This week on AI, we look at a DARPA competition that led to useful progress. A woman used AI to show what Harry Potter characters would look like in real life based on their book descriptions. And it looks like she's now working on Game of Thrones characters. Be sure to tune into future last week in AI episodes.
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
Research & Advancements
(24:15) Ad break
Society & Ethics
Fun & Neat
(41:56) Outro