AI News in 2020: a Digest

An overview of the big AI-related stories of 2020

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Last Week in AI #99
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Last Week in AI #99

Facial recognition at the Capitol, National AI Initiative Office, and more!
January 18, 2021
A narrowing of AI research?
podcast / interview,

A narrowing of AI research?

An interview with Juan Mateos-Garcia, co-author of 'A narrowing of AI research?'
December 11, 2020
DeepMind’s AlphaFold 2—An Impressive Advance With Hyperbolic Coverage
briefs / Healthcare, DeepMind, hype,

DeepMind’s AlphaFold 2—An Impressive Advance With Hyperbolic Coverage

The results are encouraging, but journalist ebullience belies the difficulties ahead.
December 9, 2020
Deep Learning and the Compute Divide in AI Research
podcast / interview,

Deep Learning and the Compute Divide in AI Research

An interview with Nur Ahmed, co-author of The De-democratization of AI: Deep Learning and the Compute Divide in Artificial Intelligence Research
December 4, 2020
Please Stop Saying 'An AI'
editorials / overview,

Please Stop Saying 'An AI'

Popular usage of the term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ adds to misunderstanding of AI as it exists today.
December 1, 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
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The State of Deepfakes in 2020
overviews / DeepFakes,
The State of Deepfakes in 2020
A Brief History of Neural Nets and Deep Learning
overviews / deep learning,
A Brief History of Neural Nets and Deep Learning
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
Bots, Lies, and DeepFakes — Online Misinformation and AI's Role in it
overviews / hype, panic, DeepFakes,
Bots, Lies, and DeepFakes — Online Misinformation and AI's Role in it
The Past, Present, and Future of AI Art
editorials / overview, art,
The Past, Present, and Future of AI Art
Boston Dynamics' robots — impressive, but far from the Terminator
briefs / hype, robotics,
Boston Dynamics' robots — impressive, but far from the Terminator
Job Loss Due To AI — How Bad Is It Going To Be?
editorials / jobs, overview,
Job Loss Due To AI — How Bad Is It Going To Be?
Sophia the Robot, More Marketing Machine Than AI Marvel
briefs / robotics, hype,
Sophia the Robot, More Marketing Machine Than AI Marvel
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