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How Good is Language Generator GPT-3?
From The Eponymous Pickle

How Good is Language Generator GPT-3?

Trying to understand the full range and usefulness of this, will schedule a test.   I did take a look at GPT-2 for a client.   Much more at the link ...OpenAI’s...

Linkedin Plans to Lay off
From The Eponymous Pickle

Linkedin Plans to Lay off

Bell weather activity,especially when you would expect them to thrive in an era of increased job hunting and HR activity.In A Scary Sign Of The Times, LinkedIn ...

3D Latex Printing
From The Eponymous Pickle

3D Latex Printing

Nteo the use use of an embedded 3D printing system,another example of added sensor applications.   Potential healthcare applications.Innovations Lead to 3D-Printed...

NVIDIA and U of Florida
From The Eponymous Pickle

NVIDIA and U of Florida

An Alma of mine makes an interesting AI move with NVidia, looUF announces $70 million artificial intelligence partnership with NVIDIA  Artist's rendering of University...

Amazon Scout Delivery Robots Expand
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amazon Scout Delivery Robots Expand

Been awaiting for this, looking forward to see it operational in the suburbs, on the roads and sidewalks, among people.  My camera is ready.Amazon is testing its...

Ethereum is 5, and is Talking
From The Eponymous Pickle

Ethereum is 5, and is Talking

Been impressed by the direction of Blockchain player Ethereum, which has been ambitious and planning to publish a newsletter as part of their milestone.    I ask...

Microsoft Studies Remote Working
From The Eponymous Pickle

Microsoft Studies Remote Working

Good to see this being studied in the new context. Microsoft Analyzed Data on Its Newly Remote WorkforceBy Harvard Business ReviewJuly 20, 2020Microsoft employees...

KFC Testing 3D BioPrinted Chicken
From The Eponymous Pickle

KFC Testing 3D BioPrinted Chicken

One of those things that didn't even possible not too long ago.  Now being tested by a major player.KFC to 3D Print Chicken Using Lab-Grown 'Meat of the Future'...

Robots Given Human Like Perception of Environment
From The Eponymous Pickle

Robots Given Human Like Perception of Environment

In general,  there is need for general an understanding of context, starting with physical environment.MIT researchers have developed a representation of spatial...

Offline Learning
From The Eponymous Pickle

Offline Learning

Some good points made about using particular machine learning methods off-line.    The point that offline could be dangerous.D4RL: Building Better Benchmarks for...

Assistant IOT Regulation
From The Eponymous Pickle

Assistant IOT Regulation

Specifics of the IOT aspects would seem to be beyond these, and to any assistant, depending on the definition of an IOT.Siri, Alexa Targeted as E.U. Probes Internet...

Automatically Generating Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
From The Eponymous Pickle

Automatically Generating Reinforcement Learning Algorithms

Can be expected that many current machine learning techniques will move towards automation.  Papers mentioned are worth looking at.DeepMind’s AI automatically generates...

Pandemic Shopping Habits
From The Eponymous Pickle

Pandemic Shopping Habits

An interesting peek into corporate bahavior.Our pandemic shopping habits are here to stay. Brands are racing to adapt  By Hanna Ziady CNN Business Three days a...

The Industrial Internet Consortium
From The Eponymous Pickle

The Industrial Internet Consortium

Was just reminded of the Industrial Internet Consortium. Has some interesting documents within.THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET CONSORTIUM: A GLOBAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP...

A Look at Transfer Learning
From The Eponymous Pickle

A Look at Transfer Learning

Good generalized look at the concept of Transfer LearnigEverything you need to know about transfer learning in AI   in TNWToday, artificial intelligence programs...

Facebook Reveals Holographic Optics for Thin, Light VR Headsets
From The Eponymous Pickle

Facebook Reveals Holographic Optics for Thin, Light VR Headsets

Technically interesting  next step via Facebook.  Still apparently in early stages. Facebook Reveals Holographic Optics for Thin, Light VR HeadsetsVentureBeatJeremy...

AI, CoronaVirus and Investing
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AI, CoronaVirus and Investing

I am guessing probably because most learning models depend on machine learning, and the data is not there to predict rare events.  A classic caution for any AIEven...

Sankey Diagrams for Visualization
From The Eponymous Pickle

Sankey Diagrams for Visualization

A reader reminded me that I had posted on the Sankey Diagram, a form of 'pie' chart with room for lots of relationships.    A kind of concept diagram too.    Even...

Virtual Try Ons
From The Eponymous Pickle

Virtual Try Ons

An idea with a long history that we also examined as part of a broader smart-store effort.  Would not say it has been generally successful to date, but with increased...

Has AI Lived up to its Hype?
From The Eponymous Pickle

Has AI Lived up to its Hype?

I say No and Yes.   No because it cannot live up to the implied magic of the term AI.   People still expect it to do far more than it can do currently.   I hear...
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