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#95 - AI Kills Cookie Pop-Ups, Models Volcanoes, Screens for Child Neglect, Paints Harry Potter
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#95 - AI Kills Cookie Pop-Ups, Models Volcanoes, Screens for Child Neglect, Paints Harry Potter
FromLast Week in AI
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
May 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Our 95th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, our go-to tool for recording the podcast. It is super easy to use, and there is nothing to download. Go to http://zen.ai/lastweekinai and get 30% off your first three months with a PRO account!
Outline:
(00:00) Intro
Applications & Business
(01:27) Meta Using AI to Create Greener Concrete for its Data Centers
(07:00) AI can now kill those annoying cookie pop-ups
(10:15) Lighting Round
AI can predict missed appointments. How can hospitals use that data for better care?
Start-up Pony.ai says it's the first self-driving company to get a taxi license in China
VisionNav Robotics closes $80M for AGVs
Armed with new $150 million raise, Oregon robotics startup sets its sights on Pittsburgh
Research & Advancements
(13:00) Machine Learning Helps See into a Volcano’s Depths
(17:30) Jurassic-X: Crossing the Neuro-Symbolic Chasm with the MRKL System
Lighting Round
Engineers use artificial intelligence to capture the complexity of breaking waves -
Which Animal Viruses Could Infect People? Computers Are Racing to Find Out. -
From blurry to bright: AI tech helps researchers peer into the brains of mice
AI predicts lung cancer tumor growth after radiation : NHS study "
(24:15) Ad break
Society & Ethics
(25:30) An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
(30:30) IBM research details AI skills gap across Europe
(33:20) Lighting Round
U.S. Senate Democrats urge Buttigieg to develop autonomous vehicle rules
Tough questions, few answers: The FDA wrestles with its approach to AI in medicine
Lyft exec Craig Martell tapped as Pentagon’s AI chief
The risks of attacks that involve poisoning training data for machine learning models
Fun & Neat
(35:45) Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge - "What SubT means for the future of autonomous robots"
(39:15) This Woman Used AI To Show What "Harry Potter" Characters Would Look Like In Real Life Based On Their Book Descriptions, And My Jaw Is On The Floor - "This AI version of Draco gives me full-body chills."
(41:56) Outro
Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Zencastr, our go-to tool for recording the podcast. It is super easy to use, and there is nothing to download. Go to http://zen.ai/lastweekinai and get 30% off your first three months with a PRO account!
Outline:
(00:00) Intro
Applications & Business
(01:27) Meta Using AI to Create Greener Concrete for its Data Centers
(07:00) AI can now kill those annoying cookie pop-ups
(10:15) Lighting Round
AI can predict missed appointments. How can hospitals use that data for better care?
Start-up Pony.ai says it's the first self-driving company to get a taxi license in China
VisionNav Robotics closes $80M for AGVs
Armed with new $150 million raise, Oregon robotics startup sets its sights on Pittsburgh
Research & Advancements
(13:00) Machine Learning Helps See into a Volcano’s Depths
(17:30) Jurassic-X: Crossing the Neuro-Symbolic Chasm with the MRKL System
Lighting Round
Engineers use artificial intelligence to capture the complexity of breaking waves -
Which Animal Viruses Could Infect People? Computers Are Racing to Find Out. -
From blurry to bright: AI tech helps researchers peer into the brains of mice
AI predicts lung cancer tumor growth after radiation : NHS study "
(24:15) Ad break
Society & Ethics
(25:30) An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
(30:30) IBM research details AI skills gap across Europe
(33:20) Lighting Round
U.S. Senate Democrats urge Buttigieg to develop autonomous vehicle rules
Tough questions, few answers: The FDA wrestles with its approach to AI in medicine
Lyft exec Craig Martell tapped as Pentagon’s AI chief
The risks of attacks that involve poisoning training data for machine learning models
Fun & Neat
(35:45) Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge - "What SubT means for the future of autonomous robots"
(39:15) This Woman Used AI To Show What "Harry Potter" Characters Would Look Like In Real Life Based On Their Book Descriptions, And My Jaw Is On The Floor - "This AI version of Draco gives me full-body chills."
(41:56) Outro
Released:
May 5, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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