Nov 04, 2020

14 Posts

Life Is Easier for Big Networks: Neural networks learn better with more parameters.
Nov 04, 2020

Life Is Easier for Big Networks: Neural networks learn better with more parameters.

According to the lottery ticket hypothesis, the bigger the neural network, the more likely some of its weights are initialized to values that are well suited to learning to perform the task at hand. But just how big does it need to be?

2 min read
The Batch: Turning Tables on Face Recognition, Testing GPT-3, Recognizing Disinformation, Detecting Deepfakes
Nov 04, 2020

The Batch: Turning Tables on Face Recognition, Testing GPT-3, Recognizing Disinformation, Detecting Deepfakes

As I write this letter, the vote count is underway in yesterday’s U.S. presidential election. The race has turned out to be tight. In their final forecast last night, the political analysts at fivethirtyeight.com suggested an 89 percent chance that Joe Biden would win.

10 min read
GPT-3 Is No MD: GPT-3 lacks medical problem solving skills.
Nov 04, 2020

GPT-3 Is No MD: GPT-3 lacks medical problem solving skills.

The world’s most sophisticated language model won’t replace your doctor anytime soon. Researchers at Nabla, an AI-enabled healthcare platform, found that GPT-3 lacks the logical reasoning skills to be a useful medical chatbot.

1 min read
Propaganda Watch: How military contractors fight disinformation with AI
Nov 04, 2020

Propaganda Watch: How military contractors fight disinformation with AI

The U.S. military enlisted natural language processing to combat disinformation. Primer, a San Francisco startup, is developing a system for the Department of Defense that sifts through news, social media, research, and reports to spot propaganda campaigns.

1 min read
GPT-3 Is No MD: GPT-3 lacks medical problem solving skills.
Nov 04, 2020

GPT-3 Is No MD: GPT-3 lacks medical problem solving skills.

The world’s most sophisticated language model won’t replace your doctor anytime soon. Researchers at Nabla, an AI-enabled healthcare platform, found that GPT-3 lacks the logical reasoning skills to be a useful medical chatbot.

1 min read
Life Is Easier for Big Networks: Neural networks learn better with more parameters.
Nov 04, 2020

Life Is Easier for Big Networks: Neural networks learn better with more parameters.

According to the lottery ticket hypothesis, the bigger the neural network, the more likely some of its weights are initialized to values that are well suited to learning to perform the task at hand. But just how big does it need to be?

2 min read
Face Recognition Face-Off: How activists identify police with face recognition
Nov 04, 2020

Face Recognition Face-Off: How activists identify police with face recognition

Private citizens are using AI-driven surveillance to turn the tables on law enforcement. Activists are using face recognition to identify abusive cops, according to The New York Times.

1 min read
How to Think About Probabilities
Nov 04, 2020

How to Think About Probabilities

As I write this letter, the vote count is underway in yesterday’s U.S. presidential election. The race has turned out to be tight. In their final forecast last night, the political analysts at fivethirtyeight.com suggested an 89 percent chance that Joe Biden would win.

2 min read
Propaganda Watch: How military contractors fight disinformation with AI
Nov 04, 2020

Propaganda Watch: How military contractors fight disinformation with AI

The U.S. military enlisted natural language processing to combat disinformation. Primer, a San Francisco startup, is developing a system for the Department of Defense that sifts through news, social media, research, and reports to spot propaganda campaigns.

1 min read
Deepfakes Are Heartless: AI detects deepfaked videos by their lack of heartbeat.
Nov 04, 2020

Deepfakes Are Heartless: AI detects deepfaked videos by their lack of heartbeat.

The incessant rhythm of a heartbeat could be the key to distinguishing real videos from deepfakes. DeepRhythm detects deepfakes using an approach inspired by the science of measuring minute changes on the skin’s surface due to blood circulation.

1 min read
Deepfakes Are Heartless: AI detects deepfaked videos by their lack of heartbeat.
Nov 04, 2020

Deepfakes Are Heartless: AI detects deepfaked videos by their lack of heartbeat.

The incessant rhythm of a heartbeat could be the key to distinguishing real videos from deepfakes. DeepRhythm detects deepfakes using an approach inspired by the science of measuring minute changes on the skin’s surface due to blood circulation.

1 min read
The Batch: Turning Tables on Face Recognition, Testing GPT-3, Recognizing Disinformation, Detecting Deepfakes
Nov 04, 2020

The Batch: Turning Tables on Face Recognition, Testing GPT-3, Recognizing Disinformation, Detecting Deepfakes

As I write this letter, the vote count is underway in yesterday’s U.S. presidential election. The race has turned out to be tight. In their final forecast last night, the political analysts at fivethirtyeight.com suggested an 89 percent chance that Joe Biden would win.

10 min read
Face Recognition Face-Off: How activists identify police with face recognition
Nov 04, 2020

Face Recognition Face-Off: How activists identify police with face recognition

Private citizens are using AI-driven surveillance to turn the tables on law enforcement. Activists are using face recognition to identify abusive cops, according to The New York Times.

1 min read
How to Think About Probabilities
Nov 04, 2020

How to Think About Probabilities

As I write this letter, the vote count is underway in yesterday’s U.S. presidential election. The race has turned out to be tight. In their final forecast last night, the political analysts at fivethirtyeight.com suggested an 89 percent chance that Joe Biden would win.

2 min read

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