Jan 12, 2022

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AI Versus the Garbage Heap: How Amazon uses AI to cut waste.
Jan 12, 2022

AI Versus the Garbage Heap: How Amazon uses AI to cut waste.

Amazon reported long-term success using machine learning to shrink its environmental footprint. The online retailer developed a system that fuses product descriptions, images, and structured data to decide how an item should be packed for shipping.

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More Learning With Less Memory: Training large language models using less memory.
Jan 12, 2022

More Learning With Less Memory: Training large language models using less memory.

Researchers discovered a new way to reduce memory requirements when training large machine learning models. Tim Dettmers and colleagues at University of Washington released 8-bit optimizers that store gradient statistics as 8-bit values, while maintaining the same accuracy.

2 min read
AI Versus the Garbage Heap: How Amazon uses AI to cut waste.
Jan 12, 2022

AI Versus the Garbage Heap: How Amazon uses AI to cut waste.

Amazon reported long-term success using machine learning to shrink its environmental footprint. The online retailer developed a system that fuses product descriptions, images, and structured data to decide how an item should be packed for shipping.

2 min read
Stopping Guns at the Gate: How Camden Yards uses AI to scan for weapons.
Jan 12, 2022

Stopping Guns at the Gate: How Camden Yards uses AI to scan for weapons.

A Major League Baseball stadium will be using computer vision to detect weapons as fans enter.What’s new: A system called Hexwave will look for firearms, knives, and explosives carried by baseball fans who visit Camden Yards, home field of the Baltimore Orioles.

2 min read
Stopping Guns at the Gate: How Camden Yards uses AI to scan for weapons.
Jan 12, 2022

Stopping Guns at the Gate: How Camden Yards uses AI to scan for weapons.

A Major League Baseball stadium will be using computer vision to detect weapons as fans enter.What’s new: A system called Hexwave will look for firearms, knives, and explosives carried by baseball fans who visit Camden Yards, home field of the Baltimore Orioles.

2 min read
More Learning With Less Memory: Training large language models using less memory.
Jan 12, 2022

More Learning With Less Memory: Training large language models using less memory.

Researchers discovered a new way to reduce memory requirements when training large machine learning models. Tim Dettmers and colleagues at University of Washington released 8-bit optimizers that store gradient statistics as 8-bit values, while maintaining the same accuracy.

2 min read
Predicting Regime Change: CoupCast uses AI to predict unrest.
Jan 12, 2022

Predicting Regime Change: CoupCast uses AI to predict unrest.

Researchers at the University of Central Florida are working with a system called CoupCast to estimate the likelihood that an individual country will undergo a coup d’état.

2 min read
Predicting Regime Change: CoupCast uses AI to predict unrest.
Jan 12, 2022

Predicting Regime Change: CoupCast uses AI to predict unrest.

Researchers at the University of Central Florida are working with a system called CoupCast to estimate the likelihood that an individual country will undergo a coup d’état.

2 min read
8 Keys to Building a Career in AI
Jan 12, 2022

8 Keys to Building a Career in AI

AI continues to create numerous exciting career opportunities, and I know that many of you aim to develop a career in the field. While taking online courses in technical topics is an important step, being an AI professional requires more than...

2 min read
8 Keys to Building a Career in AI
Jan 12, 2022

8 Keys to Building a Career in AI

AI continues to create numerous exciting career opportunities, and I know that many of you aim to develop a career in the field. While taking online courses in technical topics is an important step, being an AI professional requires more than...

2 min read
The Batch: Recognizing Weapons, Reducing Garbage, Predicting Regime Change, Learning With Less Memory
Jan 12, 2022

The Batch: Recognizing Weapons, Reducing Garbage, Predicting Regime Change, Learning With Less Memory

AI continues to create numerous exciting career opportunities, and I know that many of you aim to develop a career in the field. While taking online courses in technical topics is an important step, being an AI professional requires more than technical skills.

10 min read
The Batch: Recognizing Weapons, Reducing Garbage, Predicting Regime Change, Learning With Less Memory
Jan 12, 2022

The Batch: Recognizing Weapons, Reducing Garbage, Predicting Regime Change, Learning With Less Memory

AI continues to create numerous exciting career opportunities, and I know that many of you aim to develop a career in the field. While taking online courses in technical topics is an important step, being an AI professional requires more than technical skills.

10 min read

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