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Building Machine Translation Systems for the Next Thousand Languages
Bapna, Ankur, Caswell, Isaac, Kreutzer, Julia, Firat, Orhan, van Esch, Daan, Siddhant, Aditya, Niu, Mengmeng, Baljekar, Pallavi, Garcia, Xavier, Macherey, Wolfgang, Breiner, Theresa, Axelrod, Vera, Riesa, Jason, Cao, Yuan, Chen, Mia Xu, Macherey, Klaus, Krikun, Maxim, Wang, Pidong, Gutkin, Alexander, Shah, Apurva, Huang, Yanping, Chen, Zhifeng, Wu, Yonghui, Hughes, Macduff
In this paper we share findings from our effort to build practical machine translation (MT) systems capable of translating across over one thousand languages. We describe results in three research domains: (i) Building clean, web-mined datasets for 1500+ languages by leveraging semi-supervised pre-training for language identification and developing data-driven filtering techniques; (ii) Developing practical MT models for under-served languages by leveraging massively multilingual models trained with supervised parallel data for over 100 high-resource languages and monolingual datasets for an additional 1000+ languages; and (iii) Studying the limitations of evaluation metrics for these languages and conducting qualitative analysis of the outputs from our MT models, highlighting several frequent error modes of these types of models. We hope that our work provides useful insights to practitioners working towards building MT systems for currently understudied languages, and highlights research directions that can complement the weaknesses of massively multilingual models in data-sparse settings.
Data Science Essentials -- AI Ethics (I)
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How War Led to AI Fighting Fake News
War is the worst human invention that ruins lives and leaves unhealed wounds for many generations. The wars of the past Millennium had at least some honesty in them in the way that they were declared, and it was clear who was against whom. However, modern-day warfare is different. The informational war is a huge portion of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, with a lot of fake news that manipulates public opinion. The government of Russia has deployed entire networks of TV channels that target Western audiences, and now they are heavily utilizing them to change the world's opinion about Ukraine, make false claims about it, and convince that Russia is not killing people but "saving them."
Netflix Recommendation System using Python
Netflix is a subscription-based streaming platform that allows users to watch movies and TV shows without advertisements. One of the reasons behind the popularity of Netflix is its recommendation system. Its recommendation system recommends movies and TV shows based on the user's interest. If you are a Data Science student and want to learn how to create a Netflix recommendation system, this article is for you. This article will take you through how to build a Netflix recommendation system using Python.
Global Artificial Intelligence in Construction Market Expected to Exceed $2,642.4 Million, Rising at 26.3% CAGR from 2019 to 2026 [120-Pages]
New York, USA, July 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new report on the global artificial intelligence in construction market has been added by Research Dive to its repository. According to the report, the global market is expected to hit $2,642.4 million by 2026, rising at a CAGR of 26.3% from 2019 to 2026. This report is a meticulous study offering reliable insights into the present situation and future scope of the global industry. The report is drafted by expert market analysts and assures to be a trustworthy source of data and comprehensive market insights for new market players, investors, prevalent players, stakeholders, shareholders, etc. The key factor thriving the growth of the global artificial intelligence in construction market is the rising demand for artificial intelligence in constructions as it helps in saving time and money, and increases the efficiency of construction activities.
The best streaming boxes and sticks you can buy
If you're in the market for a new streaming device, chances are you want to improve your home entertainment experience. Maybe you've been relying on your phone or tablet for binge-watch sessions, or perhaps your TV's built-in operating system just isn't cutting it anymore. Streaming dongles and set-top boxes are ubiquitous at this point, but sussing out the differences between them can be challenging. Plus, they're not the only gadgets that can deliver your latest Netflix obsession to your TV screen. Let us break down all of the streaming device options you have today and give you our picks for the best you can buy.
Recommender Systems Handbook: Ricci, Francesco, Rokach, Lior, Shapira, Bracha: 9781071621967: Amazon.com: Books
Lior Rokach is a computer scientist. He is a professor and the former chair of the Department of Software and Information Systems Engineering (SISE) at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). Lior was born in 1972 in Holon, Israel. He completed his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in 1998,1999, and 2004 respectively at Tel-Aviv University. His research interests lie in designing and analyzing Machine Learning and Data Mining algorithms and their applications in Recommender Systems, Cyber Security, and Medical Informatics.