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In the tech.courses blog we explore technology topics including as Machine Learning, TensorFlow.js, and JavaScript. These blog posts complement our online video courses but are available to all!

AI for good or ill?

August 22, 2019August 22, 2019 by Alternative Intelligence
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

AI in the dock.

August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 by Artificial Iconoclast
How long would it be before AI was used by criminals? Well, I am afraid to say….they already do! Deepfake makes use of AI in a process know as human image synthesis. … Read more

Has Google’s Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) been upstaged?

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 by Alternative Intelligence
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.

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 by Alternative Intelligence
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

August 18, 2019August 17, 2019 by Alternative Intelligence
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

Facing up to recognition

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 by Artificial Iconoclast
In the West we are told we live in a surveillance society. Certainly in the UK there are cameras everywhere. Formerly they were connected to tape based security recording equipment which were … Read more

AI algo used to predict ‘no show’ patients at up coming appointments.

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 by Artificial Iconoclast
UCL London has developed an algorithm using previously gathered data from those who have had appointments for MRI scans to predict 90% of those who would not turn up for their appointment. … Read more

An alternative AI health helpline

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 by Artificial Iconoclast
Alan Turing argued that if the machine could successfully pretend to be human to a knowledgeable observer then you certainly should consider it intelligent. With that in mind I want to explore … Read more

Plotting TensorFlow.js Activation Functions

October 24, 2019August 13, 2019 by Justin Emery
When getting started with a modern machine learning library such as TensorFlow.js, you have to become comfortable with designing Artificial Neural Network (ANN) structures. An ANN is formed from a number of … Read more

Muffins, Chihuahuas and AI

August 17, 2019July 8, 2019 by Alternative Intelligence
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
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