Environmental Impact of Large-Scale NLP Model Training with Emma Strubell - TWIML Talk #286
Today we’re joined by Emma Strubell, currently a visiting scientist at Facebook AI Research. Emma’s focus is bringing state of the art NLP systems to practitioners by developing efficient and robust machine learning models. Her paper, Energy and Policy Considerations for Deep Learning in NLP, reviews carbon emissions of training neural networks despite an increase in accuracy. In this episode, we discuss Emma’s research methods, how companies are reacting to environmental concerns, and how we can do b
29 Juli 201937min
“Fairwashing” and the Folly of ML Solutionism with Zachary Lipton - TWIML Talk #285
Today we’re joined by Zachary Lipton, Assistant Professor in the Tepper School of Business. With a theme of data interpretation, Zachary’s research is focused on machine learning in healthcare, with the goal of assisting physicians through the diagnosis and treatment process. We discuss supervised learning in the medical field, robustness under distribution shifts, ethics in machine learning systems across industries, the concept of ‘fairwashing, and more.
25 Juli 20191h 15min
Retinal Image Generation for Disease Discovery with Stephen Odaibo - TWIML Talk #284
Today we’re joined by Dr. Stephen Odaibo, Founder and CEO of RETINA-AI Health Inc. Stephen’s journey to machine learning and AI includes degrees in math, medicine and computer science, which led him to an ophthalmology practice before becoming an entrepreneur. In this episode we discuss his expertise in ophthalmology and engineering along with the current state of both industries that lead him to build autonomous systems that diagnose and treat retinal diseases.
22 Juli 201941min
Real world model explainability with Rayid Ghani - TWiML Talk #283
Today we’re joined by Rayid Ghani, Director of the Center for Data Science and Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Drawing on his range of experience, Rayid saw that while automated predictions can be helpful, they don’t always paint a full picture. The key is the relevant context when making tough decisions involving humans and their lives. We delve into the world of explainability methods, necessary human involvement, machine feedback loop and more.
18 Juli 201950min
Inspiring New Machine Learning Platforms w/ Bioelectric Computation with Michael Levin - TWiML Talk #282
Today we’re joined by Michael Levin, Director of the Allen Discovery Institute at Tufts University. In our conversation, we talk about synthetic living machines, novel AI architectures and brain-body plasticity. Michael explains how our DNA doesn’t control everything and how the behavior of cells in living organisms can be modified and adapted. Using research on biological systems dynamic remodeling, Michael discusses the future of developmental biology and regenerative medicine.
15 Juli 201925min
Simulation and Synthetic Data for Computer Vision with Batu Arisoy - TWiML Talk #281
Today we’re joined by Batu Arisoy, Research Manager with the Vision Technologies & Solutions team at Siemens Corporate Technology. Batu’s research focus is solving limited-data computer vision problems, providing R&D for business units throughout the company. In our conversation, Batu details his group's ongoing projects, like an activity recognition project with the ONR, and their many CVPR submissions, which include an emulation of a teacher teaching students information without the use of memorizatio
9 Juli 201941min
Spiking Neural Nets and ML as a Systems Challenge with Jeff Gehlhaar - TWIML Talk #280
Today we’re joined by Jeff Gehlhaar, VP of Technology and Head of AI Software Platforms at Qualcomm. Qualcomm has a hand in tons of machine learning research and hardware, and in our conversation with Jeff we discuss: • How the various training frameworks fit into the developer experience when working with their chipsets. • Examples of federated learning in the wild. • The role inference will play in data center devices and much more.
8 Juli 201952min
Transforming Oil & Gas with AI with Adi Bhashyam and Daniel Jeavons - TWIML Talk #279
Today we’re joined by return guest Daniel Jeavons, GM of Data Science at Shell, and Adi Bhashyam, GM of Data Science at C3, who we had the pleasure of speaking to at this years C3 Transform Conference. In our conversation, we discuss: • The progress that Dan and his team has made since our last conversation, including an overview of their data platform. • Adi gives us an overview of the evolution of C3 and their platform, along with a breakdown of a few Shell-specific use cases.
1 Juli 201946min
