Jun 16, 2021

12 Posts

Ready, Set, Improve the Data!
Jun 16, 2021

Ready, Set, Improve the Data!

I’m thrilled to announce the first data-centric AI competition! I invite you to participate.For decades, model-centric AI competitions, in which the dataset is held fixed while you iterate on the code, have driven our field forward.

1 min read
The Writing, Not the Doodles: A handwriting detection AI model for messy paper.
Jun 16, 2021

The Writing, Not the Doodles: A handwriting detection AI model for messy paper.

Systems designed to turn handwriting into text typically work best on pages with a consistent layout, such as a single column unbroken by drawings, diagrams, or extraneous symbols. A new system removes that requirement.

2 min read
Computers Making Computers: How Google used AI to help design its TPU v4 chip.
Jun 16, 2021

Computers Making Computers: How Google used AI to help design its TPU v4 chip.

A neural network wrote the blueprint for upcoming computer chips that will accelerate deep learning itself. Google engineers used a reinforcement learning system to arrange the billions of minuscule transistors in an upcoming version of its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chips.

2 min read
The Batch: Computers Spawn Computers, Self-Riding Bike, AI-Against-Covid Progress Report, Handwriting Deciphered
Jun 16, 2021

The Batch: Computers Spawn Computers, Self-Riding Bike, AI-Against-Covid Progress Report, Handwriting Deciphered

I’m thrilled to announce the first data-centric AI competition! I invite you to participate.For decades, model-centric AI competitions, in which the dataset is held fixed while you iterate on the code, have driven our field forward.

7 min read
A Bicycle Built for Zero: Self-driving bicycle stays upright and avoids collisions.
Jun 16, 2021

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.

1 min read
Ready, Set, Improve the Data!
Jun 16, 2021

Ready, Set, Improve the Data!

I’m thrilled to announce the first data-centric AI competition! I invite you to participate.For decades, model-centric AI competitions, in which the dataset is held fixed while you iterate on the code, have driven our field forward.

1 min read
The Writing, Not the Doodles: A handwriting detection AI model for messy paper.
Jun 16, 2021

The Writing, Not the Doodles: A handwriting detection AI model for messy paper.

Systems designed to turn handwriting into text typically work best on pages with a consistent layout, such as a single column unbroken by drawings, diagrams, or extraneous symbols. A new system removes that requirement.

2 min read
A Bicycle Built for Zero: Self-driving bicycle stays upright and avoids collisions.
Jun 16, 2021

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.

1 min read
Computers Making Computers: How Google used AI to help design its TPU v4 chip.
Jun 16, 2021

Computers Making Computers: How Google used AI to help design its TPU v4 chip.

A neural network wrote the blueprint for upcoming computer chips that will accelerate deep learning itself. Google engineers used a reinforcement learning system to arrange the billions of minuscule transistors in an upcoming version of its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chips.

2 min read
The Batch: Computers Spawn Computers, Self-Riding Bike, AI-Against-Covid Progress Report, Handwriting Deciphered
Jun 16, 2021

The Batch: Computers Spawn Computers, Self-Riding Bike, AI-Against-Covid Progress Report, Handwriting Deciphered

I’m thrilled to announce the first data-centric AI competition! I invite you to participate.For decades, model-centric AI competitions, in which the dataset is held fixed while you iterate on the code, have driven our field forward.

7 min read
AI Against Covid Progress Report: A review of how AI was used to fight Covid-19.
Jun 16, 2021

AI Against Covid Progress Report: A review of how AI was used to fight Covid-19.

A new report assessed how AI has helped address Covid-19 and where it has fallen short.

1 min read
AI Against Covid Progress Report: A review of how AI was used to fight Covid-19.
Jun 16, 2021

AI Against Covid Progress Report: A review of how AI was used to fight Covid-19.

A new report assessed how AI has helped address Covid-19 and where it has fallen short.

1 min read

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