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Hi, here's a few interesting bits and pieces from the world of AI. A public tax form from OpenAI reveals the crazy salaries of top AI researchers. There are more competitions pushing for improved image recognition models on mobiles, as well as training systems as fast and cheap as possible. Image recognition on mobiles Google …

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  1. Korev Silver badge
    Terminator

    Renaming NIPS

    Well, if AI was any good then wouldn't it "think" of a good name for the conference?

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  2. JeffyPoooh
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    NIPPLES

    Neural Information Processing and Programmable Logic Extensibility Symposium (NIPPLES)

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    1. JeffyPoooh
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      Re: NIPPLES

      Actually, the comedy backronym '...Programmable Logic Extensibility...' got me thinking...

      On the assumption that we're really getting uncomfortably close to a Moore's Law limit (?), then the longer term future of Neural Networks is a reversal of the present unspoken virtualization assumption*, and a move towards dedicated hardware.

      * Has anyone else noticed that the entire industry is running their neural nets effectively as virtual machines? You've got your CPU running around updating tables in sequence. Instead of each neuron taking care of itself, all in parallel. In essence, "Why are you hobbling yourself with such a huge penalty?"

      The Programmable Hardware folks (PALs, PLAs, etc.) need to be working on multi-billion neuron chips. With an IDE that'll import all the work done to date. They'd be 'infinitely' faster than the CPU buzzing around 'pollination flowers', one by one.

      So "Programmable Logic Extensibility" as relates to neural networks actually is a worthwhile topic for further discussion.

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      1. Doctor Syntax Silver badge
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        Re: NIPPLES

        "Has anyone else noticed that the entire industry is running their neural nets effectively as virtual machines?"

        Yes. In fact anyone with a background in biology should notice it.

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  3. Richard Tobin

    NIP

    In the 1980s Edinburgh University had a Prolog system called NIP. It stood for New Implementation of Prolog. It was a pun on NIL, the New Implementation of Lisp, but in the light of the Japanese Fifth Generation project it was often interpreted as a reference to Japan.

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  4. Destroy All Monsters Silver badge
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    Forever Bubble

    Half a million buxx for an "AI engineer" (whatever that is).

    I must get into that market.

    ALso, I don't think that "Heil Siri" is a good way to call up your AI in the current year.

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  5. SVV

    Digital Information Conveying Knowledge Systems Conference

    Possibly more appropriate.

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  6. BuggerOff

    Testing Whether Artificial Turingism Suffices

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