One Network, Many Scenes: Combining NeRF with VAE to generate 3D scenes
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One Network, Many Scenes: Combining NeRF with VAE to generate 3D scenes

To reconstruct the 3D world behind a set of 2D images, machine learning systems usually require a dedicated neural network for each scene. New research enables a single trained network to generate 3D reconstructions of multiple scenes.

July 21, 20212 min read
Danke for the Interview: AI-powered interview tools mistook German for English.
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Danke for the Interview: AI-powered interview tools mistook German for English.

An independent test found flaws in AI systems designed to evaluate job applicants. MyInterview and Curious Thing, which automate job interviews, gave a candidate who spoke only in German high marks on English proficiency, according to MIT Technology Review.

July 14, 20212 min read
Danke for the Interview: AI-powered interview tools mistook German for English.
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Danke for the Interview: AI-powered interview tools mistook German for English.

An independent test found flaws in AI systems designed to evaluate job applicants. MyInterview and Curious Thing, which automate job interviews, gave a candidate who spoke only in German high marks on English proficiency, according to MIT Technology Review.

July 14, 20212 min read
I Know It When I See It: Zero-shot detection for objects not in training data.
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I Know It When I See It: Zero-shot detection for objects not in training data.

Object detectors typically detect only items that were labeled in their training data. A new method liberates them to locate and recognize a much wider variety of objects.

July 14, 20212 min read
I Know It When I See It: Zero-shot detection for objects not in training data.
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I Know It When I See It: Zero-shot detection for objects not in training data.

Object detectors typically detect only items that were labeled in their training data. A new method liberates them to locate and recognize a much wider variety of objects.

July 14, 20212 min read
Lighter Traffic Ahead: NoTraffic promises shorter commutes with computer vision.
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Lighter Traffic Ahead: NoTraffic promises shorter commutes with computer vision.

Traffic signals controlled by AI are keeping vehicles rolling citywide. Several U.S. cities are testing systems from Israel-based startup NoTraffic that promise to cut both commute times and carbon emissions.

July 7, 20212 min read
Bugbot: How AI can help with the insect biodiversity crisis.
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Bugbot: How AI can help with the insect biodiversity crisis.

An insect-sorting robot could help scientists grapple with the global biodiversity crisis. An automated insect classifier sucks in tiny arthropods, classifies them, and maps their most important identifying features.

July 7, 20212 min read
Lighter Traffic Ahead: NoTraffic promises shorter commutes with computer vision.
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Lighter Traffic Ahead: NoTraffic promises shorter commutes with computer vision.

Traffic signals controlled by AI are keeping vehicles rolling citywide. Several U.S. cities are testing systems from Israel-based startup NoTraffic that promise to cut both commute times and carbon emissions.

July 7, 20212 min read
Bugbot: How AI can help with the insect biodiversity crisis.
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Bugbot: How AI can help with the insect biodiversity crisis.

An insect-sorting robot could help scientists grapple with the global biodiversity crisis. An automated insect classifier sucks in tiny arthropods, classifies them, and maps their most important identifying features.

July 7, 20212 min read
Home Sweet AI-Appraised Home: Inside Zillow's neural network for home price predictions.
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Home Sweet AI-Appraised Home: Inside Zillow's neural network for home price predictions.

Real estate websites helped turn automated real-estate assessment into a classic AI problem. The latest approach by a leader in the field gets a boost from deep learning.

July 7, 20212 min read
Home Sweet AI-Appraised Home: Inside Zillow's neural network for home price predictions.
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Home Sweet AI-Appraised Home: Inside Zillow's neural network for home price predictions.

Real estate websites helped turn automated real-estate assessment into a classic AI problem. The latest approach by a leader in the field gets a boost from deep learning.

July 7, 20212 min read
Pattern for Efficient Learning: A training method for few-shot learning in computer vision.
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Pattern for Efficient Learning: A training method for few-shot learning in computer vision.

Getting high accuracy out of a classifier trained on a small number of examples is tricky. You might train the model on several large-scale datasets prior to few-shot training, but what if the few-shot dataset includes novel classes? A new method performs well even in that case.

June 30, 20212 min read
No Cashier? No Problem: Amazon supermarkets go cashier-less thanks to AI.
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No Cashier? No Problem: Amazon supermarkets go cashier-less thanks to AI.

Shoppers at Amazon’s newest grocery store can skip the checkout line. Amazon opened its first full-scale supermarket that monitors which items customers place in their cart and charges them automatically when they leave. It calls the system Just Walk Out.

June 30, 20211 min read
Pattern for Efficient Learning: A training method for few-shot learning in computer vision.
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Pattern for Efficient Learning: A training method for few-shot learning in computer vision.

Getting high accuracy out of a classifier trained on a small number of examples is tricky. You might train the model on several large-scale datasets prior to few-shot training, but what if the few-shot dataset includes novel classes? A new method performs well even in that case.

June 30, 20212 min read
No Cashier? No Problem: Amazon supermarkets go cashier-less thanks to AI.
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No Cashier? No Problem: Amazon supermarkets go cashier-less thanks to AI.

Shoppers at Amazon’s newest grocery store can skip the checkout line. Amazon opened its first full-scale supermarket that monitors which items customers place in their cart and charges them automatically when they leave. It calls the system Just Walk Out.

June 30, 20211 min read

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