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Groundhog Day star Punxsutawney Phil should retire and be replaced by a robot, PETA says
Fox News Flash top headlines for Jan. 29 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Punxsutawney Phil undergoes "great stress" every year on Groundhog Day and should be replaced by a robot, the leader of PETA says. Ingrid Newkirk writes in a letter to the furry celebrity's Groundhog Club that Phil deserves a break and should be allowed to retire. The request, posted on PETA's website, comes ahead of Sunday's annual ceremony which will determine whether spring arrives early this year.
Automation and AI sound similar, but may have vastly different impacts on the future of work
Last November, Brookings published a report on artificial intelligence's impact on the workplace that immediately raised eyebrows. Many readers, journalists, and even experts were perplexed by the report's primary finding: that, for the most part, it is better-paid, better-educated white-collar workers who are most exposed to AI's potential economic disruption. This conclusion--by authors Mark Muro, Robert Maxim, and Jacob Whiton--seemed to fly in the face of the popular understanding of technology's future effects on workers. For years, we've been hearing about how these advancements will force mainly blue-collar, lower-income workers out of jobs, as robotics and technology slowly consume those industries. In an article about the November report, The Mercury News outlined this discrepancy: "The study released Wednesday by the Brookings Institution seems to contradict findings from previous studies--including Brookings' own--that showed lower-skilled workers will be most affected by robots and automation, which can involve AI."
Google looks ahead to the next decade of AI research ZDNet
Thanks to the proliferation of data and advances in computing, the next decade promises to bring huge advances in AI. This week, Google showcased a variety of AI research projects it's pursuing as an "AI first" company. In some cases, such as Google's translation research, the commercial applications for Google already exist. What is AI? Everything you need to know about Artificial Intelligence In all cases, according to Google AI chief Jeff Dean, Google's AI researchers are focused on the bigger picture. "We try to do long-term work, and often that provides an arc of direction, where along the path of an eight- to 10-year journey we throw off useful results [for commercial applications]... and then continue to work on those harder problems," Dean said to reporters at Google's San Francisco office.
Where's the Truth Online? How to Build Your Family's Digital Discernment
Note: This is Part I of a series on equipping your family fight back against fake news online. Fake news is chipping away at our trust in the government, the media, and in one another. And, because our kids spend much so much time in the online space, it's more important than ever to help them understand how to separate truth from fiction. How dangerous is the spread of misinformation? According to one study, 75% of people who see fake news believe it's real.
Introducing the diagrammatic mode
Hiippala, Tuomo, Bateman, John A.
In this article, we propose a multimodal perspective to diagrammatic representations by sketching a description of what may be tentatively termed the diagrammatic mode . We consider diagrammatic representations in the light of contemporary multimodality theory and explicate what enables diagrammatic representations to integrate natural language, various forms of graphics, diagrammatic elements such as arrows, lines and other expressive resources into coherent organisations. We illustrate the proposed approach using two recent diagram corpora and show how a multimodal approach supports the empirical analysis of diagrammatic representations, especially in identifying diagrammatic constituents and describing their interrelations.
Predictive CPU isolation of containers at Netflix
We've all had noisy neighbors at one point in our life. Whether it's at a cafe or through a wall of an apartment, it is always disruptive. The need for good manners in shared spaces turns out to be important not just for people, but for your Docker containers too. When you're running in the cloud your containers are in a shared space; in particular they share the CPU's memory hierarchy of the host instance. Because microprocessors are so fast, computer architecture design has evolved towards adding various levels of caching between compute units and the main memory, in order to hide the latency of bringing the bits to the brains.
Global Artificial Intelligence Platforms Market 2019-2023 28% CAGR Projection Over the Next Five Years Technavio
The artificial intelligence platforms market size is poised to grow by USD 6.95 billion during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. This press release features multimedia. Technavio has announced its latest market research report titled global artificial intelligence platforms market 2019-2023. Governments across the world are increasingly promoting AI technology through investments in R&D and by developing education programs to train the workforce with AI skills, which can support businesses across industries. Retail, BFSI, and manufacturing are a few of the major industries that are increasing their investments in AI to automate business functions.