This is a very comprehensive survey of technology trends. Nice sections outlining what’s going on in A.I. It’s big at 248 pages but worth the read.
Episode 4: Pattern Recognition and Memory
So, Episode 4 of my little video series has been released. This features work with a collaborator I connected with on my Facebook group:
The series is here:
Facebook group is here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/195911171010616/
Why Even A Moth’s Brain Is Smarter Than An AI
A recurring theme in my posts have been contrasting artificial neural networks with natural ones. This moth study is very interesting along those lines. I am currently working on a mechanism to simulate this kind of ‘neuro-chemical’ based learning. Stay tuned, In the meantime, read this –
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610278/why-even-a-moths-brain-is-smarter-than-an-ai/
New Facebook Group. Bio-A.I.
Started a new Facebook group called Bio-A.I.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/195911171010616/
Come join. Some interesting conversations starting.
If HAL – 9000 Was Alexa
This was my generations A.I.
Noam Chomsky Has Weighed In On A.I. Where Do You stand?
It has been interesting to watch this debate within A.I. emerge about what the path to cognition might look like. Here is may take –
A.I. Index 2017 Annual Report
Great report on the status of the A.I. Industry. Lists things like number of research papers. level of funding, number of startups, number of conferences etc.
Progress in AI isn’t as Impressive as You Might Think
Interesting article from MIT Technology Review. Always view hype carefully. If you are going to play in a bubble, do so with all the facts. Some really interesting and great things are going on, but know what’s real.
Rebuilding Google After The Apocalypse
Been thinking about both code and the apocalypse. Here is the result.
AI Made Really, Really Simple
It has been interesting to watch the explosion taking place in AI. I think there is a great deal of smoke and bluster out there. People are making claims and investment choices with out really understanding some of the fundamentals. This article is my attempt to shed some light one that.
Link HERE
The picture here is of an answer to a Star Trek trivia question that neural network got right.