Some Pigsel

Some Pigsel

Author: CNA September 11, 2020 Duration: 41:44

In COVID-related AI news, Andy and Dave discuss an effort from Google and Harvard to provide county-level forecasts on COVID-19 for hospitals and first responders. The National Library of Medicine, National Center of Biotechnology Information, and NIH provide COVID-19 literature analysis with interesting data analytic and visualization tools. In regular AI news, Elon Musk demonstrates the latest iteration of Neuralink, complete with pig implantees. The UK attempted a prediction system for Most Serious Violence, but found that it had serious flaws. Amazon awards a $500k "Alexa Prize" to Emory University students for their Emora chatbot, which scored a 3.81 average rating across categories. The Bipartisan Policy Center releases two reports on AI. And Russell Kirsch, inventor of the pixel and other groundbreaking technology, passed away on 11 August at the age of 91. In research, three papers tackle the problem of reconstructing 3D (in some cases, 4D) models of locations based on tourist photos taking from different vantage points and at different times: the NeRF (Neural Radiance Fields) model and the Plenoptic model. The Human Rights Watch releases a report summarizing Country Positions on Banning Fully Autonomous Weapons and Retaining Human Control. Springer-Verlag releases yet-another-freebie with An Introduction to Ethics and Robotics in AI. And the Conference on Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition has posted the papers and videos from its June 2020 session.


Tune into AI with AI: Artificial Intelligence with Andy Ilachinski for a grounded and insightful conversation about a field that often feels like science fiction. Host Andy Ilachinski, alongside David Broyles, breaks down complex topics without the hype, focusing on what the latest breakthroughs in AI and autonomy actually mean. This isn't just a technical deep dive; each episode carefully considers the real-world ramifications, particularly how these technologies intersect with global security and military strategy. You'll hear clear explanations of emerging research, thoughtful analysis of current events, and discussions that connect laboratory advances to their broader societal impact. Produced by CNA, this podcast serves as a vital resource for anyone looking to move beyond headlines and understand the forces shaping our future. The perspectives offered are those of the hosts and commentators, providing a focused lens on a rapidly evolving landscape. For listeners curious about the intersection of technology and policy, this series offers consistently substantive content that clarifies the present while thoughtfully examining the path ahead.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

AI with AI: Artificial Intelligence with Andy Ilachinski
Podcast Episodes
Revenge of the AWS [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:46
Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, [0:53] starting with OpenAI's announcement that it is making GPT-3 generally available through its API (though developers still require approval for production-sc…
Face/Off [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:13
Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including the Defense Innovation Unit releasing Responsible AI Guidelines in Practice, which seeks to ensure tech contractors adhere to the Department of Defense'…
The Ode to Decoy [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:33
Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including: NATO releases its first AI strategy, which included the announcement of a one billion euro "NATO innovation fund." [0:52] Military research labs in the…
K9mm [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:19
Welcome to Season 5.0 of AI with AI! Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including. The White House calls for an AI "bill of rights," and invites comments for information. In its 4th year, Nathan Be…
Where the Dan Board Are [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:47
Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including, the UK government releases its National AI Strategy, a 10-year plan to make the country a global AI superpower [1:28]. Stanford University's One Hundre…
Chasing AIMe [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:33
Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including: [1:28] Researchers from several universities in biomedicine establish the AIMe registry, a community-driven reporting platform for providing informatio…
Horrorscope [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:54
Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including: 0:57: The Allen Institute for AI and others come together to create a publicly available "COVID-19 Challenges and Directions" search engine, building o…
Pet Shop Bots: BEHAVIOR [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:03
Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research, including: 0:46: The GAO releases a more extensive report on US Federal agency use of facial recognition technology, including what purposes. 3:24: The US Departm…
The WHO AI: I Can't Explain (My Generation) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:49
Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news, including an overview of Tesla's "AI Day," which among other things, introduced the Dojo supercomputers specialized for ML, the HydraNet single deep-learning model architectur…