Aug 26, 2020

12 Posts

Experience Counts: Research proposes an upgrade to experience replay.
Aug 26, 2020

Experience Counts: Research proposes an upgrade to experience replay.

If the world changes every second and you take a picture every 10 seconds, you won’t have enough pictures to observe the changes clearly, and storing a series of pictures won’t help. On the other hand, if you take a picture every tenth of a second, then storing a history will help model the world.

2 min read
AI Grading Doesn’t Make the Grade: The UK canceled its plan for AI-generated grading.
Aug 26, 2020

AI Grading Doesn’t Make the Grade: The UK canceled its plan for AI-generated grading.

The UK government abandoned a plan to use machine learning to assess students for higher education. The UK Department of Education discarded grades generated by an algorithm designed to predict performance on the annual Advanced Level qualifications, which had been canceled due to the pandemic.

2 min read
Experience Counts: Research proposes an upgrade to experience replay.
Aug 26, 2020

Experience Counts: Research proposes an upgrade to experience replay.

If the world changes every second and you take a picture every 10 seconds, you won’t have enough pictures to observe the changes clearly, and storing a series of pictures won’t help. On the other hand, if you take a picture every tenth of a second, then storing a history will help model the world.

2 min read
AI Versus Ace: An AI fighter pilot beat a human ace in a virtual dogfight.
Aug 26, 2020

AI Versus Ace: An AI fighter pilot beat a human ace in a virtual dogfight.

An autonomous fighter pilot shot down a human aerial ace in virtual combat. Built by defense contractor Heron Systems, the system also defeated automated rivals from seven other companies to win the AlphaDogfight trial.

2 min read
AI Grading Doesn’t Make the Grade: The UK canceled its plan for AI-generated grading.
Aug 26, 2020

AI Grading Doesn’t Make the Grade: The UK canceled its plan for AI-generated grading.

The UK government abandoned a plan to use machine learning to assess students for higher education. The UK Department of Education discarded grades generated by an algorithm designed to predict performance on the annual Advanced Level qualifications, which had been canceled due to the pandemic.

2 min read
Learning for Humans, Learning for Machines
Aug 26, 2020

Learning for Humans, Learning for Machines

I’ve been trying to teach my toddler the alphabet. Despite having some educational experience, when she mispronounces a vowel for the nth time, I can’t help but feel like I’m doing it wrong.

2 min read
The Batch: Students Protest AI-Predicted Exam Scores, Autonomous Fighter Jet Outguns Humans, Computer Vision Sees Race
Aug 26, 2020

The Batch: Students Protest AI-Predicted Exam Scores, Autonomous Fighter Jet Outguns Humans, Computer Vision Sees Race

I’ve been trying to teach my toddler the alphabet. Despite having some educational experience, when she mispronounces a vowel for the nth time, I can’t help but feel like I’m doing it wrong.

9 min read
Race Recognition: Face recognition companies identify people by race.
Aug 26, 2020

Race Recognition: Face recognition companies identify people by race.

Marketers are using computer vision to parse customers by skin color and other perceived racial characteristics. A number of companies are pitching race classification as a way for businesses to understand the buying habits of different groups.

1 min read
Learning for Humans, Learning for Machines
Aug 26, 2020

Learning for Humans, Learning for Machines

I’ve been trying to teach my toddler the alphabet. Despite having some educational experience, when she mispronounces a vowel for the nth time, I can’t help but feel like I’m doing it wrong.

2 min read
Race Recognition: Face recognition companies identify people by race.
Aug 26, 2020

Race Recognition: Face recognition companies identify people by race.

Marketers are using computer vision to parse customers by skin color and other perceived racial characteristics. A number of companies are pitching race classification as a way for businesses to understand the buying habits of different groups.

1 min read
AI Versus Ace: An AI fighter pilot beat a human ace in a virtual dogfight.
Aug 26, 2020

AI Versus Ace: An AI fighter pilot beat a human ace in a virtual dogfight.

An autonomous fighter pilot shot down a human aerial ace in virtual combat. Built by defense contractor Heron Systems, the system also defeated automated rivals from seven other companies to win the AlphaDogfight trial.

2 min read
The Batch: Students Protest AI-Predicted Exam Scores, Autonomous Fighter Jet Outguns Humans, Computer Vision Sees Race
Aug 26, 2020

The Batch: Students Protest AI-Predicted Exam Scores, Autonomous Fighter Jet Outguns Humans, Computer Vision Sees Race

I’ve been trying to teach my toddler the alphabet. Despite having some educational experience, when she mispronounces a vowel for the nth time, I can’t help but feel like I’m doing it wrong.

9 min read

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