Einstein's concept of space-time is fundamental, but this theorist says otherwise Nov. 16, 2016, 2:30 PM 4,339 Error loading player: No playable sources found We spoke with theoretical physicist Brian Greene about Einstein's theory of space-time. Greene is the co-founder of the World Science Festival, which has a new initiative called "City of Science" which is a 5-event series. Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Economy | whitehouse.gov Editor’s Note: Staff from the Council of Economic Advisers, the Domestic Policy Council, the National Economic Council, the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Science and Technology Policy contributed to this post. Today, in order to ready the United States for a future in which artificial intelligence (AI) plays a growing role, the White House released a report on Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Economy. This report follows up on the Administration’s previous report, Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence, which was released in October 2016, and which recommended that the White House publish a report on the economic impacts of artificial intelligence by the end of 2016. Accelerating AI capabilities will enable automation of some tasks that have long required human labor. AI-driven automation will transform the economy over the coming years and decades. The report details what can be done to execute on these strategies.
When This Girl Asked Out A Barista, A Customer Secretly Live Tweeted Their Conversation Sometimes something happens in life that’s so unbelievable that it may as well be fiction. Take this love story for example. Twitter user @notjerryclayton was sitting in a cafe in Brooklyn, NY, just minding his own business recently, when the two baristas behind the counter decided to choose that very moment to declare their secret love for each other. Aware that what was unfolding right in front of him was pretty darned special, Jerry decided to live tweet the entire encounter as it happened. See below for the full story. Show Full Text
Explaining nonlinear classification decisions with deep Taylor decomposition Open Access Highlights A novel method to explain nonlinear classification decisions in terms of input variables is introduced. The method is based on Taylor expansions and decomposes the output of a deep neural network in terms of input variables. The resulting deep Taylor decomposition can be applied directly to existing neural networks without retraining. The method is tested on two large-scale neural networks for image classification: BVLC CaffeNet and GoogleNet. Abstract Nonlinear methods such as Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are the gold standard for various challenging machine learning problems such as image recognition. Keywords Deep neural networks; Heatmapping; Taylor decomposition; Relevance propagation; Image recognition 1. Nonlinear models have been used since the advent of machine learning (ML) methods and are integral part of many popular algorithms. 1.1. There has been a significant body of work focusing on the analysis and understanding of nonlinear classifiers.
HotS News: Zul'jin talents revealed! Ensnare, Voodoo shuffle, Let the Killing begin and more! Resize this image The talent names are sufficiently lore infused and seem to give Zul'jin a level of utility and flexibility seen in other newly released heroes, like Samuro and Varian. In case you missed it, Zul'jin's abilities can be found here Zul'jin's talents so far, look pretty great. His level 1 choices in particular offer different styles of play, allowing Zul'jin to focus on improving his Ability Power or his passive auto attack damage. As we go down the tree, we see some incredibly unique offerings. Other talents of note are his level 20 Ensare talent that is simply a targetable root. Take a look at the talents your self: Level 1 [Q] Boneslicer Grievous Throw now pierces through enemies. [Passive] Arcanite Axes Twin Cleave cooldown reduced by 0.5 seconds for every Hero hit. [Passive] You Want Axe? Every 5 Basic Attacks used against Heroes increases your Basic Attack damage by 1.5. Level 4 [E] Troll's Blood Increases Regeneration healing by 75%. [Passive] Let the Killing Begin [!] Level 7
What Does it Mean to Prepare Students For a Future With Artificial Intelligence? Last year, in the height of the election season, the Obama administration quietly released a national strategic plan for artificial intelligence (AI) research and development. The plan was the beginning of a national effort to prepare Americans for a future with AI—a future some computer scientist believe our nation is ill-equipped to handle. AI has become a part of the American fabric for some time. Siri and Alexa are already taking orders, self-driving cars have hit some streets, and the concept of interconnectivity is now a reality through the Internet of Things. But experts assert that in order for the society to fully embrace AI, learning machines should not replace human workers, but complement them. So to prepare the future workforce for a computer coworker, there must be a shift in teaching and learning—a change that should begin in the classroom. Step 1: Demystifying Artificial Intelligence Dr. Step 2: Understand Everyone’s Role, AI is Not Just For Computer Scientists
Des physiciens affirment avoir créé un fluide possédant une "masse négative" Des chercheurs américains affirment avoir réussi à créer un fluide possédant une masse négative. Un fluide possédant une masse négative, signifie que contrairement à tout autre objet physique connu, lorsque vous appuyez sur ledit fluide, ce dernier accélère dans la direction opposée au lieu de le faire dans la même direction initiale. Un tel comportement pourrait mener les scientifiques à comprendre certains comportements étranges qui se produisent dans les trous noirs et les étoiles à neutrons. Mais avant de parler de trous noirs et d’étoiles à neutrons, penchons-nous sur une autre question : comment est-ce que quelque chose peut avoir une masse négative ? La seconde Loi d’Isaac Newton est mathématiquement exprimée par la formule f = ma, (la force est égale à la masse d’un objet multipliée par son accélération). Bien que ça puisse nous sembler étrange, cela ne signifie pas pour autant que c’est impossible. Sources : Physical Review Letters, Washington State University
It's no Christmas No 1, but AI-generated song brings festive cheer to researchers | Technology It will not, if there is any certainty left in the world, top the charts this Christmas. But what it lacks in party hit potential, it more than makes up for with its unique, if vaguely unsettling, brand of festive cheer. To be fair, humans had very little hand in penning the song. Instead, scientists fed a Christmassy photograph into a computer and let it do its thing. A program analysed the image, whipped up some relevant lyrics, and then sang them to music it had composed along the way. Known to its creators as “neural karaoke”, the project from the University of Toronto can take any digital photo and transform it into a computer-generated singalong. “We are used to thinking about AI for robotics and things like that. Neural karaoke emerged from a broader research effort to use computer programs to make music, write lyrics and even generate dance routines. But computer-generated music was just the start.
