In 1971, Terry Winograd wrote the SHRDLU program while completing his PhD at MIT. SHRDLU features a world of toy blocks where the computer translates human commands into physical actions, such as “move the red pyramid next to the blue cube.” To succeed in such tasks, the computer must build up semantic knowledge iteratively, a process Winograd discovered was brittle and … [Read more...] about 4 Approaches To Natural Language Processing & Understanding
A.I.
Understanding The Limits Of Deep Learning
Artificial intelligence has reached peak hype. News outlets report that companies have replaced workers with IBM Watson and algorithms are beating doctors at diagnoses. New A.I. startups pop up every day and claim to solve all your personal and business problems with machine learning.Ordinary objects like juicers and wifi routers suddenly advertise … [Read more...] about Understanding The Limits Of Deep Learning
This Algorithm Predicts If You’ll Vote Democrat or Republican
As demonstrated from the polling failures from our last elections, human-driven statistical analysis is prone to bias, overconfidence, and errors. Perhaps computer algorithms can do a better job of accurately predicting political bias?One unique approach, from renowned computer vision expert Fei Fei Li, applies deep learning to Google Street View data and … [Read more...] about This Algorithm Predicts If You’ll Vote Democrat or Republican
What Salesforce Einstein Teaches Us About Enterprise AI
Every business has customers. Every customer needs care. That’s why CRM is so critical to enterprises, but between incomplete data and clunky workflows, sales and marketing operations at most companies are less-than-optimal.At the same time, companies who aren’t Google or Facebook don’t have the billion dollar R&D budgets to build out A.I. teams to take away our … [Read more...] about What Salesforce Einstein Teaches Us About Enterprise AI
Outsource Your Boring Back Office Paperwork To AI
There seems to be no end to what artificial intelligence can do. After thrashing humans at sophisticated games like chess and go, AI’s next conquest appears to be the workplace. Many already hold jobs at forward-looking companies across industries. Some work as customer service reps, translators and financial analysts. Others serve as lawyers, surgeons and chefs. Given that … [Read more...] about Outsource Your Boring Back Office Paperwork To AI
Why Building Social Robots Is Much Harder Than You Think
Social robots stole the show at CES in Vegas this year. Dozens of offerings were on display, ranging from robots that tutor you in physics (Einstein), queue up your favorite recipes (Mykie), and even help autistic children socialize (Leka).Unlike your moody human friends, these robots promise to be available day and night, ever accommodating, and practically omniscient … [Read more...] about Why Building Social Robots Is Much Harder Than You Think
The Opportunities & Challenges of AI In Healthcare
When we asked dozens of venture capitalists where they see the most potential for applied artificial intelligence, they unanimously agreed on healthcare. Technology has already been used to incrementally improve patient medical records, care delivery, diagnostic accuracy, and drug development, but with A.I. we could achieve exponential breakthroughs.Deep learning first … [Read more...] about The Opportunities & Challenges of AI In Healthcare
5 Ways Deep Learning Improves Your Daily Life
Planning to Netflix & Chill this weekend? The movie you choose to watch may be heavily influenced by Netflix’s sophisticated algorithms. Similarly, decisions like where you choose to dine and what you choose to wear are increasingly facilitated by predictive technologies powered by deep learning.Here are five ways that popular consumer tech companies Netflix, Yelp, … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Deep Learning Improves Your Daily Life
How To Get The Best Deep Learning Education For Free
Deep learning is not a beginner-friendly subject, even for experienced software engineers and data scientists. If you’ve been Googling the subject and confused by the content you’ve come across, you’ll want to check out the recommended resources we’ve compiled for you.These educational resources include online courses, in-person courses, as well as books and videos. All are … [Read more...] about How To Get The Best Deep Learning Education For Free
Bringing Bots To Life With Artificial Intelligence
Any video gamer knows how boring NPCs (non-playable characters) in digital worlds are. Their behavior is simple and predictable and their words entirely scripted by a staff of writers. This makes them uninteresting opponents and unsatisfying companions.We’re far more likely to emotionally attach to lifelike characters, like the emo robot sidekicks in the Star Wars … [Read more...] about Bringing Bots To Life With Artificial Intelligence