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Every year, machine learning researchers fascinate us with new discoveries and innovations. There are a dozen artificial intelligence conferences where researchers push the boundaries of science and show how neural networks anddeep learning architecturescan take on new challenges in areas such ascomputer visionand natural language processing. But using machine learning in real-world applications and business problems—often referred to as “applied machine learning” or “applied AI”—presents challenges that are absent in academic and scientific research settings....

The Australian government gave Clearview AI the boot earlier this week after determining the company had no right to scrape and maintain its citizens’ data. If you or anyone else has ever uploaded a picture with your face in it to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or just about any website, there’s a very good chance you’re in Clearview AI’s database. What does that mean? Clearview AI employees, millions of law enforcement agents, and anyone with access to the company’s data (which was recently exposed ina massive breach) can identify you as easily as snapping a photo with a smartphone or uploading a pic to an app....

Did you knowNeural is taking the stage this fall? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of AI during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your online ticket now! After about the fifth or sixth time you readan article about a Black man being wrongfully arresteddue to faulty facial recognition AI, you start to wonder how nobody seems to be doing anything to stop this from happening. Sure, whenever something goes wrong, the company behind the software is alwaysworking to improve resultsand the law enforcement agency using the software is alwaysreviewing proceduresto ensure thisdoesn’t happen again....

I’m puzzled as to why the planets, stars and moons are all round (when) other large and small objects such as asteroids and meteorites are irregular shapes? — Lionel Young, age 74, Launceston, Tasmania This is a fantastic question Lionel, and a really good observation! When we look out at the Solar System, we see objects of all sizes — from tiny grains of dust to giant planets and the Sun....

Start typing “the American dream” in Google and a suggestion will come up: “the American dream is dead”. Yet, two of the most promising startups in Brazil,EverWriteandDeskMetrics, are about to move to the US, with headquarters in Delaware. So why have they decided to leave Brazil? Two startups with global ambitions Sure, the Brazilian startup ecosystem has been growing fast over the last years, and the market opportunities in this emerging country have attracted a lot of attention from foreign investors....