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Our Team Gave a Lecture at VŠE for the Student Society 4FIS!Archive 2019
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Our Team Gave a Lecture at VŠE for the Student Society 4FIS!

Today we had a lecture at VŠE for the student society 4FIS. Some students had very nice questions and insights. Thank you for the pleasant atmosphere – you were...

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GPT-2 Interviews Alpha Industries Ltd.Archive 2019
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GPT-2 Interviews Alpha Industries Ltd.

I am still enchanted by the possibilities of the GPT-2 model. Today, I fine-tuned the system for questions and answers. I provided it with information about our company, Alpha Industries, and devised four questions, giving it the correct answer to three. I was curious to see how it would respond to the fourth question, and I must say, the model surprised me once again!

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A New Book on Machine Learning by Andriy BurkovArchive 2019
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A New Book on Machine Learning by Andriy Burkov

Most books on machine learning are thick and relatively challenging to read. Now, a book by Andriy Burkov has been released, which is only 100 pages long and…

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How to Shine in Job Interviews for Data Science?Archive 2019
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How to Shine in Job Interviews for Data Science?

You may be well-versed in data science tools and techniques, yet still not appeal to various employers. If you want to increase your chances in interviews, perhaps the following 7 steps could help…

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Artificial Intelligence Suffers from Human Prejudice!Archive 2019
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Artificial Intelligence Suffers from Human Prejudice!

Amazon tried an AI-powered recruitment programme but found that the software favoured men. A Microsoft chatbot transformed into a sex-obsessed, neo-Nazi machine in just 24…

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The AI Model GPT-2 Generated an Article About Alpha Industries! What’s the Result?Archive 2019
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The AI Model GPT-2 Generated an Article About Alpha Industries! What’s the Result?

I had the much-discussed AI model GPT-2 generate an article on the topic: “I love Alpha Industries – the best company in the world that...

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Scientists have created a language neural network that approaches human quality. It is said to be so good that its authors are afraid to publish it!Archive 2019
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Scientists have created a language neural network that approaches human quality. It is said to be so good that its authors are afraid to publish it!

Experts from OpenAI have proudly announced another technological success – the language model GPT-2. In the article's headline, they claim that its authors are afraid of it…

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Hopfield's Neural Network is More Powerful When it Sleeps and Dreams!Archive 2019
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Hopfield's Neural Network is More Powerful When it Sleeps and Dreams!

The article discusses how allowing Hopfield's neural network to have a proper sleep and dream enhances its performance. Scientists drew inspiration from the sleeping mammals during the development of this...

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Do You Like AI, Hackathons, and Lectures?Archive 2019
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Do You Like AI, Hackathons, and Lectures?

Are you from Plzeň or the surrounding area? Then come and join us at the Aimtechackathon, where we will have a TechTalk on 9th March on the topic A Brief Introduction to...

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Emotion Detector or How We Defeated IBMArchive 2019
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Emotion Detector or How We Defeated IBM

Time and Space: 26.2.2019, 18:00 – VŠE Žižkov, SB 321 Is artificial intelligence and virtual assistants still a distant future? We invited Honza Tyl to prove otherwise...

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Artificial Intelligence Surprises in Debate CompetitionArchive 2019
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Artificial Intelligence Surprises in Debate Competition

The AI project Debater from IBM recently faced off against a world debate champion.

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Robots Attack, but Only the Budget for Now. The State Fears Losing Tax RevenueArchive 2019
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Robots Attack, but Only the Budget for Now. The State Fears Losing Tax Revenue

Robots are attacking the budget! The state fears that due to robots, it will lose tax revenue and 400,000 jobs. Czech politicians are grappling with the issue of how…

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The Global Race in Robotics: Will Europe Fall Behind the USA and China in Artificial Intelligence?Archive 2019
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The Global Race in Robotics: Will Europe Fall Behind the USA and China in Artificial Intelligence?

“Focusing on the human being” is the cornerstone of the European Union's approach to establishing rules for the use of artificial intelligence. However, some warn that this phrase may...

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Neuron-Digital Connection Will Upload Your Consciousness to a Computer.Archive 2019
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Neuron-Digital Connection Will Upload Your Consciousness to a Computer.

Bzzzzzz …Hmmm. What? The computer is unresponsive. It seems the entire system has frozen. I think the transfer has failed :( No, it will be fine. Source: xkcd.com

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I bring bad news. We have improved the Czech and English emotion detector!Archive 2019
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I bring bad news. We have improved the Czech and English emotion detector!

We have modernised the algorithms, so you can now see which words the neural network places greater weight on (the AI attention button in the bottom right). We also used much larger and more diverse datasets for training...

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Is this your machine for machine learning?Archive 2019
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Is this your machine for machine learning?

Yes! You throw your data onto this great heap of linear algebra, and then answers pop out the other side. What if those answers are wrong?…

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Myths about Data Science Debunked!Archive 2019
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Myths about Data Science Debunked!

Becoming a data scientist is complex. Not only do you need to learn mathematics, statistics, and programming, but you also have to constantly battle the myths you hear around you…

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Web Element – Lecture on AIArchive 2019
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Web Element – Lecture on AI

Are you interested in teaching your computer to understand written text? How we wrote a programme with the capacity of two cockroach brains and defeated IBM with it? How our…

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Artificial Intelligence Manipulates Us. We Are Unable to Understand Why Neural Networks Decide as They Do, Says Professor PěchoučekArchive 2019
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Artificial Intelligence Manipulates Us. We Are Unable to Understand Why Neural Networks Decide as They Do, Says Professor Pěchouček

Professor Michal Pěchouček established the CTU Centre for Artificial Intelligence 18 years ago. Today, he is surrounded by more than a hundred experts, and that number will grow. Last year, he began...

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Doctors Yearn for Surgical Robots Equipped with a Sense of TouchArchive 2019
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Doctors Yearn for Surgical Robots Equipped with a Sense of Touch

Robot-assisted surgeries are the future of medicine. However, current machines still have a significant disadvantage. “Robots offer high-definition imaging and fine control, but I can’t feel if I’m damaging something by pulling on tissues…

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Support for Artificial Intelligence Research Has Doubled. Schools Are the Biggest BeneficiariesArchive 2019
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Support for Artificial Intelligence Research Has Doubled. Schools Are the Biggest Beneficiaries

Support for artificial intelligence research has doubled. Schools are the biggest beneficiaries. We informed you about this and other interesting facts about Czech AI last year. Now...

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Czech Scientists Build the Car of the Future. It Drives on the Road, but the Steering Wheel is Controlled from the OfficeArchive 2019
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Czech Scientists Build the Car of the Future. It Drives on the Road, but the Steering Wheel is Controlled from the Office

In addition to cars that will drive themselves, the future also belongs to vehicles and machines controlled remotely. Czech scientists are working on it. In Brno...

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Chinese Artificial Intelligence Will Become a Tool for the Oppression of People, Warns SorosArchive 2019
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Chinese Artificial Intelligence Will Become a Tool for the Oppression of People, Warns Soros

Chinese artificial intelligence will become a tool for the oppression of people, warns Soros – the American billionaire. The American billionaire, philanthropist, and lobbyist George Soros has accused China and its…

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How Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Our Roads? A Group of Students Translates Theory into PracticeArchive 2019
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How Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Our Roads? A Group of Students Translates Theory into Practice

A group of American students uses TensorFlow and a camera to identify various road damages, such as cracks and potholes. The aim was to teach the programme to quickly locate road damage from footage captured by a camera mounted on the car's bonnet...

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