Jul 01, 2020

14 Posts

Bots Don’t Need Social Distancing: Covid-19 drove demand for Replika, an AI chatbot.
Jul 01, 2020

Bots Don’t Need Social Distancing: Covid-19 drove demand for Replika, an AI chatbot.

A chatbot is providing companionship for the locked-down and lonely. Downloads of Replika, a chatbot designed to be a virtual friend, have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, reports the New York Times.

1 min read
Clothes Make the Model: Amazon's Outfit-Viton generates apparel images on demand.
Jul 01, 2020

Clothes Make the Model: Amazon's Outfit-Viton generates apparel images on demand.

In online retailing, the most common customer complaints are slow shipping and inability to try on clothes. Amazon conceived its Prime program to address the first concern. To answer the second, it built a virtual fitting room.

2 min read
How “Unbiased” AI Can Lead to Biased Outcomes
Jul 01, 2020

How “Unbiased” AI Can Lead to Biased Outcomes

We know that biased data leads to biased machine learning. But does the problem go beyond that? A few colleagues asked about this after a heated exchange on Twitter between Yann LeCun and Timnit Gebru (see “Image Resolution in Black and White” below).

1 min read
Clothes Make the Model: Amazon's Outfit-Viton generates apparel images on demand.
Jul 01, 2020

Clothes Make the Model: Amazon's Outfit-Viton generates apparel images on demand.

In online retailing, the most common customer complaints are slow shipping and inability to try on clothes. Amazon conceived its Prime program to address the first concern. To answer the second, it built a virtual fitting room.

2 min read
Model See, Model Do: Researchers use DensePose to analyze animal behavior.
Jul 01, 2020

Model See, Model Do: Researchers use DensePose to analyze animal behavior.

Scientists who study animal behavior spend endless hours observing and taking notes about a creature’s actions and reactions. Computer vision could automate much of that work.

1 min read
The AI of Small Things: Apple aims to simplify minor tasks with machine learning.
Jul 01, 2020

The AI of Small Things: Apple aims to simplify minor tasks with machine learning.

Some tech companies boast that their AI will change the world. Apple’s latest just aims to make your life a little easier. Apple unveiled a flock of modest conveniences powered by machine learning at its annual developer conference.

1 min read
Image Resolution in Black and White: Behind the Pulse controversy about bias in machine learning
Jul 01, 2020

Image Resolution in Black and White: Behind the Pulse controversy about bias in machine learning

A new model designed to sharpen images tends to turn some dark faces white, igniting fresh furor over bias in machine learning. Photo Upsampling via Latent Space Exploration (Pulse) generates high-resolution versions of low-resolution images.

2 min read
The Batch: Bias in Plain Sight, Apple's New AI, Amazon's Virtual Fitting Room, Bot Besties, Researchers Go Ape
Jul 01, 2020

The Batch: Bias in Plain Sight, Apple's New AI, Amazon's Virtual Fitting Room, Bot Besties, Researchers Go Ape

We know that biased data leads to biased machine learning. But does the problem go beyond that? A few colleagues asked about this after a heated exchange on Twitter between Yann LeCun and Timnit Gebru (see “Image Resolution in Black and White” below).

10 min read
Model See, Model Do: Researchers use DensePose to analyze animal behavior.
Jul 01, 2020

Model See, Model Do: Researchers use DensePose to analyze animal behavior.

Scientists who study animal behavior spend endless hours observing and taking notes about a creature’s actions and reactions. Computer vision could automate much of that work.

1 min read
The Batch: Bias in Plain Sight, Apple's New AI, Amazon's Virtual Fitting Room, Bot Besties, Researchers Go Ape
Jul 01, 2020

The Batch: Bias in Plain Sight, Apple's New AI, Amazon's Virtual Fitting Room, Bot Besties, Researchers Go Ape

We know that biased data leads to biased machine learning. But does the problem go beyond that? A few colleagues asked about this after a heated exchange on Twitter between Yann LeCun and Timnit Gebru (see “Image Resolution in Black and White” below).

10 min read
How “Unbiased” AI Can Lead to Biased Outcomes
Jul 01, 2020

How “Unbiased” AI Can Lead to Biased Outcomes

We know that biased data leads to biased machine learning. But does the problem go beyond that? A few colleagues asked about this after a heated exchange on Twitter between Yann LeCun and Timnit Gebru (see “Image Resolution in Black and White” below).

1 min read
Image Resolution in Black and White: Behind the Pulse controversy about bias in machine learning
Jul 01, 2020

Image Resolution in Black and White: Behind the Pulse controversy about bias in machine learning

A new model designed to sharpen images tends to turn some dark faces white, igniting fresh furor over bias in machine learning. Photo Upsampling via Latent Space Exploration (Pulse) generates high-resolution versions of low-resolution images.

2 min read
The AI of Small Things: Apple aims to simplify minor tasks with machine learning.
Jul 01, 2020

The AI of Small Things: Apple aims to simplify minor tasks with machine learning.

Some tech companies boast that their AI will change the world. Apple’s latest just aims to make your life a little easier. Apple unveiled a flock of modest conveniences powered by machine learning at its annual developer conference.

1 min read
Bots Don’t Need Social Distancing: Covid-19 drove demand for Replika, an AI chatbot.
Jul 01, 2020

Bots Don’t Need Social Distancing: Covid-19 drove demand for Replika, an AI chatbot.

A chatbot is providing companionship for the locked-down and lonely. Downloads of Replika, a chatbot designed to be a virtual friend, have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, reports the New York Times.

1 min read

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