It took 29 minutes for a Facebook user to first report the livestream of the Christchurch terrorist. Now a machine learning system spots weapons in the stream with an over 90 percent confidence rating. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/xwnzz4/machine-learning-artificial-intelligence-christchurch-attack-video-facebook-amazon-rekognition…
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We’ve been warned about AI and music for over 50 years, but no one’s prepared
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/17/18299563/ai-algorithm-music-law-copyright-human…
Why Ian McEwan doesn’t see his latest novel as being science fiction
What would the 1980s have been like if Alan Turing had lived? Ian McEwan talks about his exploration of a speculative past for AI in his novel Machines Like Me Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232260-300-why-ian-mcewan-doesnt-see-his-latest-novel-as-being-science-fiction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Scientists Created a ‘Frogger’-Playing AI That Explains Its Decisions
A classic game helps to solve a big problem with AI as the technology makes more decisions about our lives. 
Machine Learning Can Make Jordan Peterson Rap Like Eminem
“Look,” the voice of Jordan Peterson says in a YouTube video. “If you had one shot, or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment—Would you capture it? Or just let it slip?” It sounds like something the author of 12 Rules for Life might say, assuming he’s a fan of Eminem’s… Continue reading Machine Learning Can Make Jordan Peterson Rap Like Eminem
What’s new on Coursera for Business – February and March 2019
We launched 97 new courses in February and March of this year, including 13 courses in Arabic, 10 in Spanish, and 11 in Russian. Here are our top ten courses in English from the past two months: AI For Everyone, deeplearning.ai – AI is not only for engineers. If you want your organization to become […]
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Revisiting the Jobs Artificial Intelligence Will Create
Long-time Slashdot reader occidental shares a link to the audio of a new interview with the authors of the 2017 article “The Jobs That Artificial Intelligence Will Create” Authors Paul Daugherty and H. James Wilson show that four soft skills are becoming much more valuable as human-machine collaboration advances. These skills include complex reasoning, creativity,… Continue reading Revisiting the Jobs Artificial Intelligence Will Create
Two new planets discovered using artificial intelligence
Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with Google, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover two more hidden planets in the Kepler space telescope archive. The technique shows promise for identifying many additional planets that traditional methods could not catch.
A bold idea to replace politicians | César Hidalgo
César Hidalgo has a radical suggestion for fixing our broken political system: automate it! In this provocative talk, he outlines a bold idea to bypass politicians by empowering citizens to create personalized AI representatives that participate directly in democratic decisions. Explore a new way to make collective decisions and expand your understanding of democracy. Source: https://www.ted.com/talks/cesar_hidalgo_a_bold_idea_to_replace_politicians?rss…