Developing Algorithms

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Baidu Research’s breast cancer detection algorithm outperforms human pathologists

Venture Beat 18 Jun 2018

Baidu Research today announced it has developed a deep learning algorithm that in initial tests outperforms human pathologists in its ability to identify breast cancer metastasis ... A cancer detection algorithm released last year by Google AI research achieved a FROC score of 89 ... In order to advance the development of the technique to take into account the health of surrounding cells, Baidu plans to open-source the algorithm, Li said....

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Novel 3D technique may improve arthritis treatment

Yahoo Daily News 18 Jun 2018

London, June 18 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis that could allow the effectiveness of new treatments to be assessed more accurately ... After developing the algorithm with tests on human hip joints from bodies, the team found that it exceeded the current 'gold standard' of joint imaging ......

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How hackers can force AI to make dumb mistakes

The Daily Dot 18 Jun 2018

Yet, despite their superhuman speed and accuracy, AI algorithms can fail spectacularly, such as mistaking turtles for rifles or dunes for nudes ... How do artificial intelligence algorithms work?. Today’s AI applications mostly rely on artificial neural networks and machine-learning algorithms, a software architecture designed to develop functional rules by analyzing a lot of data....

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This AI Can Predict The Future Minutes In Advance

IFL Science 18 Jun 2018

In news that in no way will lead to a real-life AI version of Minority Report, where robots can predict your future crimes, researchers have developed a machine-learning algorithm that can predict future behavior with astonishing accuracy. This newly developed AI is less sinister than the Spielberg film, though we admit it's still bordering on the mildly creepy end of the future-tech spectrum....

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Google Thinks It Can Predict When You Will Die

Vanity Fair 18 Jun 2018

Last year, Google developed an algorithm that detected diabetic retinopathy, the fastest-growing cause of blindness, with over 90 percent accuracy. At Google’s developer conference this year, Lily Peng, a member of the Medical Brain team presented a project in which a Google algorithm accurately predicted peoples’ risk of heart disease....

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Charity urges new laws to end 'Wild West' culture of internet

AOL 18 Jun 2018

create mandatory safety rules that social networks are legally required to follow; establish an independent regulator to enforce safety laws and fine non-compliant sites; require social media sites to publish annual safety reports; and force platforms to develop technology to detect grooming using algorithms....

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Charity urges new laws to end `Wild West´ culture of internet

This is Money 18 Jun 2018

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Charity urges new laws to end ‘Wild West’ culture of internet

Belfast Telegraph 18 Jun 2018

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82 crimes of sexual messaging with child in Northern Ireland last year - call for new laws

Belfast Telegraph 18 Jun 2018

This was a large increase on the previous year's number of 19 ... The NSPCC also want social media sites to publish annual safety reports and to force platforms to develop technology to detect grooming using algorithms ... Social networks must be forced to design extra protections for children into their platforms, including algorithms to detect online grooming to prevent communicating with children from escalating into something even worse....

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Cryptomining and other career opportunities in the blockchain ecosystem

Your Story 18 Jun 2018

What makes cryptocurrencies interesting is blockchain, and what makes blockchain special is its incorruptible (at present) algorithm, secured by math and not trust ... Mining, unlike other regular software development jobs, requires swiftness, knowledge, detailed knowledge in mathematical algorithms, and of course puzzle-solving abilities....

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Sberbank and Alfa-Bank to Test Cryptocurrency Portfolio for Private Investors

The Bitcoin News 18 Jun 2018

The service will be based on the six most reliable cryptocurrencies and will use algorithms to make investment decisions ... The two portfolios are called Perceptron R and Perceptron RQ, and they will be tested in the central bank’s regulatory sandbox – a closed testing environment where financial technology can be developed without fear of breaking the law....

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Are suicides really preventable?

Hastings Tribune 18 Jun 2018

For instance, he said, multiple groups have begun working on developing “machine learning algorithms” — the same things that drive the Google Search algorithm, make your email spam filter effective and show you relevant advertisements — to combine tens or even hundreds of risk factors together to predict suicidal behaviors....

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DigiByte (DGB) is Having a New Hard Fork to Maintain GPU Friendliness

The Bitcoin News 18 Jun 2018

DigiByte is said to be planning more changes after the fifth fork takes place in order to change the mining algorithm, although they are currently focused on developing new wallets, which will be the foundation of the upcoming changes, as stated by the team DigiByte....

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