Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.
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Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.

A computer vision model, continually trained and automatically updated, can boost quality control in factories. Landing AI, a machine learning platform company led by Andrew Ng, helped a maker of compressors for refrigeration check them for leaks.

May 12, 20212 min read
24/7 Phish Fry: How Nestle built an AI-Powered phishing detector with Azure.
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24/7 Phish Fry: How Nestle built an AI-Powered phishing detector with Azure.

Foiling attackers who try to lure email users into clicking on a malicious link is a cat-and-mouse game, as phishing tactics evolve to evade detection. But machine learning models designed to recognize phishing attempts can evolve, too, through automatic retraining and checks to maintain accuracy.

May 12, 20212 min read
Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.
Tech & Society

Super-Human Quality Control: AI finds manufacturing flaws better than human inspectors.

A computer vision model, continually trained and automatically updated, can boost quality control in factories. Landing AI, a machine learning platform company led by Andrew Ng, helped a maker of compressors for refrigeration check them for leaks.

May 12, 20212 min read
Bespoke Models on a Grand Scale: How FreshWorks uses AI to build products for sales teams.
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Bespoke Models on a Grand Scale: How FreshWorks uses AI to build products for sales teams.

When every email, text, or call a company receives could mean a sale, reps need to figure out who to reply to first. Machine learning can help, but using it at scale requires a highly automated operation.

May 12, 20212 min read
Bespoke Models on a Grand Scale: How FreshWorks uses AI to build products for sales teams.
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Bespoke Models on a Grand Scale: How FreshWorks uses AI to build products for sales teams.

When every email, text, or call a company receives could mean a sale, reps need to figure out who to reply to first. Machine learning can help, but using it at scale requires a highly automated operation.

May 12, 20212 min read
24/7 Phish Fry: How Nestle built an AI-Powered phishing detector with Azure.
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24/7 Phish Fry: How Nestle built an AI-Powered phishing detector with Azure.

Foiling attackers who try to lure email users into clicking on a malicious link is a cat-and-mouse game, as phishing tactics evolve to evade detection. But machine learning models designed to recognize phishing attempts can evolve, too, through automatic retraining and checks to maintain accuracy.

May 12, 20212 min read
Banking on Computer Vision: How banks are using AI to boost security and productivity.
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Banking on Computer Vision: How banks are using AI to boost security and productivity.

AI-powered surveillance is becoming a staple in U.S. banks. Several banks are using cameras equipped with computer vision to bolster security and boost employee productivity, according to Reuters.

May 5, 20211 min read
Banking on Computer Vision: How banks are using AI to boost security and productivity.
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Banking on Computer Vision: How banks are using AI to boost security and productivity.

AI-powered surveillance is becoming a staple in U.S. banks. Several banks are using cameras equipped with computer vision to bolster security and boost employee productivity, according to Reuters.

May 5, 20211 min read
Greener Machine Learning: Here's how AI models can shrink their carbon footprints.
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Greener Machine Learning: Here's how AI models can shrink their carbon footprints.

A new study suggests tactics for machine learning engineers to cut their carbon emissions. Led by David Patterson, researchers at Google and UC Berkeley found that AI developers can shrink a model’s carbon footprint a thousand-fold by streamlining architecture...

May 5, 20211 min read
Greener Machine Learning: Here's how AI models can shrink their carbon footprints.
Tech & Society

Greener Machine Learning: Here's how AI models can shrink their carbon footprints.

A new study suggests tactics for machine learning engineers to cut their carbon emissions. Led by David Patterson, researchers at Google and UC Berkeley found that AI developers can shrink a model’s carbon footprint a thousand-fold by streamlining architecture...

May 5, 20211 min read
Boosting Biomedicine: The NIH's Bridge2AI program will fund new health datasets.
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Boosting Biomedicine: The NIH's Bridge2AI program will fund new health datasets.

The U.S. government aims to turbocharge biomedical AI research. The National Institutes of Health, which invests $41.7 billion annually in medical research, announced a program called Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) to promote machine learning in human biology and medicine.

April 28, 20211 min read
The Coming Crackdown: The 2021 draft version of the European Union's AI Act
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The Coming Crackdown: The 2021 draft version of the European Union's AI Act

The European Union proposed sweeping restrictions on AI technologies and applications. The executive arm of the 27-nation EU published draft rules that aim to regulate, and in some cases ban, a range of AI systems.

April 28, 20212 min read
Boosting Biomedicine: The NIH's Bridge2AI program will fund new health datasets.
Tech & Society

Boosting Biomedicine: The NIH's Bridge2AI program will fund new health datasets.

The U.S. government aims to turbocharge biomedical AI research. The National Institutes of Health, which invests $41.7 billion annually in medical research, announced a program called Bridge to Artificial Intelligence (Bridge2AI) to promote machine learning in human biology and medicine.

April 28, 20211 min read
The Coming Crackdown: The 2021 draft version of the European Union's AI Act
Tech & Society

The Coming Crackdown: The 2021 draft version of the European Union's AI Act

The European Union proposed sweeping restrictions on AI technologies and applications. The executive arm of the 27-nation EU published draft rules that aim to regulate, and in some cases ban, a range of AI systems.

April 28, 20212 min read
Haters Gonna [Mute]: Gamers can mute offensive language with AI.
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Haters Gonna [Mute]: Gamers can mute offensive language with AI.

A new tool aims to let video gamers control how much vitriol they receive from fellow players. Intel announced a voice recognition tool called Bleep that the company claims can moderate voice chat automatically, allowing users to silence offensive language.

April 21, 20212 min read

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