{"id":63149,"date":"2018-04-07T13:42:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T17:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=63149"},"modified":"2018-04-16T08:19:10","modified_gmt":"2018-04-16T12:19:10","slug":"aws-unveils-transcribe-and-translate-machine-learning-services-4-other-items-re-ai-nlp-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2018\/04\/07\/aws-unveils-transcribe-and-translate-machine-learning-services-4-other-items-re-ai-nlp-more\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;AWS unveils &#8216;Transcribe&#8217; and &#8216;Translate&#8217; machine learning services&#8221; + 4 other items re: AI, NLP, &#038; more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/news-ians\/aws-unveils-transcribe-and-translate-machine-learning-services-118040500421_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AWS unveils &#8216;Transcribe&#8217; and &#8216;Translate&#8217; machine learning services<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from business-standard.com<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpts:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amazon &#8220;Transcribe&#8221; provides grammatically correct transcriptions of audio files to allow audio data to be analyzed, indexed and searched.<\/li>\n<li>Amazon &#8220;Translate&#8221; provides natural sounding language translation in both real-time and batch scenarios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-43493936#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Google&#8217;s &#8216;secret&#8217; smart city on Toronto&#8217;s waterfront sparks row<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from bbc.com by Robin Levinson-King BBC News, Toronto<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The project was commissioned by the publically funded organisation Waterfront Toronto, who put out calls last spring for proposals to revitalise the 12-acre industrial neighbourhood of Quayside along Toronto&#8217;s waterfront.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew down to announce the agreement with Sidewalk Labs, which is owned by Google&#8217;s parent company Alphabet, last October, and the project has received international attention for being one of the first smart-cities designed from the ground up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">But five months later, few people have actually seen the full agreement between Sidewalk and Waterfront Toronto.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">As council&#8217;s representative on Waterfront Toronto&#8217;s board, Mr Minnan-Wong is the only elected official to actually see the legal agreement in full. Not even the mayor knows what the city has signed on for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;We got very little notice. We were essentially told &#8216;here&#8217;s the agreement, the prime minister&#8217;s coming to make the announcement,'&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;Very little time to read, very little time to absorb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Now, his hands are tied &#8211; he is legally not allowed to comment on the contents of the sealed deal, but he has been vocal about his belief it should be made public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;Do I have concerns about the content of that agreement? Yes,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8220;What is it that is being hidden, why does it have to be secret?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Google needs to be very careful here. Increasingly so these days, our trust in them (and other large tech companies) is at stake.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Addendum on 4\/16\/18 with thanks to Uros Kovacevic for this resource:<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/span><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryclaimcoach.com\/human-lives-saved-robotic-replacements.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Human lives saved by robotic replacements<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from\u00a0injuryclaimcoach.com<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">For academics and average workers alike, the prospect of automation provokes concern and controversy. As the American workplace continues to mechanize, some experts see harsh implications for employment,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2017\/11\/29\/automation-could-kill-73-million-u-s-jobs-2030\/899878001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">including the loss of 73 million jobs by 2030<\/a>. Others maintain more optimism about the fate of the global economy, contending technological advances could grow worldwide GDP\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/automation-one-trillion-dollars-global-economy-jpmam-report-2017-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by more than $1.1 trillion in the next 10 to 15 years<\/a>. Whatever we make of these predictions, there\u2019s no question automation will shape the economic future of the nation \u2013 and the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">But while these fiscal considerations are important, automation may positively affect an even more essential concern: human life. Every day,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/careers\/2018\/01\/09\/workplace-fatalities-25-most-dangerous-jobs-america\/1002500001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thousands of Americans risk injury or death<\/a>\u00a0simply by going to work in dangerous conditions. If robots replaced them, could hundreds of lives be saved in the years to come?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In this project,<b>\u00a0we studied how many fatal injuries could be averted if dangerous occupations were automated<\/b>. To do so, we analyzed which fields are most deadly and the likelihood of their automation according to expert predictions. To see how automation could save Americans\u2019 lives, keep reading.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Also related to this item is :<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/laurencebradford\/2018\/03\/29\/how-ai-is-improving-the-landscape-of-work\/#7f4f50f45866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How AI is improving the landscape of work<\/strong> <\/a>\u00a0&#8212; from forbes.com by Laurence Bradford<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpts:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There have been a lot of sci-fi stories written about artificial intelligence. But now that it&#8217;s actually becoming a reality, how is it really affecting the world? Let&#8217;s take a look at the current state of AI and some of the things it&#8217;s doing for modern society.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creating New Technology Jobs<\/li>\n<li>Using Machine Learning To Eliminate Busywork<\/li>\n<li>Preventing Workplace Injuries With Automation<\/li>\n<li>Reducing Human Error With Smart Algorithms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">This is clearly a pro-AI piece. Not all uses of AI are beneficial, but this article mentions several use cases where AI can make positive contributions to society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/big-data\/ai-machine-learning\/its-about-augmented-intelligence-not-artificial-intelligence\/a\/d-id\/1331460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>It\u2019s About Augmented Intelligence, not Artificial Intelligence<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from informationweek.com<br \/>\n<em>The adoption of AI applications isn\u2019t about replacing workers but helping workers do their jobs better.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From DSC:<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> This article is also a pro-AI piece. But again, not all uses of AI are beneficial. We need to be aware of &#8212; and involved in &#8212; what is happening with AI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.clomedia.com\/2018\/04\/05\/investing-automated-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Investing in an Automated Future<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from clomedia.com by Mariel Tishma<br \/>\n<em>Employers recognize that technological advances like AI and automation will require employees with new skills. Why are so few investing in the necessary learning?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AWS unveils &#8216;Transcribe&#8217; and &#8216;Translate&#8217; machine learning services &#8212; from business-standard.com Excerpts: Amazon &#8220;Transcribe&#8221; provides grammatically correct transcriptions of audio files to allow audio data to be analyzed, indexed and searched. 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