models that classify whether or not a chemical is fatally toxic to bees.
Tech & Society
Large Language Models Unbound: BLOOM is the Largest Open Source NLP Model to Date
A worldwide collaboration produced the biggest open source language model to date. BLOOM is a family of language models built by the BigScience Research Workshop, a collective of over 1,000 researchers from 250 institutions around the globe.
Business
Where Drones Fly Free: The UK’s Superhighway in the Sky for Drones
Autonomous aircraft in the United Kingdom are getting their own superhighway. The UK government approved Project Skyway, a 165-mile system of interconnected drone-only flight routes.
Letters
The Trouble With Reinforcement Learning
While working on Course 3 of the Machine Learning Specialization, which covers reinforcement learning, I was reflecting on how reinforcement learning algorithms are still quite finicky.
The Batch Newsletter
The Batch: UK's Drone Superhighway, Largest Open Source Language Model, AI Protects Bees, Countering Biased Labels
While working on Course 3 of the Machine Learning Specialization, which covers reinforcement learning, I was reflecting on how reinforcement learning algorithms are still quite finicky.
Machine Learning Research
Learning From Metadata: Descriptive Text Improves Performance for AI Image Classification Systems
Images in the wild may not come with labels, but they often include metadata. A new training method takes advantage of this information to improve contrastive learning.
Tech & Society
Keep Your AIs on the Road: New Law Requires European Vehicles to Come with Automated Features
The European Union passed a law that requires new vehicles to come equipped with automated safety features.
Machine Learning Research
Humanized Training for Robot Arms: New Research Improves Robot Performance and Adaptability
Robots trained via reinforcement learning usually study videos of robots performing the task at hand. A new approach used videos of humans to pre-train robotic arms.
Tech & Society
On the Ball: An AI-Powered App Lets Amateur Footballers Try Out for the Pros
AiSCOUT uses computer vision to grade amateur footballers and recommends those who score highest to representatives of professional teams.
Business
Auto Diagnosis: AI-Powered Inspections Arrive at Dealers for GM and Volvo
A drive-through system from UVeye automatically inspects vehicles for dents, leaks, and low tire pressure.
Jul 27, 2022
AI War Chest Grows: NATO Invests €1 Billion in Advanced Technologies
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced a €1 billion venture capital fund for technologies including AI.