Episodes

Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Our latest episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
This week Automating Image Abuse: deepfake bots on Telegram, Activists Turn Facial Recognition Tools Against the Police, Tesla is putting ‘self driving’ in the hands of drivers amid criticism the tech is not ready, Google AI tech will be used for virtual border wall, CBP contract shows
0:00 - 0:40 Intro 0:40 - 5:40 News Summary segment5:40 News Discussion segment
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Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
An interview with Daniel Leufer and Alexa Steinbrück about their project AIMyths.org.
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Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Our latest episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
This week Microsoft and partners aim to shrink the ‘data desert’ limiting accessible AI, Access Now resigns from Partnership on AI due to lack of change among tech companies, A radical new technique lets AI learn with practically no data,
0:00 - 0:40 Intro 0:40 - 5:40 News Summary segment5:40 News Discussion segment
Find this and more in our text version of this news roundup: https://www.skynettoday.com/digests/the-eighty-seventh
Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
An interview with Jack Clark and Raymond Perrault about their recent paper Measurement in AI Policy: Opportunities and Challenges.
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Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Our latest episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
This week A GPT-3 bot posted comments on Reddit for a week and no one noticed , Live facial recognition is tracking kids suspected of being criminals, Many Top AI Researchers Get Financial Backing From Big Tech
0:00 - 0:40 Intro 0:40 - 5:00 News Summary segment5:00 News Discussion segment
Find this and more in our text version of this news roundup: https://www.skynettoday.com/digests/the-eighty-sixth
Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Friday Oct 09, 2020
Friday Oct 09, 2020
An interview with Professor Matt Beane about his recent paper Working With Robots in a Post-Pandemic World, co-authored with Professor Erik Brynjolfsson.
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Theme: Deliberate Thought Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Our latest episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
This week How an AI tool for fighting hospital deaths actually worked in the real world, ExamSoft’s remote bar exams sparks privacy and facial recognition concerns, Deepfake Putin is here to warn American’s about their self-inflicted doom
0:00 - 0:40 Intro 0:40 - 5:00 News Summary segment5:00 News Discussion segment
Find this and more in our text version of this news roundup: https://www.skynettoday.com/digests/the-eighty-fifth
Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Courtesy of our regular host Sharon, an except from the event celebrating a new course on GANs she teaches.
See the full event here: https://youtu.be/9d4jmPmTWmc
"To celebrate the launch of GANs Specialization, we’ve assembled a panel of GANs experts. They will discuss some of their current projects and the importance and future of GANs and also provide practical career advice for ML practitioners."
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Music: Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Wednesday Sep 30, 2020
Our latest episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
This week Twitter and Zoom’s algorithmic bias issues, Despite past denials, LAPD has used facial recognition software 30,000 times in last decade, records show, We’re not ready for AI, says the winner of a new $1m AI prize, How humane is the UK’s plan to introduce robot companions in care homes?, OpenAI is giving Microsoft exclusive access to its GPT-3 language model
0:00 - 0:40 Intro 0:40 - 5:00 News Summary segment5:00 News Discussion segment
Find this and more in our text version of this news roundup: https://www.skynettoday.com/digests/the-eighty-fourth
Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Our latest episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
This week Face mask recognition has arrived - for better or worse, Google claims its AI is becoming better at recognizing breaking news and disinformation, Why kids need special protection from AI’s influence, Why Wasn’t Uber Charged in a Fatal Self-Driving Car Crash?
0:00 - 0:35 Intro 0:35 - 5:25 News Summary segment5:25 News Discussion segment
Find this and more in our text version of this news roundup: https://www.skynettoday.com/digests/the-eighty-third
Music: Deliberate Thought, Inspired by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)