https://
overcast.fm/+BA27sWp9vs My single favorite line, from a discussion of why taste is necessary for software development and why large organizations can’t simply buy it, paraphrased: @patrickc
: “You can’t simply turn a billion dollars into software. Just ask the government.”
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Why Billion Dollars Cannot Simply Buy Software
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Google Napa: Progressive Partitioning Optimizes Reporting Queries
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Google Ads infrastructure runs on Napa, an internal data warehouse that serves billions of reporting queries each day. Today, learn how a progressive partitioning algorithm efficiently optimizes database queries to meet strict latency targets. Read more ↓
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NVIDIA Inception Startup Minerva Combats Financial Crime
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Catch #NVIDIAInception startup Minerva at #Money2020 for a demo on deploying deep learning models to fight financial crime. Also, stop by the 25+ Inception member booths to discover how startups are moving the needle in financial services. https://
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USA Imposes New Restrictions on Semiconductor Chip Manufacturers
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USA: Government Unveils New Restrictions Imposed on Chip Manufacturers https://actuia.com/actualite/usa-le-gouvernement-devoile-les-nouvelles-restrictions-imposees-aux-fabricants-de-puces/
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AI’s Impact on Memory: Google Photos Shifts From Documentation to Creation
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A lot of concern around AI focuses on the future but I’ve been thinking a lot about how it might alter our understanding of the past. I wrote about how Google Photos is going all in on AI photo editing and their shift from ‘photos’ to ‘memories’
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OpenAI Announces New Head of Roofing Role
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Black-box Society: Why AI Demands Transparency Over Secrecy
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Nearly a decade ago, @FrankPasquale coined the phrase "black-box society" to refer to the way tech platforms were growing ever more opaque as they increased their influence. Now we accept this secrecy when, in the age of AI, we need to resist it the most. theatlantic.com/technology/a…
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Open Exchange Essential for AI Leadership and Progress
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Yes, important to keep in mind that the very reason for the accelerated progress in AI is the fast and open exchange of ideas, publications, datasets, and code. Whoever embraces this open exchange can be part of the leading pack.
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Meta Exploits Hollywood Strike to Train AI Cheaply
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Meta hired actors during the Hollywood strike to train AI with their expressions & movements, paying as little as $300 to use the data “in perpetuity.” Nuanced story from @eileenguo illustrating how the AI industry profits from precarious labor conditions.
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Tech Company Fraud: False Statements About Internal Problems
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DCG is criticized for, among other things, making false public statements that everything was fine when internally understanding that things were very not fine. Fraud is a really simple crime.