AI Weekly | Nov. 2, 2019

Defense Innovation Board unveils AI ethics principles for the Pentagon

AI ethics principles to guide U.S. military applications of artificial intelligence were approved today by the Defense Innovation Board.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns against overregulation of AI

In a speech at Stanford University, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt praised progress made in the field of AI and warned against overregulation.

Amazon will let you pay bills with Alexa

Soon, Alexa customers will be able to pay and manage bills by voice, courtesy an integration with Paymentus’ Instant Payment Network.

Reid Hoffman on AI, defense, and ethics when scaling a startup

LinkedIn coufounder Reid Hoffman shared his thoughts on AI ethics and how startups can scale in an ethical way in a conversation with DJ Patil.

Samsung's Bixby Views lets developers make voice apps with visuals

Samsung AI assistant Bixby got upgrades today to help app developers, including Bixby Views for visual apps and a voice app recommendation engine.

DJI's Mavic Mini weighs less than 250 grams and has a 30-minute flight time

DJI’s newly unveiled Mavic Mini is an ultraportable fold-up quadcopter that weighs less than 250 grams and starts at $399.

DeepMind's AlphaStar Final beats 99.8% of human StarCraft 2 players

In a paper published in the journal Nature, scientists at DeepMind say their AI system – AlphaStar Final – defeats 99.8% of active StarCraft 2 players.

Werner Vogels: For IoT, security and privacy are top concerns

We spoke with Amazon CTO Werner Vogels about the evolving internet of things market, and how Amazon and AWS are addressing the concerns of the day.

We Need AI That Is Explainable, Auditable, and Transparent

It’s the only way to mitigate bias. (via Harvard Business Review)

AI could be a disaster for humanity. A top computer scientist thinks he has the solution.

He wrote the book on AI and is leading the fight to change how we build it. (via Vox)

Researchers Are Using Artificial Intelligence To Stop African Elephant Poachers

Conservationists are deploying audio recorders, neural networks and predictive analytics in a bid to save elephants. (via NPR)

A neural net solves the three-body problem 100 million times faster

Machine learning provides an entirely new way to tackle one of the classic problems of applied mathematics. (via MIT Technology Review)