Rich Tolcher

Interests: Machine Learning, Conversational interfaces, NLP, ASR, mCommerce, and Crypto. CTO @action_ai

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

This is rather topical today as we see HSBC announce 114 bank branch closures.

https://t.co/ltWbFSN40S

#bankinginnovation #bankingtechnology #conversationalAI #chatbots #customerservice #bankingindustry #bankingtech

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Flying robots.

Happy Thursday.

https://t.co/XsaX9yGXsy

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

@antsthirdspace @svpjewellery agreed

great work and well deserved @svpjewellery

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

A painting of a Happy Friday Robot built using generative art in the style of Joan Miró #machinelearning #generativeart

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Twitter just reminded me I've been active here for 14 years. #MyTwitterAnniversary

[Danijar Hafner @danijarh]

The full training run of the A1 quadruped robot learning to walk from scratch in the real world in 1 hour! Made possible by training a world model online and planning inside of it. Excited to see what we can do next with this! @philippswu @AleEscontrela @Ken_Goldberg @pabbeel

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

I wonder if Boris will team up with me to CoTweet?

https://t.co/kNBYLxw64h

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Are you expecting twins?

https://t.co/vizHwO54on

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Didn't someone once say that to eat without digesting is like reading without reflecting?

https://t.co/h9X4o6xxr9

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Some fabulous stats here on the benefits of good customer services, which can of course be improved with sophisticated automation.

https://t.co/R8Q3O0mhxm

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Tech Friday: Generating chit-chat including laughs, yawns, 'ums,' & other nonverbal cues from raw audio

https://t.co/CGyv0y4QPQ

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Yes, Dyson just created a pair of air-purifying headphones. (I wonder if they will also include a voice changer?)

https://t.co/8I43d3RXlp

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Smart move.

https://t.co/tOfEUvwqCO

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

More tech sanctions for Russia

https://t.co/sP1WA7fWXn

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

AI is now being used to vet people of interest at checkpoints.

https://t.co/Z7PPKschrF

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Friday's fun fact: the U.S. Copyright Office recently determined that AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted. (Do not watch if you suffer from Coulrophobia :)

https://t.co/BaQe92SAf2 #ai #machinelearning #deeplearning

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

From Language to Vision while standing on the shoulders of Giant Transformers.

https://t.co/6EY7zAtKfS

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Good to see this deal closed. Although we still have some way to go before sophisticated commercial bots can be created on a self-serve basis.

https://t.co/zV2yO3PF2T

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Zeekit is nifty tech:

all you need now @WalmartInc is a sophisticated conversational interface for consumers to configure their outfits with even greater ease - by voice or text.

https://t.co/7pp6h91FHI

[Rich Tolcher @tolcher]

Nice move!
Facebook returns to its roots with Campus, a college student-only social network
https://t.co/HRQgIinX3S