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How AI trained to beat Atari games could impact robotics and drug design

Join Transform 2021 for the most important themes in enterprise AI & Data. Learn more. In 2018, Uber AI Labs introduced Go-Explore, a family of algorithms that beat the Atari game Montezuma’s Revenge, a commonly accepted reinforcement learning challenge. Last year, Go-Explore was used to beat text-based games. Now researchers from OpenAI and Uber AI Labs say Go-Explore has solved all…
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Pittsburgh Penguins Photoshopped Masks onto Fans, Sparking Backlash

The Pittsburgh Penguins NHL team is facing backlash after one of its staffers Photoshopped masks onto people in an image shared on social media. The original photo featured multiple people either not wearing masks or wearing them incorrectly. The image and associated tweet were shared on March 3 and were designed to thank fans for their loyalty and support during a time where public gatherings…
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Tesla takes parts in deal to take over controversial nickel mine in New Caledonia

Tesla is listed as a “technical partner” in a deal to take over a very large and controversial nickel mine in New Caledonia. Lately, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been pushing for nickel producers to boost production as he expects the resource could become a bottleneck for battery production. It’s likely the reason why the automaker decided to get involved as one of the world’s biggest and…
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This Feeder-Mounted Camera Catches Striking, Closeup Photos of Birds

Typically, bird photographers use high-end cameras with telephoto lenses and trek out into the wilds but enthusiast Ostdrossel has a different method: she lets the birds come to her. Using a feeder-mounted camera, she remotely captures striking images of the birds that visit her home in Michigan. Ostdrossel says that the images she shares are either taken with a timelapse setting or via a motion…
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