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Google wants your Android 11 Beta 3 feedback in final survey

August 10, 2020
Google on Thursday released the final preview of the next major version of its mobile operating system. Like with the first two releases, an Android 11 Beta 3 survey seeks one last round of feedback. Thank you for all your beta feedback throughout the program. It’s been instrumental in helping us get to the final phase of the release. With the public release of Android 11 only a few weeks away…
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AI & RoboticsNews

Before we put $100 billion into AI …

August 8, 2020
America is poised to invest billions of dollars to remain the leader in artificial intelligence as well as quantum computing. This investment is critically needed to reinvigorate the science that will shape our future. But in order to get the most from this investment, we have to create an environment that will produce innovations that are not just technical advancements but will also benefit…
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AI Weekly: Can language models learn morality?

August 8, 2020
The fervor around state-of-the-art AI language models like OpenAI’s GPT-3 hasn’t died down. If anything, it’s gaining steam. Melanie Mitchell, a professor of computer science at Portland State University, found evidence that GPT-3 can make primitive analogies. Raphaël Millière, a philosopher of mind and cognitive science at Columbia University’s Center for Science and Society, asked…
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Here’s a demo of Cast Connect on Android TV as Google details supported apps

August 7, 2020
Last week, Google quietly introduced “Cast Connect” to make Casting on Android TV more native with support for remote controls and other app features. The company officially announced it today and detailed partner support, as well as providing a brief demo. Cast Connects allows Android, iOS, and Chrome (sender) apps to directly Cast to their counterpart Android TV application. As a result…
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