machine learning
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‘Skill Up’ Now To Avoid Automation Redundancy
The nature of work is changing. While we’ve seen increasing levels of automation in workplaces over the last 300 years or so, it’s only been over the last decade that machine learning has improved to the point where it can replace humans in tasks that go beyond the repetitive and mechanical.
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Algorithm Trustworthiness Is The 21st Century’s Big Challenge
Last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai spoke at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee in the United States. Ostensibly, one of the main reasons Pichai was asked to attend was in order to answer questions about security issues with various platforms operated by Google. But as you’d expect, the hearing turned into a comedy…
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Filling The Automation Gaps Is Not Well-Paid Work
As more tasks become automated through the use of machine learning and AI driven systems, there’s been a worry that many people would lose their jobs. On the flipside, there’s been optimism that automation will take people away from dreary and repetitive tasks and direct their skills to more complex or rewarding work. But a…
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How To Get Started In Machine Learning And Robotics
“It’s very easy to get intimidated,” says Hamayal Choudhry, the robotics engineer who co-created the smartARM, a robotic hand prosthetic that uses a camera to analyse and manipulate objects. “You have this idea for a project, then think, I don’t know a thing about this.” Here’s how Choudhry and his partner Samin Khan, who programmed…