Oct 14, 2020

14 Posts

Dynamic Benchmarks: A platform for fooling language models
Oct 14, 2020

Dynamic Benchmarks: A platform for fooling language models

Benchmarks provide a scientific basis for evaluating model performance, but they don’t necessarily map well to human cognitive abilities. Facebook aims to close the gap through a dynamic benchmarking method that keeps humans in the loop.

2 min read
Data Compression By AI: Nvidia uses AI to enhance video conferencing quality.
Oct 14, 2020

Data Compression By AI: Nvidia uses AI to enhance video conferencing quality.

In this work-from-home era, who hasn’t spent a video conference wishing they could read an onscreen document without turning their eyes from the person they’re talking with? Or simply hoping the stream wouldn’t stutter or stall? Deep learning can fill in the missing pieces.

1 min read
Mapping the Inferno: Using computer vision to map wildfires
Oct 14, 2020

Mapping the Inferno: Using computer vision to map wildfires

An AI-powered eye in the sky is helping firefighters control woodland blazes. California used maps drawn by neural networks to fight fires that threatened Yosemite National Park earlier this year.

2 min read
The Batch: Mapping Wildfires, Compressing Video, Humanizing Benchmarks, Training GANs on Small Datasets, Documenting Government AI
Oct 14, 2020

The Batch: Mapping Wildfires, Compressing Video, Humanizing Benchmarks, Training GANs on Small Datasets, Documenting Government AI

My father recently celebrated a milestone: He has completed 146 online courses since 2012. His studies have spanned topics from creative writing to complexity theory. Ronald Ng is a great example of lifelong learning.

10 min read
The Batch: Mapping Wildfires, Compressing Video, Humanizing Benchmarks, Training GANs on Small Datasets, Documenting Government AI
Oct 14, 2020

The Batch: Mapping Wildfires, Compressing Video, Humanizing Benchmarks, Training GANs on Small Datasets, Documenting Government AI

My father recently celebrated a milestone: He has completed 146 online courses since 2012. His studies have spanned topics from creative writing to complexity theory. Ronald Ng is a great example of lifelong learning.

10 min read
The Joy and Value of Life-Long Learning
Oct 14, 2020

The Joy and Value of Life-Long Learning

My father recently celebrated a milestone: He has completed 146 online courses since 2012. His studies have spanned topics from creative writing to complexity theory. Ronald Ng is a great example of lifelong learning.

1 min read
Dynamic Benchmarks: A platform for fooling language models
Oct 14, 2020

Dynamic Benchmarks: A platform for fooling language models

Benchmarks provide a scientific basis for evaluating model performance, but they don’t necessarily map well to human cognitive abilities. Facebook aims to close the gap through a dynamic benchmarking method that keeps humans in the loop.

2 min read
Mapping the Inferno: Using computer vision to map wildfires
Oct 14, 2020

Mapping the Inferno: Using computer vision to map wildfires

An AI-powered eye in the sky is helping firefighters control woodland blazes. California used maps drawn by neural networks to fight fires that threatened Yosemite National Park earlier this year.

2 min read
Transparency for Smart Cities: Amsterdam and Helsinki launch public AI registries.
Oct 14, 2020

Transparency for Smart Cities: Amsterdam and Helsinki launch public AI registries.

Two European capitals launched public logs of AI systems used by the government. Amsterdam and Helsinki provide online registries that describe the algorithms that govern municipal activities, such as automated parking control and a public health chatbot.

1 min read
Transparency for Smart Cities: Amsterdam and Helsinki launch public AI registries.
Oct 14, 2020

Transparency for Smart Cities: Amsterdam and Helsinki launch public AI registries.

Two European capitals launched public logs of AI systems used by the government. Amsterdam and Helsinki provide online registries that describe the algorithms that govern municipal activities, such as automated parking control and a public health chatbot.

1 min read
The Joy and Value of Life-Long Learning
Oct 14, 2020

The Joy and Value of Life-Long Learning

My father recently celebrated a milestone: He has completed 146 online courses since 2012. His studies have spanned topics from creative writing to complexity theory. Ronald Ng is a great example of lifelong learning.

1 min read
Data Compression By AI: Nvidia uses AI to enhance video conferencing quality.
Oct 14, 2020

Data Compression By AI: Nvidia uses AI to enhance video conferencing quality.

In this work-from-home era, who hasn’t spent a video conference wishing they could read an onscreen document without turning their eyes from the person they’re talking with? Or simply hoping the stream wouldn’t stutter or stall? Deep learning can fill in the missing pieces.

1 min read
GANs for Smaller Data: Training GANs on small data without overfitting
Oct 14, 2020

GANs for Smaller Data: Training GANs on small data without overfitting

Trained on a small dataset, generative adversarial networks (GANs) tend to generate either replicas of the training data or noisy output. A new method spurs them to produce satisfying variations.

2 min read
GANs for Smaller Data: Training GANs on small data without overfitting
Oct 14, 2020

GANs for Smaller Data: Training GANs on small data without overfitting

Trained on a small dataset, generative adversarial networks (GANs) tend to generate either replicas of the training data or noisy output. A new method spurs them to produce satisfying variations.

2 min read

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