Day: July 18, 2020
Could Super Artificial Intelligence Be, in Some Sense, Alive? – Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence
Tech writer Ben Dickson poses the question: Should you feel bad about pulling the plug on a robot or switch off an artificial intelligence algorithm? Not for the moment. But how about when our computers become as smart—or smarter—than us?Ben Dickson, “What will happen when we reach the AI singularity?” at TheNextWeb, July 7, 2020…
AI Weekly: Transform 2020 showcased the practical side of AI and ML
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Watch all the Transform 2020 sessions on-demand right here. Today marked the conclusion of VentureBeat’s Transform 2020 summit, which took place online for the first time in our history. Luminaries including Google Brain ethicist Timnit Gebru and IBM AI ethics…
NVIDIA Faces a Tough New Rival in Artificial Intelligence Chips
British chip designer Graphcore recently unveiled the Colossus MK2, also known as the GC200 IPU (Intelligence Processing Unit), which it calls the world’s most complex chip for AI applications. The chip offers eight times the performance of its predecessor, the Colossus MK1, and is powered by 59.4 billion transistors — which surpasses the 54 billion transistors…
How To Tackle A Machine Learning Project As A Beginner – Analytics India Magazine
The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) has made mastery over machine learning (ML) an imperative for anyone in the field of software development. While theoretical knowledge will help, it is not possible to master ML without a strong foundation in practical experience. There are numerous digital ML courses that enable learners to dabble in various…
How BMW and Malong used edge AI and machine learning to streamline warehouse and checkout systems – VentureBeat
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Watch all the Transform 2020 sessions on-demand right here. During a panel today at VentureBeat’s Transform 2020 conference, speakers including BMW Group’s Jimmy Nassif, Red Hat’s Jered Floyd, and Malong CEO Matt Scott discussed the challenges and opportunities in AI…
AI Weekly: Transform 2020 showcased the practical side of AI and ML
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Watch all the Transform 2020 sessions on-demand right here. Today marked the conclusion of VentureBeat’s Transform 2020 summit, which took place online for the first time in our history. Luminaries including Google Brain ethicist Timnit Gebru and IBM AI ethics…
NVIDIA Faces a Tough New Rival in Artificial Intelligence Chips
British chip designer Graphcore recently unveiled the Colossus MK2, also known as the GC200 IPU (Intelligence Processing Unit), which it calls the world’s most complex chip for AI applications. The chip offers eight times the performance of its predecessor, the Colossus MK1, and is powered by 59.4 billion transistors — which surpasses the 54 billion transistors…
Faculty receive funding to develop artificial intelligence techniques to combat Covid-19
Artificial intelligence has the power to help put an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. Not only can techniques of machine learning and natural language processing be used to track and report Covid-19 infection rates, but other AI techniques can also be used to make smarter decisions about everything from when states should reopen to how…