Tech & Society
Bias By the Book: Researchers find bias in influential NLP dataset BookCorpus.
Researchers found serious flaws in an influential language dataset, highlighting the need for better documentation of data used in machine learning.
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Tech & Society
Double Check for Defamation: CaliberAI uses NLP to scan for possible legal defamation.
A libel-detection system could help news outlets and social media companies stay out of legal hot water. CaliberAI, an Irish startup, scans text for statements that could be considered defamatory, Wired reported.
Tech & Society
Face Recognition for the Masses: PimEyes is reverse image search for face recognition.
Face recognition tech tends to be marketed to government agencies, but PimEyes offers a web app that lets anyone scan the internet for photos of themself — or anyone they have a picture of. The company says it aims to help people control their online presence and fight identity theft.
Letters
Data-Centric AI Development: A New Kind of Benchmark
Benchmarks have been a significant driver of research progress in machine learning. But they've driven progress in model architecture, not approaches to building datasets, which can have a large impact on performance in practical applications.
The Batch Newsletter
The Batch: Face Recognition for the Masses, Labeling Libel, Documenting Datasets, What Machines Want to See
Benchmarks have been a significant driver of research progress in machine learning. But they've driven progress in model architecture, not approaches to building datasets, which can have a large impact on performance in practical applications.
Science
Algorithms for Orcas: AI-powered drones help with killer whale conservation.
A combination of computer vision and drones could help restore dwindling killer whale populations. Researchers at Oregon State University and conservation groups SR3 and Vulcan developed a system that assesses the health of orcas.
Machine Learning Research
Virtual Reality in Real Time: FastNeRF renders 3D scenes at 200 frames per second.
Ideally, real-time 3D applications such as virtual and augmented reality transition smoothly between different viewpoints of a scene — but generating a fresh perspective can take time. New research speeds the process.
Tech & Society
Crosswords Go the Way of Go: An AI system beat 1,300 humans at a crossword puzzle contest.
A hybrid of deep learning and symbolic AI took the prize at a major puzzle competition. A system called Dr. Fill outscored nearly 1,300 human contestants at April’s annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament.
Science
Medical AI Gets a Grip: An AI System controlled DaVinci surgical robots.
Surgical robots perform millions of delicate operations annually under human control. Now they’re getting ready to operate on their own.
Letters
When Not to Use Machine Learning
I decided last weekend not to use a learning algorithm. Sometimes, a non-machine learning method works best.Now that my daughter is a little over two years old and highly mobile, I want to make sure the baby gate that keeps her away from the stairs is always shut.
The Batch Newsletter
The Batch: Surgical Robots Go Autonomous, Virtual Reality On Speed, AI Crossword Champ, Algorithms For Orcas
I decided last weekend not to use a learning algorithm. Sometimes, a non-machine learning method works best. Now that my daughter is a little over two years old and highly mobile, I want to make sure the baby gate that keeps her away...
Tech & Society
ML in Production: Here are 6 essential papers for MLOps
Deploying models for practical use is an industrial concern that generally goes unaddressed in research. As a result, publications on the subject tend to come from the major AI companies.