Author Archives: Meenal Sharma - Page 3

15 Jul

How Does Crowdsourcing Data Labelling Work?

For AI-based software to work well in the real world, a large amount of high-quality data is required to train the system. The biggest problem with data preprocessing is labelling. It is both a time and resource-intensive process. A study found that data scientists spend about 80 percent of their time preprocessing data on average,…

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15 Jul

Popular Sitcom ‘The Office’ Teaches AI System To Predict Human Behaviour

“A grand challenge in AI is to build machines that can take actions in the world. I think anticipation will be a crucial ingredient for machine action. To plan, robots will need to understand what outcome their actions will have, and anticipate the future state of the world,” said Carl Vondrick, assistant professor of computer…

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15 Jul

Popular Sitcom ‘The Office’ Teaches AI System To Predict Human Behaviour

“A grand challenge in AI is to build machines that can take actions in the world. I think anticipation will be a crucial ingredient for machine action. To plan, robots will need to understand what outcome their actions will have, and anticipate the future state of the world,” said Carl Vondrick, assistant professor of computer…

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13 Jul

Garbage In, Garbage Out: The Problem Of Data Labeling

In 2018, Amazon built a machine learning (ML) algorithm for hiring new candidates. However, because of substantial gender bias, it was scrapped soon. The fault did not lay in the algorithm but in the data that it was trained on.  The ML algorithm was trained on Amazon’s previous hiring data. However, since the tech giant…

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10 Jul

What’s More Secure: Blockchain Or Database?

Data storage options database and blockchain are architecturally different and come with their own sets of advantages, vulnerabilities, and challenges.  On the one hand, database storage is based on client-server-based architecture and can function in small and large scale environments. Under database storage, the client acts as a receiver, and servers– the data storage place–…

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09 Jul

All You Need To Know About Crypto Ransom Recovery

When ransomware hit the Colonial Pipeline earlier this year, there was a wave of mass hysteria. It was probably the first time that ransomware was going to affect millions of people. The company paid the ransom within a few hours in exchange for a decryption tool to bring back the company’s billing system online. However,…

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09 Jul

All You Need To Know About Crypto Ransom Recovery

When ransomware hit the Colonial Pipeline earlier this year, there was a wave of mass hysteria. It was probably the first time that ransomware was going to affect millions of people. The company paid the ransom within a few hours in exchange for a decryption tool to bring back the company’s billing system online. However,…

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07 Jul

Everything Wrong With Facial Recognition Softwares

Do AI programs require oversight? A fresh debate has sparked post the release of a report by the US Government Accountability Office. It reveals a total lack of oversight by federal agencies on the use of facial recognition software purchased from third party vendors.  The report in detail analyses the softwares federal agencies use and…

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06 Jul

DeepMind’s Scientist Sparks Fresh Debate Over AI Ethics

A near-perfect amalgamation of robotics and artificial intelligence robot, Sophia, developed by Hanson Robotics, sent shivers down the spine when she sarcastically replied to a question in an interview with “Okay, I’ll destroy humans”.  Sophia was displaying humour and sarcasm, but that single comment erupted adverse reactions against the self-learning of machines. People saw her…

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06 Jul

DeepMind’s Scientist Sparks Fresh Debate Over AI Ethics

A near-perfect amalgamation of robotics and artificial intelligence robot, Sophia, developed by Hanson Robotics, sent shivers down the spine when she sarcastically replied to a question in an interview with “Okay, I’ll destroy humans”.  Sophia was displaying humour and sarcasm, but that single comment erupted adverse reactions against the self-learning of machines. People saw her…

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