After 44 years, there’s finally a better way to find approximate solutions to the notoriously difficult traveling salesperson problem. From a report: When Nathan Klein started graduate school two years ago, his advisers proposed a modest plan: to work together on one of the most famous, long-standing problems in theoretical computer science. Even if they didn’t manage to solve it, they…
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Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) Specializtion from DeepLearning.AI: Q&A with Sharon Zhou
Sharon Zhou is the instructor for the new Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) Specialization by DeepLearning.AI. This intermediate-level, three-course Specialization helps learners develop deep learning techniques to build powerful GANs models. Sharon is a CS PhD candidate at Stanford University, advised by Andrew Ng. Sharon’s work in AI spans from the theoretical to the applied — […]
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Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) Specialization from DeepLearning.AI: Q&A with Sharon Zhou
Sharon Zhou is the instructor for the new Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) Specialization by DeepLearning.AI. This intermediate-level, three-course Specialization helps learners develop deep learning techniques to build powerful GANs models. Sharon is a CS PhD candidate at Stanford University, advised by Andrew Ng. Sharon’s work in AI spans from the theoretical to the applied — […]
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Building skills through online learning: 4 data-driven best practices
By: Alexandra Urban, Senior Teaching & Learning Specialist, Coursera Teaching and learning online can feel daunting, especially at first. With the pandemic forcing millions of instructors and students abruptly into remote schooling, many have questioned the quality of online learning and its effectiveness — especially those new to the online setting. This new landscape inspired […]
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Google/Gallup: Kids Aren’t Drinking CS Kool-Aid, ‘Interventions’ Needed
theodp writes: Despite the $80+ million Google.org alone spent promoting K-12 CS, a new Google-commissioned Gallup report on students in grades 7-12 shows that “students are generally unconvinced that computer science is important for them to learn,” adding that “Interventions from parents, educators, community leaders, policymakers, nonprofits and the technology industry are needed to encourage girls, Black students and Hispanic students…
Maybe CS Class Isn’t the Best Way To Expose Most Kids To CS
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes: “If we want all students to learn computer science (CS for All), we have to go to where the students are,” writes University of Michigan
Grand Valley State University CS Professor Mark Guzdial. “Unfortunately, that’s not computer science class. In most US states, less than 5% of high school students take a course in computer science. “Programming…
Amazon Providing CS Education For 550,000+ Schoolchildren Amid Pandemic
theodp writes: Amazon on Monday issued a press release noting it will provide Computer Science Education for 550,000+ K-12 students annually across 5,000+ schools nationwide amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Amazon Future Engineer coursework can be done virtually to help ensure students stay on track and continue to prepare for the jobs of the future,” Amazon explained. Amazon Future Engineer also launched…
Psychology Today: How Programmers Can Avoid Burnout
An anonymous reader quotes Psychology Today:
While software development jobs sound great right out of the gate, technology roles don’t always offer a great career path. The entry-level salary is fantastic, and the job is fun. But five years on, the average developer reaches a senior role, and there aren’t many more rungs on the technology career ladder. An article from 1998…
White House Announces Creation of AI and Quantum Research Institutes
The White House today detailed the establishment of 12 new research institutes focused on AI and quantum information science. Agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have committed to investing tens of millions of dollars in centers intended to serve as nodes for AI and quantum computing study. From a…
Graduation Can Wait: Startups Recruiting Pandemic-Weary CS Students For Gap Year
theodp writes: That was then: Lamenting a dire shortage of U.S. computer science grads, tech investors Ali and Hadi Partovi launched Code.org in 2013 with backing from the world’s largest tech firms to push coding into America’s K-12 classrooms. This is now: CS graduation can wait. Bloomberg News’ Ellen Huet reports that some Silicon Valley startups, hungry for young talent, are…