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AI for Ancient Languages, Eye Tracking for Ads, Pulpy AI Sci Fi Covers
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Our 86th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
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Outline:
- (00:00) Intro
- (01:22) This AI is set to help stop illegal fishing
- (04:21) An ancient language has defied translation for 100 years. Can AI crack the code?
- (09:40) The New CGI: Creating Neural Neighborhoods With Block-NeRF
- (12:45) MuZero’s first step from research into the real world
- (16:40) MoviePass 2.0 Wants to Track Your Eyeballs to Make Sure You Watch Ads
- (20:02) AI fails its job interview
- (23:58) Mad Scientist Forces AI to Make Horrific Pictures Out of BuzzFeed Headlines
- (26:18) Artist uses AI to perfectly fake 70s science fiction pulp covers – artwork and titles
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