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Impede the Motion of Data and You Impede Innovation

17 Jun, 2020

The original article can be found here. Impede the Motion of Data and You Impede Innovation by Ravi Naik Why that is, and what to do about it. Data drives innovation. At scale, innovation does not happen in isolation. Without finely tuned, smartly orchestrated...

Frank Ramsey becomes a Figure in the History of AI

15 Jun, 2020

Professor Judea Pearl wrote: “Ramsey was definitely one of the clearest forerunners of subjective probabilities and the revival of Bayes statistics in the 20th century, which influenced the 1970-90 debate on how to represent uncertainty in AI systems.” Professor...

Video Highlights: Machine Learning and Causal Inference

15 Jun, 2020

In the IDSS Distinguished Seminar, Professor Susan Athey reviewed a series of recent papers that develop new methods based on Machine Learning methods to approach problems of causal inference, including estimation of conditional average treatment effects...

The History of AI: Professor Cheryl Misak spoke about Frank Ramsey

07 Jun, 2020

The first event of the AIWS House, the History of AI, is the talk by University Professor of University of Toronto Cheryl Misak. Professor Judea Pearl, Chancellor’s Professor of UCLA, Turing Award, Member of the History of AI Board, advised and raised...