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Question for AI researchers: What would you say are the most important advances towards more *general* AI that have happened over the last five years? That is, general as opposed to narrow AI. (I'm writing a review of this.) 1/3

Here's an interesting integral involving the Golden ratio ϕ

Auditors are testing hiring algorithms for bias, but there’s no easy fix technologyreview.com/2021/02/11/101…

I've been sitting in on a class at MIT this semester and the professor just asked how old people were when 9/11 happened. Long pause. "We weren't born yet." Y'all.

chants of “fuck the algorithm” as a speaker talks of losing her place at medical school because she was downgraded.

The 10 most helpful *free* online machine learning courses, via @chipro Full thread: bit.ly/Top10chipro #MondayMotivation

Driving may not require AGI, but getting out of the car does.

10 Python Open Source Projects On GitHub. If you ask the best programming language for job & future, Python undoubtedly tops the list. This 🧵 will help you to become a pro. in Python 💕

So you’re a programmer. Good. We need programmers. Have you read Knuth’s “Fundamental Algorithms”? If not, it’s the next book you should read. 40 years ago that book changed my life. Its power has not waned. Read and learn.

Researchers have demonstrated that they can make a face recognition system similar to those used at airports think someone else is you. This is the equivalent of tricking a machine into allowing someone to board a flight despite being on a no-fly list. bit.ly/3gPFCxL

The Lookout accessibility app for #Android includes the ability to detect and recognize supermarket products. This technology leverages recent improvements in smartphone compute power and neural network design to run entirely on-device. Learn more at: goo.gle/31IdgiD

🧠Google creates a maths AI that has already proved 1200 theorems! #AI #MachineLearning #DataScience @welcomeai @SpirosMargaris @HaroldSinnott @gvalan @Paula_Piccard @ipfconline1 @ShiCooks @ahier @DeepLearn007 @labordeolivier @kalydeoo @Nicochan33

This is a day at the beach in 1896!! All hail 👉🏾 Deep learning algorithms for enhanced image interpolation, HD, color etc... #sundayvibes #AI #MachineLearning #100DaysOfCode #DeepLearning #RStats #Python

Artificial evolution of “swimbots” “Witness the effects of Darwinian evolution as hundreds of simulated organisms compete for mates and food.” Web browser demo reminds me of 2D version of Karl Sims' Evolving Virtual Creatures by @JJVentrella h/t @danbri swimbots.com/genepool/

Who says the ML community doesn’t know how to flatten the curve? trends.google.com/trends/explore…

Google #AI computers have created their own secret language by @wef #IoT #ArtificialIntelligence #ML #DeepLearning #DL #InternetofThings Cc: @pawlowskimario @andy_fitze @wotnot_io @williamharvey07 @monteagudo_ai

"Who would buy an Apple phone in China if you can't use WeChat on it?" Our head of Geo-tech @pstAsiatech raises this question in @WIRED as he, @lmatsakis and @willknight discuss the implications of Trump's #WeChat executive order. bit.ly/2PFmlTR

"The Origin of Chemical Elements" paper, one of the most cited in astrophysics, was written by Ralph Alpher and George Gamow. Gamow liked the idea of having an author list that sounded like the first 3 Greek letters - alpha beta gamma. So he made Hans Bethe a co-author as a joke

Augmented Reality solutions for restaurants, shops, and other business for the Covid era #tech #economy #COVID19

What does the tech economy of the future look like? Interesting perspectives from industry experts including @DXCTechnology and @Lefep’s CTOs and technologists. wired.com/brandlab/2018/… via @WIRED