Upgrade for ReLU: The sin(x) activation function is an alternative to ReLU.
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Upgrade for ReLU: The sin(x) activation function is an alternative to ReLU.

The activation function known as ReLU builds complex nonlinear functions across layers of a neural network, making functions that outline flat faces and sharp edges. But how much of the world breaks down into perfect polyhedra?

August 5, 20212 min read
A Bicycle Built for Zero: Self-driving bicycle stays upright and avoids collisions.
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A Bicycle Built for Zero: Self-driving bicycle stays upright and avoids collisions.

Self-driving cars, get ready to share the road with self-riding bikes. Beijing-based machine learning researcher Zhihui Peng built a riderless bike that stays upright, navigates, and avoids collisions.

June 16, 20211 min read
A Bicycle Built for Zero: Self-driving bicycle stays upright and avoids collisions.
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A Bicycle Built for Zero: Self-driving bicycle stays upright and avoids collisions.

Self-driving cars, get ready to share the road with self-riding bikes. Beijing-based machine learning researcher Zhihui Peng built a riderless bike that stays upright, navigates, and avoids collisions.

June 16, 20211 min read
Borderline AI: How U.S. Border Patrol uses AI to process asylum requests.
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Borderline AI: How U.S. Border Patrol uses AI to process asylum requests.

U.S. immigration officials expect over 2 million migrants to reach the country’s southern border by the end of the year. They’re counting on face recognition to streamline processing of those who seek asylum.

June 9, 20211 min read
Borderline AI: How U.S. Border Patrol uses AI to process asylum requests.
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Borderline AI: How U.S. Border Patrol uses AI to process asylum requests.

U.S. immigration officials expect over 2 million migrants to reach the country’s southern border by the end of the year. They’re counting on face recognition to streamline processing of those who seek asylum.

June 9, 20211 min read
MLOps for All: Google Cloud's Craig Wiley on how he builds AI products.
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MLOps for All: Google Cloud's Craig Wiley on how he builds AI products.

Craig Wiley has journeyed from the hand-deployed models of yore to the pinnacle of automated AI. Today, as chief product manager of Google Cloud’s AI services, he’s making advanced tools and processes available to anyone with a credit card.

May 12, 20213 min read
MLOps for All: Google Cloud's Craig Wiley on how he builds AI products.
Efficiency

MLOps for All: Google Cloud's Craig Wiley on how he builds AI products.

Craig Wiley has journeyed from the hand-deployed models of yore to the pinnacle of automated AI. Today, as chief product manager of Google Cloud’s AI services, he’s making advanced tools and processes available to anyone with a credit card.

May 12, 20213 min read
Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.
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Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.

A computer vision model, continually trained and automatically updated, can boost quality control in factories. Landing AI, a machine learning platform company led by Andrew Ng, helped a maker of compressors for refrigeration check them for leaks.

May 12, 20212 min read
Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.
Efficiency

Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.

A computer vision model, continually trained and automatically updated, can boost quality control in factories. Landing AI, a machine learning platform company led by Andrew Ng, helped a maker of compressors for refrigeration check them for leaks.

May 12, 20212 min read
Robocoders: How SourceAI uses GPT-3 to write code in 40 languages.
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Robocoders: How SourceAI uses GPT-3 to write code in 40 languages.

Language models are starting to take on programming work. SourceAI uses GPT-3 to translate plain-English requests into computer code in 40 programming languages. The French startup is one of several companies that use AI to ease coding.

May 5, 20211 min read
Greener Machine Learning: Here's how AI models can shrink their carbon footprints.
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Greener Machine Learning: Here's how AI models can shrink their carbon footprints.

A new study suggests tactics for machine learning engineers to cut their carbon emissions. Led by David Patterson, researchers at Google and UC Berkeley found that AI developers can shrink a model’s carbon footprint a thousand-fold by streamlining architecture...

May 5, 20211 min read
Robocoders: How SourceAI uses GPT-3 to write code in 40 languages.
Efficiency

Robocoders: How SourceAI uses GPT-3 to write code in 40 languages.

Language models are starting to take on programming work. SourceAI uses GPT-3 to translate plain-English requests into computer code in 40 programming languages. The French startup is one of several companies that use AI to ease coding.

May 5, 20211 min read
Greener Machine Learning: Here's how AI models can shrink their carbon footprints.
Efficiency

Greener Machine Learning: Here's how AI models can shrink their carbon footprints.

A new study suggests tactics for machine learning engineers to cut their carbon emissions. Led by David Patterson, researchers at Google and UC Berkeley found that AI developers can shrink a model’s carbon footprint a thousand-fold by streamlining architecture...

May 5, 20211 min read
Wreck Recognition: How insurers use computer vision to assess car damage.
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Wreck Recognition: How insurers use computer vision to assess car damage.

Automobile insurers are increasingly turning to machine learning models to calculate the cost of car repairs. The pandemic has made it difficult for human assessors to visit vehicles damaged in crashes, so the insurance industry is embracing automation.

April 28, 20211 min read
Wreck Recognition: How insurers use computer vision to assess car damage.
Efficiency

Wreck Recognition: How insurers use computer vision to assess car damage.

Automobile insurers are increasingly turning to machine learning models to calculate the cost of car repairs. The pandemic has made it difficult for human assessors to visit vehicles damaged in crashes, so the insurance industry is embracing automation.

April 28, 20211 min read

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