Our 97th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
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Outline:
(00:00) Intro
(01:25) Hugging Face reaches $2 billion valuation to build the GitHub of machine learning
(4:30) Google ups the AI ante with new features for Voice, Assistant, Maps and more
(09:33) How machine learning is speeding up Formula 1 
(10:02) China to build AI-powered 3D printed hydroelectric dam in Tibet 
(11:00) Intel debuts new chips for AI workloads, data center acceleration and laptops
(11:30) $62.5M Fundraise Values Self-Checkout System Mashgin at $1.5B - 
(12:20) Scientists Discover Method to Break Down Plastic in Days, Not Centuries
(16:25) This deep learning technique solves one of the tough challenges of robotics
(21:33) Researchers now able to predict battery lifetimes with machine learning 
(22:34) How Do Patients Feel About AI in Health Care? It Depends 
(23:22) Meta AI Introduces ‘Make-A-Scene’: A Deep Generative Technique Based On An Autoregressive Transformer For Text-To-Image Synthesis With Human Priors
(24:32) Ad break
(25:50) A quick guide to the most important AI law you’ve never heard of
(30:40) Clearview AI banned from selling its facial recognition software to most US companies 
(34:20) Justice Department and EEOC Warn Against Disability Discrimination 
(35:23) U.S. civil rights enforcers warn employers against biased AI 
(36:12) Kendrick Lamar uses deepfakes in latest music video 
(38:23) Humans vs. DALL·E 
(41:52) Outro