Oct 8, 2021
Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news and research,
including, the UK government releases its National AI Strategy, a
10-year plan to make the country a global AI superpower [1:28].
Stanford University’s One Hundred Year Study on AI Project releases
its second report, Gathering Strength, Gathering Storms, assessing
developments in AI between 2016 and 2021 around fourteen framing
questions. [4:57] The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls
for a moratorium on the sale and use of AI systems that pose series
risks to human rights until adequate safeguards are put into place.
[10:07] Jack Poulson at Tech Inquiry maps out US government use of
AI-based weapons and surveillance, using publicly available
information. [12:07] Researchers at Hebrew University examine the
potential of single cortical neurons as deep artificial neural
networks, finding that a deep neural network with 5-8 layers are
necessary to approximate them. [16:10] Researchers at Stanford
review the different architectures of neuronal circuits in the
human brain, identifying different circuit motifs. [20:02] Other
research at Stanford shows the ability to image and track moving
non-line-of-sight objects using a single optical path (shining a
laser through a keyhole). [22:05] And researchers at MIT, Nvidia,
and Technion demonstrate that a neural network can identify the
number and activity of people in a room, solely by examining a
blank wall in the room. [26:33] The Nils Theory research group
publishes Physics-Based Deep Learning, introducing physical models
into deep learning to reconcile data-centered viewpoints with
physical simulations. [30:34] Ori Cohen compiles the Machine and
Deep Learning Compendium, an open resource (GitBook) on over 500
topics with summaries, links, and articles. [32:21] The Allen
Institute for AI releases a web tool that converts PDF papers into
HTML for more rapid web publishing of scientific papers. [33:20]
And the Museum of Wild and Newfangled Art: This Show is Curated by
a Machine invites viewers to ponder on why they think an AI chose
the works within. [34:43]