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Generative Adversarial Networks: The Future of Deep Learning?

While deep learning models have been able to achieve state-of-the-art results in image recognition and natural language processing tasks, their capabilities are still limited (https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~vmnih/docs/dqn.pdf, https://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v518/n7540/pdf/nature14236.pdf). Humans can learn patterns from only little data, but current deep learning models require thousands of samples (http://www.cell.com/neuron/pdf/S0896-6273(17)30509-3.pdf). Similarly, humans can succeed at a wide variety of tasks, but… Read more Generative Adversarial Networks: The Future of Deep Learning?

Big data: Computer vs. Human Brain

The amount of digital data continues to double every two years (https://www.economist.com/news/business/21717430-success-nvidia-and-its-new-computing-chip-signals-rapid-change-it-architecture). Digital data is growing so fast that computers and existing storage techniques are not able to keep up (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602156/the-big-deal-with-big-data-isnt-just-the-data/). Data is produced at a rate at which government organizations and companies do not know how to analyze it, and a lot of the… Read more Big data: Computer vs. Human Brain

Tesla Autopilot Illustrates the Urgent Need for More Data Efficient Artificial Intelligence

In April 2018 Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicted that within two years drivers will be able to sleep in their Teslas while driving https://www.ted.com/talks/elon_musk_the_future_we_re_building_and_boring. One of the key catalysts behind the rapid progress in autonomous driving is the increasing amount of collected driving data. With every new mile Tesla gathers more data that can help… Read more Tesla Autopilot Illustrates the Urgent Need for More Data Efficient Artificial Intelligence

Will Cloud Computing Make the Benefits of Artificial General Intelligence Accessible to Everyone?

Artificial intelligence plays an increasingly important role in our daily lives. Almost all smart phones are equipped with intelligent personal assistants, hospitals use computer vision to make more accurate diagnoses, customer service and sales representatives are being replaced with machines, and companies such as Amazon predict the product that you will buy next. So far,… Read more Will Cloud Computing Make the Benefits of Artificial General Intelligence Accessible to Everyone?

How can the US government hire the best tech employees?

As technology plays an increasingly important role in society, the government needs to update its services to meet the demands of technology savvy businesses and citizens. However, an aging workforce makes it difficult for the US government to adapt to new technologies. While in 2013 over 25% of the US private-sector workforce was less than… Read more How can the US government hire the best tech employees?