Our 95th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

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Outline:

(00:00) Intro

Applications & Business

(01:27) Meta Using AI to Create Greener Concrete for its Data Centers
(07:00) AI can now kill those annoying cookie pop-ups
(10:15) Lighting Round

Research & Advancements

(13:00) Machine Learning Helps See into a Volcano’s Depths
(17:30) Jurassic-X: Crossing the Neuro-Symbolic Chasm with the MRKL System
Lighting Round

(24:15) Ad break Society & Ethics

(25:30) An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
(30:30) IBM research details AI skills gap across Europe
(33:20) Lighting Round

Fun & Neat

(35:45) Q&A: Inside DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge - "What SubT means for the future of autonomous robots"
(39:15) This Woman Used AI To Show What "Harry Potter" Characters Would Look Like In Real Life Based On Their Book Descriptions, And My Jaw Is On The Floor - "This AI version of Draco gives me full-body chills."

(41:56) Outro

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All About Beer

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