Alternative Intelligence
AI for good or ill?
Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and many other high profile people have expressed concerns over the potential risks AI might pose. Why so? Well, it seems we are exceeding predictions over … Read more
Has Google’s Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) been upstaged?
Google’s TPU is a custom ASIC specifically designed for machine learning with the accent on TensorFlow. It’s been in use now for a couple of years and has also been powering RankBrain, … Read more
Brunel’s legacy deciphered.
Isombard Kingdom Brunel, one of the most ingenious and prolific engineers in history, famous for railway lines, tunnels, bridges, docks and ships was infamous for his poor handwriting. Leaving copious notes, diaries … Read more
Sensory deprivation
Most machine learning or AI applications will rely on input. Whether from a keyboard or more possibly from a real time sensor (for the purposes of this brief thought cloud I will … Read more
Muffins, Chihuahuas and AI
We have seen in the news that facial recognition has a problem differentiating between some muffins and Chihuahuas. A contending muffin could be characterised as having a sandy colour bun and three … Read more