applied machine learning
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Google Promises Its Christmas Game Doesn’t Use Kids to Train AI
Google “how many days until Christmas” on a computer, and you’ll find a little animated present that transports you to the company’s Santa Tracker hub, a winter wonderland full of activities and educational content for children. Among the offerings is a guessing game called Quick Draw, which makes an explicit and unsettling promise to train…
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An AI Learned to Play Minecraft, and It’s Actually Pretty Good
Engineers used a combination of labelled and unlabelled video data to teach their model how to swim, hunt, and even pillar jump.
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Google’s Third-Gen Nest Hub Could Be a Smart Home Tablet
Google is working on a new version of its Nest Hub with a different form factor than its predecessors: a dockable tablet, according to 9to5Google.
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Google’s New Indoor Nest Cam Is a Stylish Upgrade With an Annoying App
Google’s refreshed indoor Nest Cam is one of the nicest security cameras you can buy. The AU$169 wired camera comes in four colours and replaces the plain black version that’s been on the market since 2015. That original Nest indoor camera is basically an homage to the brand’s Drop camera past, while this new indoor…