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Last Week in AI

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Weekly summaries of the AI news that matters!

Episodes

Mini Episode: TikTok, Cheap Deepfakes, AI in 2020, and Deference

Our twelfth audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at Microsoft's reasons for the TikTok acquisition, how depefakes are becoming cheaper, AI's struggle to adapt to 2020, and how AI is learning when to defer to humans. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

Aug 09, 20206 minEp. 36

BLM, Genderify, Jobs, and AI Parody

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories, relating to Black Lives Matter, the disaster that was Genderify, possible ways jobs will be lost, and Weird A.I. Yankovic. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Aug 07, 202027 minEp. 35

Mini Episode: Two Facial Recognition Stories, A Reckoning for NLP, and ”Self-Programming Computers

Our eleventh audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at two recent stories on facial recognition, why Natural Language Processing researchers might be chasing the wrong goal, and a clickbait headline accompanying an exciting story about automated code generation. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

Aug 02, 20206 minEp. 34

Mini Episode: AI Fashion Models, AI for Job Hopping, Facebook Simulations, and Weird A.I. Yankovic

Our tenth audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at how AI might threaten fashion models' jobs, how AI is being used to predict job hopping, Facebook's simulations of bad user behavior, and A.I. generated parody songs. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

Jul 26, 20206 minEp. 33

GPT-3, Limits of Deep Learning, Deepfakes in the Real World

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Jul 26, 202034 minEp. 32

On the State of AI Ethics Report with its authors

An interview with the Founder of the Montreal AI Ethics Institute Abhishek Gupta, as well as fellow AI Ethics researchers Camylle Lanteigne, Muriam Fancy, Ryan Khurana, about their recent State of AI Ethics Report . Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Spotify | YouTube Check out coverage of similar topics at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)...

Jul 24, 202044 minEp. 31

Mini Episode: Pentagon AI, Deep Learning‘s Limits, Discharging Patients, and Robust AI

Our ninth audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at the Pentagon's Joint AI Center, recent research on the computational limits of deep learning, how AI is being used to decide when to discharge patients, and a recent report on robust AI research. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

Jul 20, 20206 minEp. 30

Therapy Chatbots, AI Ethics at Google, and Higher-Res Climate Data

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensea

Jul 19, 202031 minEp. 29

Creators of "The Gradient" on its Origins and Purpose

A chat among several of the founders of online AI-focused magazine The Gradient (thegradient.pub) about its origins and purpose. Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Spotify | YouTube Check out coverage of similar topics at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)...

Jul 16, 202035 minEp. 28

Mini Episode: AI Therapists, Facial Recognition in Detroit, Decolonialism in AI, and Deepfakes for Corporate Training

Our eighth audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at the rise of AI therapy bots, the fight against facial recognition in Detroit, a paper from DeepMind and Oxford on decolonialism in AI, and how deepfakes are being used for corporate training. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

Jul 12, 20206 minEp. 27

ACM on Facial Recognition, National AI Cloud, and Positive DeepFakes

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensea

Jul 10, 202022 minEp. 26

Mini Episode: Redeeming AI, More Lessons in AI Bias, and a National AI Research Cloud

Our seventh audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at how an HBO documentary is using deepfake technology for good, a new system to measure AI's carbon impact, a follow-up from last week's story on Timnit Gebru and Yann LeCun, and finally the push for a national AI research cloud. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Lice...

Jul 05, 20205 minEp. 25

False Facial Recognition, Biased AI Drama, and Neo-Phrenology

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Jul 04, 202028 minEp. 24

Mini Episode: Lessons in AI bias, Facial Recognition Policy and Effects, and Trump‘s Visa Freeze

Our sixth audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at how one deep learning pioneer still seems to have something to learn about AI bias, how facial recognition led to a wrongful arrest and the facial recognition ban being pushed by Democratic lawmakers, and how Trump's Visa freeze could affect the US's AI prospects. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creati...

Jun 28, 20205 minEp. 23

On Shaping the Global Terrain of AI Competition with Tim Hwang

Stanford AI Lab PhD Andrey Kurenkov interviews Tim Hwang, Research Fellow at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) about his new report “Shaping the Terrain of AI Competition” and more. Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Spotify | YouTube Check out coverage of similar topics at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

Jun 25, 202046 minEp. 22

Mini Episode: Startup News, NeurIPS Changes, and US-China Tensions

Our fifth audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at more news from Boston Dynamics, a new MIT startup that wants to help you do deep learning on your CPU, recent changes at NeurIPS, and Baidu's departure from the Partnership on AI. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

Jun 21, 20204 minEp. 21

The Path to Facial Recognition Reform and Regulation

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Jun 19, 202015 minEp. 20

Mini Episode: More Facial Recognition, Racism in Academia, and the latest in Commercial AI

Our fourth audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at recent progress in curtailing the development of facial recognition technology, a recent call for attention to racism in academia, and recent news from OpenAI and Boston Dynamics. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

Jun 14, 20204 minEp. 18

Facial Recognition and Police, Protests, Regulation

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Jun 14, 202024 minEp. 19

Mini Episode: Police Surveillance, Productivity, and Calls for Regulation and Cooperation

Our third audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at the how the police are using surveillance against civil rights protesters, AI for productivity, and recent calls from AI researchers for regulation and cooperation. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

Jun 07, 20204 minEp. 16

Black Lives Matter in AI, the Peril of DeepFakes and Fake Progress

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Jun 07, 202023 minEp. 17

Mini Episode: Clearview, the G7, Shopping, and AI-Assisted Journalism

Our second audio roundup of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, we look at the ACLU's lawsuit against Clearview AI, an international AI group among the G7, how small businesses might begin to use automation, and Microsoft's push towards replacing journalists with AI. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought by Kevin McLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

May 31, 20204 minEp. 14

More Ethical Quagmires, More Surveillance, and more Academia Talk

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

May 31, 202027 minEp. 15

Mini Episode: Self Driving Ignorance, AI Surveillance, Nvidia‘s AI Pacman

Our first audio round up of last week's noteworthy AI news! This week, a discussion of peoples' awareness of self driving technology, surveillance by iFlyTek and Clear, and Nvidia's new recreation of Pacman. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

May 25, 20204 minEp. 13

AI Gets More Efficient, Improves Taxation, and Looks Out For Masks

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

May 17, 202026 minEp. 12

Data Science and AI for COVID-19 with Professor James Zou and Dr. Irena Fisher-Hwang

Stanford AI Lab PhD Andrey Kurenkov interviews Professor James Zou and Doctor Irena Fisher-Hwang about their new class CS472: Data Science and AI for COVID-19. See more here: https://sites.google.com/view/data-science-covid-19 Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Spotify | YouTube Check out coverage of similar topics at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License...

May 13, 202037 minEp. 11

AI Fails to Read PDFs, OpenAI Jukebox, and more!

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

May 09, 202026 minEp. 10

Mechanisms for AI Safety, Beyond Supervised Learning, and AI for Science

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Apr 26, 202027 minEp. 8

AI News Coverage, Pseudo AI Companies, and more on COVID-19

Stanford AI Lab PhDs Andrey Kurenkov and Sharon Zhou discuss this week's major AI news stories. Check out all the stories discussed here and more at www.skynettoday.com Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Apr 18, 202026 minEp. 7
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