We recently rolled out a new blog series that brings attention to our favorite reads from the previous week. The articles are a fun way to explore themes that are related to our work, and are also meant to stir up discussions among our fan base. We hope you enjoy them!
- "Walter Isaacson: Where Innovation Comes From" (WSJ) The Aspen Institute’s Walter Isaacson writes about Alan Turing’s legacy, and argues that our biggest achievements come from environments where both human creativity and technical prowess are at play.
- "Welcome to the age of pervasive super computing" (Computerworld). Richard Adler of the Institute for the Future provides a detailed breakdown of supercomputing’s rampant growth. Adler also makes the case for needing “a new kind of literacy that will allow us to appreciate what [supercomputing] technology can — and can’t — do.”
- "Deep-learning algorithm can weigh up a neighborhood better than humans" (Phys.org). MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory recently created an algorithm that can surpass humans in looking at photos and determining whether an area has a high crime rate.
- "It’s not lost in translation" (Fortune). An interesting case study of how Delta Airlines is using speech recognition to revamp their customer service. According to the company, speech technology is drastically improving the 40 million calls they receive every year, along with giving agents the extra time to beef up their ticket sales.
- "You Don’t Have to Be Google to Build an Artificial Brain" (WIRED) Excellent read from Cade Metz about how despite the fact that giant tech companies are buying up much of the artificial intelligence talent out there, deep learning is still in the hands of the masses.
Don’t forget to tweet us at @expectlabs if you come across any links you think would make a good addition to our roundup. Flip through last week’s selections here.