AI for Omicron, Self-Farming Farms, AI-designed beer, Cuddly AI
Our 83rd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news! Outline: (00:00) Intro (01:10) This AI Software Nearly Predicted Omicron’s Tricky Structure (02:48) BioNTech and London A.I. company create "early warning system" for COVID-19 variants (05:20) We’re one step closer to self-farming farms (09:55) ‘We Were Blown Away’: How New A.I. Research Is Changing the Way Conservators and Collectors Think About Attribution (12:42) Meta claims its AI improves speech recognition quality by reading lips (15:46) The Messy History of Facial Recognition Company Clearview AI (18:30) Feds' spending on facial recognition tech expands, despite privacy concerns (20:35) Great Resignation Versus Increasing Investment In AI, Robotics And Automation: A Troubling Trend (25:55) Github Copilot Wants to Play Chess Instead of Code (28:22) AIML machine learning students develop beer using AI (31:40) Robo-dogs and therapy bots: Artificial intelligence goes cuddly (34:55) Outro Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Spotify | YouTube Feel free to email us your thoughts or feedback at contact@lastweekin.ai