Jon Larson

[Jon Larson @Jonflarson]

@Archaeologuy Makar!

[Amii @AmiiThinks]

BREAKING: Amii Chief Scientific Advisor, Richard S. Sutton, has been awarded the A.M. Turing Award, the highest honour in computer science, alongside Andrew Barto! Read the official @TheOfficialACM announcement: https://t.co/JXDhdEsQv7

#TuringAward #AI #ReinforcementLearning

[Amii @AmiiThinks]

“Now it's absolutely the bottleneck for going forward in reinforcement learning.”

In the latest episode of the Approximately Correct podcast, RL legend @richardssutton shares why he thinks AI research must change course. Have a listen: https://t.co/68Z4QXa9q5 #DeepLearning

[Amii @AmiiThinks]

@white_martha — Amii Fellow and @CIFAR_News AI Chair — has been elected to the @src_rsc College of New Scholars for her groundbreaking research in reinforcement learning. Learn more about the announcement and Martha’s achievements: https://t.co/rlkBeiMYo4

[Amii @AmiiThinks]

Matthew Guzdial’s research applies AI and ML to domains we would typically consider requiring human creativity (generating content for video games, visual art, etc). Catch him at Upper Bound talking all about AI & games and so much more. Find out more: https://t.co/yC5z2cuzW4

[Amii @AmiiThinks]

By tapping into our reinforcement learning expertise, we’re making significant strides in boosting the efficiency and reliability of water purification,” says Amii CEO @camlinke. Read how Amii plans to use our @googlecanada grant in @BetaKit's article: https://t.co/i4NALAD9br

[Amii @AmiiThinks]

We are thrilled to announce that Amii is one of the recipients of @GoogleCanada's $2.7 million grant aimed to support critical AI research in areas such as sustainability and the responsible development of AI! Read more about the announcement here: https://t.co/Lh6vcHdQDW

[Amii @AmiiThinks]

Imagine a world where anyone can build their robots and participate in an economy of innovation and repair - a transformative wave of self-sustainable robotics. This is the point of discussion at a special @ahead_io event on Dec. 7. Register now! https://t.co/8Cq2HiBAOe

[Amii @AmiiThinks]

TechTalks is your chance hear from some of the world's top AI researchers & get a behind-the-scenes look into their research. Limited tickets are available at $100/seat. 100% of event proceeds will be donated to our charitable partners.

Get your ticket: https://t.co/ec0pupPaTv

[Amii @AmiiThinks]

Amii's Chief Scientific Advisor, @RichardSSutton, announces partnership with @ID_AA_Carmack, celebrated software engineer & founder of Keen Technologies, to bring greater urgency to the creation of artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Read more here: https://t.co/AXmEtQ4aQT

[Amii @AmiiThinks]

How can AI help warehouses get packages to customers faster? Attabotics Inc. recently partnered with Amii to use #MachineLearning in robotic shuttles that pull packages for orders. Read the case study: https://t.co/Fy7NRxBoV2

#YEGTech #YYCTech #Robotics

[U.S. Naval Institute @NavalInstitute]

Since "Chinese Spy Balloon" is trending: In 1945, the crew of USS New York spotted a sphere that they thought might be a Japanese balloon weapon. The captain ordered it shot down but none of the guns could score a hit. Finally, a navigator realized they were attacking Venus.

[Tanay Jaipuria @tanayj]

Microsoft Teams has more than 280M monthly active users now.

Slack has ~40-50M.

[Jon Larson @Jonflarson]

@mijustin Llearner 😄

[Dan Carlin @HardcoreHistory]

Thanks for posting…not a bad time for folk to hear @fmkaplan (a guy who knows a ton about this stuff) talk about things.

[Jon Larson @Jonflarson]

@joshtastic How could you not?

[Jon Larson @Jonflarson]

Can't look away.

[drew olanoff @yoda]

Happy Friday (Taste The Biscuit).mp3

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

We water liberally so grass can thrive, then spend hours every Sunday negating that hard work, mowing a few centimetres off a plant that grows a few centimetres each week. This seems like madness https://t.co/rHxvtBPENN

[Jon Larson @Jonflarson]

@timquerengesser You have to admit that having Aramco overlaying the tar sands protest on the helmet makes it good satire.

[Michael Dobbs @michaeldobbs]

Today is the 13th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. By point of comparison, the most dangerous phase of the Cuban missile crisis lasted 13 days in all. A thread on the similarities and differences between the two crises. 1/