We have ongoing a special
issue of JMLR on machine learning for climate change. A lot of nice work I’ve seen in my editorial set so far, so please encourage more submissions and research in this important area. https://
jmlr.org/special_issues
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SUSTAINABILITY
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JMLR Special Issue on Machine Learning for Climate Change
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First Drone Delivery Solution Excels in Real-World Testing
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Highly recommended watch: 1st drone delivery that has me excited vs eye rolling https://
bit.ly/3NYy2UQ Thx @MarkRober & @zipline 4 key pts w watch pts:
1) It works, solving key issues 2:19
2) Engineering => must test in live envs to learn 12:50
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Pausing AI: Climate and Economic Consequences for Global Competition
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Let's say we hypothetically pause AI or even disallow it altogether and go back to old industrial era result-> we'd face accelerated catastrophic consequences from climate change +
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SAS and UNC Use AI to Protect Endangered Galapagos Sea Turtles
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What a cool #STEM bonus today! … seeing this #CitizenScience initiative at @SASsoftware working with @UNC_Galapagos to identify and protect endangered sea turtles.
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Can They Achieve Sustainability Without Financial Collapse?
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But can they do so without going bankrupt?
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MIT Uses Machine Learning to Design Sustainable Protein Materials
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Powering protein with AI! @MIT researchers have designed a ML algorithm to generate new proteins with specific features that can potentially replace materials made from petroleum or ceramics reducing the carbon footprint. Read more on this innovation:
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Using Meta’s DinoV2 AI Model for Large-Scale Tree Canopy Analysis
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J'adore cette application de @MetaAI , qui a utilisé un de leurs derniers model de computer Vision (DinoV2) pour analyser la hauteur des arbres (un par un!) à l'échelle des continents pour aider à calculer le dioxyde de carbone absorbé ! GG !https://t.co/3KdQVHuC9Y pic.twitter.com/GVAw7wR9Fa
— Defend Intelligence (Anis Ayari) (@DFintelligence) 8 mai 2023J'adore cette application de @MetaAI , qui a utilisé un de leurs derniers model de computer Vision (DinoV2) pour analyser la hauteur des arbres (un par un!) à l'échelle des continents pour aider à calculer le dioxyde de carbone absorbé ! GG ! https://
research.facebook.com/blog/2023/4/ev
ery-tree-counts-large-scale-mapping-of-canopy-height-at-the-resolution-of-individual-trees/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=blog&utm_content=video
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AI-Based Agricultural Solutions Deployed in Gujarat Kharif
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To initiate Kharif 2023 deployment, we organized a workshop for our partners in Gujarat to discuss deployment modalities and introduce a suite of advanced AI-based solutions, including Cotton Ace 2.0 to augment agricultural practices and systems in India.
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Alternative Path: AGI, Fusion, Human Enhancement, Universal Expansion
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here is an alternative path for society: ignore the culture war. ignore the attention war. make safe agi. make fusion. make people smarter and healthier. make 20 other things of that magnitude.
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AI at Scale for Global South Social Impact
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Do not miss the opportunity to hear @alpanrav
, our Chief Scientist, AI/ML talk about how we identify specific problems and apply AI at scale to solve those problems, with the ultimate goal of improving lives and livelihoods across the global south. #MachineLearning #Socialimpact