Bug Squasher: AI helps security researchers fix the most severe bugs first.
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Bug Squasher: AI helps security researchers fix the most severe bugs first.

A new algorithm can triage programming bugs, highlighting dangerous flaws. Microsoft researchers developed a machine learning model that reads the titles of bug reports and recognizes those describing flaws that compromise security.

April 29, 20202 min read
Bug Squasher: AI helps security researchers fix the most severe bugs first.
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Bug Squasher: AI helps security researchers fix the most severe bugs first.

A new algorithm can triage programming bugs, highlighting dangerous flaws. Microsoft researchers developed a machine learning model that reads the titles of bug reports and recognizes those describing flaws that compromise security.

April 29, 20202 min read
Online Conference Goes Antiviral: A conference explored how AI was deployed against Covid-19.
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Online Conference Goes Antiviral: A conference explored how AI was deployed against Covid-19.

AI experts convened to discuss how to combat the coronavirus crisis. An online conference hosted by Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered AI explored how machine learning is being deployed to address this pandemic — and prepare for the next one.

April 8, 20202 min read
Online Conference Goes Antiviral: A conference explored how AI was deployed against Covid-19.
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Online Conference Goes Antiviral: A conference explored how AI was deployed against Covid-19.

AI experts convened to discuss how to combat the coronavirus crisis. An online conference hosted by Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered AI explored how machine learning is being deployed to address this pandemic — and prepare for the next one.

April 8, 20202 min read
(Science) Community Outreach: A survey of machine learning from Eric Schmidt
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(Science) Community Outreach: A survey of machine learning from Eric Schmidt

Are your scientist friends intimidated by machine learning? They might be inspired by a primer from one of the world’s premier tech titans. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Cornell PhD candidate Maithra Raghu school scientists in machine learning in a sprawling overview.

April 8, 20201 min read
(Science) Community Outreach: A survey of machine learning from Eric Schmidt
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(Science) Community Outreach: A survey of machine learning from Eric Schmidt

Are your scientist friends intimidated by machine learning? They might be inspired by a primer from one of the world’s premier tech titans. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Cornell PhD candidate Maithra Raghu school scientists in machine learning in a sprawling overview.

April 8, 20201 min read
Optimize Your Training Parameters: Research on finding a neural net's optimal batch size
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Optimize Your Training Parameters: Research on finding a neural net's optimal batch size

Last week we reported on a formula to determine model width and dataset size for optimal performance. A new paper contributes equations that optimize some training parameters.

April 1, 20202 min read
Optimize Your Training Parameters: Research on finding a neural net's optimal batch size
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Optimize Your Training Parameters: Research on finding a neural net's optimal batch size

Last week we reported on a formula to determine model width and dataset size for optimal performance. A new paper contributes equations that optimize some training parameters.

April 1, 20202 min read
Voice Cloning for the Masses: An AI project clones cartoon character voices.
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Voice Cloning for the Masses: An AI project clones cartoon character voices.

Are you secretly yearning to have a My Little Pony character voice your next online presentation? A new web app can make your dreams come true. 15.ai translates short text messages into the voices of popular cartoon and videogame characters.

April 1, 20201 min read
Chatbots Disagree on Covid-19: Medical chatbots offered conflicting Covid advice.
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Chatbots Disagree on Covid-19: Medical chatbots offered conflicting Covid advice.

Chatbots designed to recognize Covid-19 symptoms dispense alarmingly inconsistent recommendations. Given the same symptoms, eight high-profile medical bots responded with divergent, often conflicting advice.

April 1, 20201 min read
Voice Cloning for the Masses: An AI project clones cartoon character voices.
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Voice Cloning for the Masses: An AI project clones cartoon character voices.

Are you secretly yearning to have a My Little Pony character voice your next online presentation? A new web app can make your dreams come true. 15.ai translates short text messages into the voices of popular cartoon and videogame characters.

April 1, 20201 min read
Chatbots Disagree on Covid-19: Medical chatbots offered conflicting Covid advice.
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Chatbots Disagree on Covid-19: Medical chatbots offered conflicting Covid advice.

Chatbots designed to recognize Covid-19 symptoms dispense alarmingly inconsistent recommendations. Given the same symptoms, eight high-profile medical bots responded with divergent, often conflicting advice.

April 1, 20201 min read
Rightsizing Neural Nets: An equation for predicting optimal data and model size
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Rightsizing Neural Nets: An equation for predicting optimal data and model size

How much data do we want? More! How large should the model be? Bigger! How much more and how much bigger? New research estimates the impact of dataset and model sizes on neural network performance.

March 25, 20202 min read
Satellite Data Hints at China Upswing: AI analysis showed how Covid impacted the Chinese economy.
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Satellite Data Hints at China Upswing: AI analysis showed how Covid impacted the Chinese economy.

Neural networks revealed both how hard Covid-19 has hit the Chinese economy, and hopeful signs that a renaissance may be underway. Researchers analyzed satellite imagery, GPS signals, and social media to get a multifaceted view of the pandemic’s impact.

March 25, 20202 min read
AI’s Gender Imbalance: The data behind deep learning's gender gap
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AI’s Gender Imbalance: The data behind deep learning's gender gap

Women continue to be severely underrepresented in AI. A meta-analysis of research conducted by Synced Review for Women’s History Month found that female participation in various aspects of AI typically hovers between 10 and 20 percent.

March 25, 20202 min read

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