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Reviews: Efficient High-Order Interaction-Aware Feature Selection Based on Conditional Mutual Information

Neural Information Processing Systems

The problem of designing a feature selection algorithm capable of efficiently deal with high-order interaction among features is an interesting and open problem in the feature selection area. That is why this paper is appealing. However, there are several issues regarding the computational cost and the experimental setup that need a clarification in order to consider it for acceptance. It is said (lines 219-222) that "The described technique has been inspired by the intuition that probably two binary representatives of two different features interact on average better than two binary representatives of one feature"; however, no references or examples are provided to support this idea. On the other hand, when comparing the computational cost between the algorithm with and without binary representations (lines 215-219), the same values for t and s are considered. This is not a fair comparison as both cases are not taking the same level of information.


Robots With a Human Touch? Yes, Please

WIRED

Robots already lend a hand around the home, figuratively speaking. Some can brush the char from the barbecue, others can mow your yard, wash your windows, or clean your pool. Amazon's Astro follows owners from room to room with their favorite music, delivers snacks to the kids down the hall, serves as a home security patrol when you're away from home, provides peace of mind when you want to check in on a loved one, and much more. This story is from the WIRED World in 2023, our annual trends briefing. Read more stories from the series here--or download or order a copy of the magazine.


InsultBot: an artificial intelligence-based system for moderating online comments

#artificialintelligence

Live app here, just try to insult it! "The Conversation AI team, a research initiative founded by Jigsaw and Google (both a part of Alphabet) are working on tools to help improve online conversation. One area of focus is the study of negative online behaviors, like toxic comments (i.e. So far they've built a range of publicly available models served through the Perspective API, including toxicity. But the current models still make errors, and they don't allow users to select which types of toxicity they're interested in finding (e.g. "Have you been online lately, it is pretty toxic" Andrew Marantz It is not unknown the limitations from current AI: well-known limitations are called "shallowness", name from "The Shallowness of Google Translate". I have a rich set of discussions on my book "Computational Thinking": feel free to grab and copy and come to me for discussions. Current best AI systems cannot understand human subtlety. They are "shallow": see just the obvious. This is known on translations, and other areas. "You are NOT a whore" -, insult, obscene, toxicity (wrong) Without the negative, it works as wanted. The issue is: we know as human that the negative can even be a compliment! Even though, I would know recommend it! "Mr Pires, what you said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I ever heard.


'Please do not switch me off!' People heed begging robot

#artificialintelligence

Of the 43 people who heard Nao beg to stay online, 13 chose to listen and did not turn him off, according to the study. Some merciful participants said they felt sorry for Nao and his fear of the void. Others reported that they did not want to act against Nao's will. And while the majority of people turned Nao off despite his protests, those people hesitated to do so, waiting on average more than twice as long as people who were in tests where Nao did not make its plea. The study builds on existing research that shows humans are inclined to treat electronic media as living beings.


marcotcr/lime

#artificialintelligence

This project is about explaining what machine learning classifiers (or models) are doing. At the moment, we support explaining individual predictions for text classifiers or classifiers that act on tables (numpy arrays of numerical or categorical data), with a package called lime (short for local interpretable model-agnostic explanations). Lime is based on the work presented in this paper. Our plan is to add more packages that help users understand and interact meaningfully with machine learning. Lime is able to explain any black box text classifier, with two or more classes.


525

AI Magazine

Judging by the title, I particularly looked forward to information on how artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are or can be employed in psychiatric analysis, diagnosis, and management of patients or disorders. Upon reading Hand's preface, my hopes turned to enthusiasm. According to the author, the goals of the book are to "outline Artificial Intelligence methods in a way which is intelligible to psychiatrists (and to others] with no knowledge of computers" and to relate AI to psychiatry in general. Although the first goal meant reviewing familiar material, the second objective was certain to make reading the entire book a worthwhile effort. After all, I reasoned, some point might well be implied in the selection of material and its order of presentation.


Fourth International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics

AI Magazine

The workshops on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics have broadened the flow of information between the two fields and encouraged interdisciplinary work. The workshop is in English and includes one day of tutorials and three days of focussed poster sessions, presentations and panels. The presentations are scheduled in the mornings and evenings, leaving the afternoons free for discussions in more relaxed environments. The workshop will be held at the Pier 66 Resort and Marina - a 22 acre fullfeatured resort located on the intracoastal waterway. Secondly, the class soon realizes that sexual differences are much reduced from Turing's time-women know about sports and men often can answer cooking questions.


Can Machines Think?

AI Magazine

Alan Turing's decades-old question still influences artificial intelligence because of the simple test he proposed in his article in Mind. In this article, AI Magazine collects presentations about the first round of the classic Turing Test of machine intelligence, held November 8, 1991 at The Computer Museum, Boston. Robert Epstein, Director Emeritus, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, and an adjunct professor of psychology, Boston University, University of Massachusetts (Amherst), and University of California (San Diego) summarizes some of the difficult issues during the planning of this first real-time competition, and describes the event. Presented in tandem with Dr. Epstein's article is the actual transcript of session that won the Loebner Prize Competition--Joseph Weintraub's computer program PC Therapist. In 1985 an old friend, Hugh Loebner, told me excitedly that the Turing Test should be made into an annual contest.


Can Machines Think?

AI Magazine

Alan Turing's decades-old question still influences artificial intelligence because of the simple test he proposed in his article in Mind. In this article, AI Magazine collects presentations about the first round of the classic Turing Test of machine intelligence, held November 8, 1991 at The Computer Museum, Boston. Robert Epstein, Director Emeritus, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies, and an adjunct professor of psychology, Boston University, University of Massachusetts (Amherst), and University of California (San Diego) summarizes some of the difficult issues during the planning of this first real-time competition, and describes the event. Presented in tandem with Dr. Epstein's article is the actual transcript of session that won the Loebner Prize Competition--Joseph Weintraub's computer program PC Therapist. In 1985 an old friend, Hugh Loebner, told me excitedly that the Turing Test should be made into an annual contest.