AI and Drug Discovery: Attacking the Right Problems
I've been meaning to write some more about artificial intelligence, machine learning, and drug discovery, and this paper (open access) by Andreas Bender is an excellent starting point. I'm going to be talking in fairly general terms here, but for practitioners in the field, I can recommend this revi
Machine Learning with Python: from Linear Models to Deep Learning | edX
An in-depth introduction to the field of machine learning, from linear models to deep learning and reinforcement learning, through hands-on Python projects. -- Part of the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science.
Three Equifax execs including CFO sold shares worth ~$1.8M days after breach found but before public disclosure; no filings list transactions as scheduled sales (Anders Melin/Bloomberg)
Researchers have created an AI that is more accurate than humans in determining whether a person is gay or straight just from a handful of photographs. It relies on cues apparently more subtle than most can perceive — cues many would suggest do not exist. The research demonstrates, as it is intended to, a class of threat to privacy that is entirely unique to the era of ubiquitous computer vision.
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed: In interview Kogan admits he broke Facebook's ToS but his app was within norms, says he worked on 10+ papers with Pete Fleming, now Instagram's head of research