🔬 Research Summary by Nora Belrose, Frances Lorenz, Jon Menaster. Nora is an independent AI researcher focusing on active reward learning and robustness. Frances supports researchers (and aspiring researchers) working to … [Read more...] about A Generalist Agent
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Labor and Fraud on the Google Play Store: The Case of Install-Incentivizing Apps
🔬 Research Summary by Ashwin S., a research associate at PreCog, Center for Computational Science, IIIT Hyderabad, India. Their research focuses on the use of mixed methods to diagnose socio-technical systems for … [Read more...] about Labor and Fraud on the Google Play Store: The Case of Install-Incentivizing Apps
How to Help People Understand AI
🔬 Original article by Kathryn Hulick, author of Welcome to the Future: Robot Friends, Fusion Energy, Pet Dinosaurs and More (illustrated by Marcin Wolski, published by Quarto, 2021). Will AI come alive and take … [Read more...] about How to Help People Understand AI
Social Media Algorithms: The Code Behind Your Life
🔬 Original article by Nils Aoun, Itai Epstein, Sara Parker, and Cella Wardrop from Encode Justice Canada This is a part of our Recess series in which university students from across Canada briefly explain key concepts … [Read more...] about Social Media Algorithms: The Code Behind Your Life
Fusing Art and Engineering for a more Humane Tech Future
✍️ Column by Natalie Klym, who has been leading digital technology innovation programs in academic and private institutions for 25 years including at MIT, the Vector Institute, and University of Toronto. Her insights … [Read more...] about Fusing Art and Engineering for a more Humane Tech Future