First images of Star Wars: The Last Jedi To spot a liar, look at their hands — Quartz In 1994, when I was prime minister of Sweden, I sent the first email between two heads of state. I had been discussing with Al Gore the development of what people at the time called, “The Internet Superhighway.” So I thought it would be a good idea to send an email to then-US president Bill Clinton. We waited for a reply, but we didn’t hear back. At that time, email was seen as revolutionary; 1994 was also the year the first commercial web browser appeared. Technology can be an enabler, but it can also create divisions. We need to have an inclusive global digital economy, but half of the world’s population remains offline. We need to have an inclusive global digital economy, but half of the world’s population remains offline. Sweden is a clear example of the way competition can drive prices down. On the other hand, one of the most extreme examples of cheap connectivity is Somalia, which has virtually no regulation and has some of the lowest prices for mobile communications in Africa.
L'univers vu en ondes radio SPECTRE. L'œil humain peut distinguer une toute petite partie du spectre électromagnétique, appelé lumière visible, dont la fréquence est comprise entre 420 et 750 THz (térahertz). Les ondes radios sont situées bien loin de cette bande de fréquence, entre 9 kHz et 300 GHz et sont donc bien sûr totalement invisibles pour nous. Mais des télescopes comme le Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) installé dans l'ouest australien sont spécialement conçus pour observer les ondes radios ; ils sont d'ailleurs appelés radiotélescopes. © Natasha Hurley-Walker (Curtin / ICRAR)/ GLEAM TEAM Sur les images ci-dessus, le centre de la Voie Lactée défile au-dessus des antennes du MWA. Une vue sphérique de l'enquête GLEAM, qui couvre l'ensemble du ciel austral. © Natasha Hurley-Walker (ICRAR/Curtin), Lister Staveley-Smith (ICRAR/UWA), GLEAM TEAM
6 Easy Steps to Learn Naive Bayes Algorithm (with code in Python) This article was posted by Sunil Ray. Sunil is a Business Analytics and BI professional. Source for picture: click here Introduction Here’s a situation you’ve got into: You are working on a classification problem and you have generated your set of hypothesis, created features and discussed the importance of variables. What will you do? In this article, I’ll explain the basics of this algorithm, so that next time when you come across large data sets, you can bring this algorithm to action. Table of Contents What is Naive Bayes algorithm? To check out all this information, click here. Top DSC Resources
White Mage - Final Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn Wiki - FFXIV / FF14 ARR Community Wiki and Guide Lore “White magic, the arcane art of succor, was conceived eras past that the world might know comfort. Alas, man began perverting its powers for self-gain, and by his wickedness brought about the Sixth Umbral catastrophe. — Game Description General Information White Mage is one of the three healers that is available with the other two being Scholar and Astrologian. Requirements Level 30 Conjurer Completion of Main Scenario quest: Sylph-management Trainer Locations Actions White Mages use all the Conjurer Actions in addition to having their own unique actions for their Job: Traits Role Actions Healer Role Actions PvP Actions Quests Job Gauge Healing Gauge is White Mage's Job Gauge. Healing Gauge in PvE and PvP The Healing Gauge displays the current number of Lilies a white mage has accumulated. Cure has a 100% chance to grant 1 Lily Cure II has a 100% chance to grant 1 Lily Lilies reduce recast times for certain actions by a percentage corresponding to the number of stacked Lilies in the Healing Gauge.