Opinion
What is Decentralized AI?
In one of our older pieces, we shared a quote from Walter De Brouwer, that, “AI needs to be decentralized.” With this, you might have found yourself wondering if this is true and if so, […]
Month: December 2018
Machine Learning
What is the No-Free Lunch Theorem?
What exactly connects algorithms to the issues they are built to solve? One way of answering this is to look at the No Free Lunch Theorem. This set of ideas was developed by Wolpert and […]
Machine Learning
Combatting Fake News with Machine Learning Algorithms
Regardless of your political beliefs, most of us agree that fake news is a real and present threat in our world. In the Artificial Intelligence space, teams like Preslav Nakov’s at the Qatar Computing Research […]
Predictions
AI Predictions for 2019: Part 2
Last week, we published a piece on Forbes’ AI predictions for 2019, including our opinion on them. Because today they published a larger piece with even more predictions, we decided to pen a reaction piece […]
Education
How Do We Teach Robots to Move Objects?
By now, you most likely understand the basics of how AI systems function. In essence, they are usually built to think like humans and learn on the fly. What may yet be unclear is how this […]
Entertainment
Can AIs Ever Play Dungeons&Dragons?
I slew a dragon, saved a town, and built a castle, all the while having a barbecue together with my friends, in real-time. With Dungeons and Dragons, you can live in two worlds at once, […]
Technology
Roadblocks to the Widespread Adoption of Quantum Computing: Part 1
In previous posts, I have outlined the importance of Quantum computing for you on a basic level. Even so, I’ve recently realized that one particular question may bear a bit more explaining. Why aren’t Quantum […]
Business
Decentralizing the AV Market with Comma.ai: Part 1
When you think about self-driving cars, what company comes to your mind first? Is it Tesla, Google, or even BMW? Typically, other smaller players fall by the wayside in the face of such competition. To […]