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Last Week in AI #92
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Last Week in AI #92

Problems with deep learning, AI-trained counselors, database of AI incidents, and more!
November 23, 2020
Machine Learning for Art with Google’s Emil Wallner
podcast / art, interview,

Machine Learning for Art with Google’s Emil Wallner

An interview with Emil Wallner, the creator of mlart.co”
November 27, 2020
The State of Deepfakes in 2020
overviews / DeepFakes,

The State of Deepfakes in 2020

On what Deepfakes are, how they are used, and how much they should concern you.
November 19, 2020
OpenAI's “Scaling Laws for Autoregressive Generative Modeling”
podcast / OpenAI, interview, technical,

OpenAI's “Scaling Laws for Autoregressive Generative Modeling”

An interview with Tom Henighan about the recent paper “Scaling Laws for Autoregressive Generative Modeling”
November 7, 2020
AIMyths.org and the Top Myths About AI
podcast / panic, interview,

AIMyths.org and the Top Myths About AI

An interview with Daniel Leufer and Alexa Steinbrück about their project AIMyths.org.
October 25, 2020
Interview - “Measurement in AI Policy: Opportunities and Challenges”
podcast / policy, interview,

Interview - “Measurement in AI Policy: Opportunities and Challenges”

An interview about the recent paper Measurement in AI Policy: Opportunities and Challenges.
October 19, 2020
Working With Robots in a Post-Pandemic World
podcast / robotics, jobs, interview,

Working With Robots in a Post-Pandemic World

An interview about the recent article 'Working With Robots in a Post-Pandemic World'
October 9, 2020
A Brief History of Neural Nets and Deep Learning
overviews / deep learning,

A Brief History of Neural Nets and Deep Learning

The story of how neural nets evolved from the earliest days of AI to now.
September 27, 2020
The Evolving Impact of Robots on Jobs
podcast / robotics, jobs, interview,

The Evolving Impact of Robots on Jobs

An interview about the recent paper 'The Evolving Impact of Robots on Jobs'
September 19, 2020
The Rise of “Killer Robots” and the Race to Restrain Them
overviews / hype, robotics, regulation,

The Rise of “Killer Robots” and the Race to Restrain Them

Truly autonomous lethal weapons don't exist yet, but that may not be true for long unless regulations are passed
September 7, 2020
Media Messages and U.S. Public Opinion about AI
podcast / interview,

Media Messages and U.S. Public Opinion about AI

An interview about the recent paper 'Media Messages and U.S. Public Opinion about Artificial Intelligence'
September 2, 2020
Increasing generality in machine learning through procedural content generation
podcast / interview, RL, technical,

Increasing generality in machine learning through procedural content generation

An interview about the recent paper 'Increasing generality in machine learning through procedural content generation'
August 29, 2020
The Alexa Prize Challenge and Stanford’s Chirpy Cardinal
podcast / interview, NLP, Amazon,

The Alexa Prize Challenge and Stanford’s Chirpy Cardinal

An interview with Stanford AI Lab PhDs Abigal See and Ashwin Paranjape about their involvement with the Alexa Prize Challenge
August 20, 2020
GPT-3: An AI Breakthrough, but not Coming for Your Job
briefs / NLP, OpenAI, hype,

GPT-3: An AI Breakthrough, but not Coming for Your Job

GPT-3 still has a range of limitations which must be noted before worrying that it will cost anyone their livelihood.
August 5, 2020
IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon Halt Sales of Facial Recognition to Police, Call for Regulations
briefs / computer vision, bias, ethics, surveillance, regulation,

IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon Halt Sales of Facial Recognition to Police, Call for Regulations

Movements against unregulated police use of facial recognition, which compound its many ethical issues, are gaining speed
June 21, 2020
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