AI, ML, Robots and Brains (7.9. - 13.9.2020)

Society

AI standards launched to help tackle problem of overhyped studies

A sheriff launched an algorithm to predict who might commit a crime. Dozens of people said they were harassed by deputies for no reason.

Spotlight on artificial intelligence: ONR to highlight AI research at DoD Symposium

Portland becomes the first city to ban the use of facial recognition technology by government agencies and private entities in public spaces

Experiments reveal why human-like robots elicit uncanny feelings

Algorithms

A developer used a tool from the AI company Elon Musk cofounded to create an app that lets you build websites simply by describing how they work

AI used to show how hydrogen becomes a metal inside giant planets

New machine learning-assisted method rapidly classifies quantum sources

Health

Machine learning aids gene activation discovery

New standards for AI clinical trials will help spot snake oil and hype

Researchers show how AI-controlled sensors could save lives in 'smart' hospitals and homes

Novel AI technique identifies viral control of intracellular changes

Artificial intelligence helps cut down on MRI no-shows

Robots

Israeli startup’s counter-drone augmented reality system to deploy with US forces

Robotics company Kraken signs deal to help Danish navy hunt for mines

Cars

Tesla Full Self-Driving gives epileptic student hope for normalcy

Hardware

Producing technicolor through brain-like electronic devices

Brains

The temporal lobes of Homo erectus were proportionally smaller than in H. sapiens

When did we become fully human? What fossils and DNA tell us about the evolution of modern intelligence

OHSU discovers cell in zebrafish critical to brain assembly, function

Glial cells play an active role in the nervous system

Star-cells "shine" to make sense of touch

Rubbing skin activates itch-relief neural pathway

Children use both brain hemispheres to understand language, unlike adults

Research unravels what makes memories so detailed and enduring

As information flows through brain's heirarchy, higher regions use higher frequency waves

IT links (7.9. - 13.9.2020)

The State of Spring 2020 Report was released

What is the difference between DAO and Repository patterns?

How to use Hibernate in AWS Lambda?

Encrypting and decrypting JSON properties with JPA @PrePersist, @PreUpdate and @PostLoad annotations

Using ONNX (Open Neural Network Exchange) models in Java

Danfo - Pandas equivalent in JavaScript 

Hashing vs encrypting passwords

AI, ML, Robots and Brains (31.8. - 6.9.2020)

Society

An embedded ethics approach for AI development

Human-centered redistricting automation in the age of AI

Create your own moody quarantine music with Google’s AI

Algorithms

Intelligent software tackles plant cell jigsaw puzzle

IBM announces AI based chemistry lab: RoboRXN

Finding magnetic eruptions in space with an AI assistant

Q&A: Physical scientists turn to deep learning to improve Earth systems modeling

Researchers study why neural networks are efficient in their predictions

This know-it-all AI learns by reading the entire web nonstop

Finding the ground state of spin Hamiltonians with reinforcement learning

Health

Predictive placentas: Using artificial intelligence to protect mothers' future pregnancies

Robots

ESA selects follow-up AI Earth observatory satellite mission

Kraken Robotics nets $3M to build new 'Thunderfish' autonomous underwater vehicle

Amazon's drone program was cleared by the FAA — take a look at the machines it wants to use to deliver Prime packages to your doorstep

Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders

Eye of a fly: Researchers reveal secrets of fly vision for rapid flight control

Miniature antenna enables robotic teaming in complex environments

Autonomous robot plays with NanoLEGO

Cars

A small number of self-organizing autonomous vehicles significantly increases traffic flow

Hardware

Nanoparticle-based computing architecture for nanoparticle neural networks

SUTD develops intelligent model simulator that maps complex phenomena of memristor memory

Brains

Repulsion mechanism between neurons governs fly brain structure

Reviewing research about the evolution of complex cognition in birds

New study shows birds can learn from others to be more daring

Scientists show how brain flexibility emerges in infants

Scans reveal how brain adapts to life in space

Keeping the beat: It's all in your brain: Researchers identify neural markers related to beat synchronization

Tel Aviv University study sheds light on brain mechanism activated by uncertainty

Why do you feel lonely? Neuroscience is starting to find answers.

New model explains when the brain becomes aware of information

Is consciousness continuous or discrete? Maybe it's both, argue researchers

Holistic bursting cells might be basis of brain cognition

IT links (31.8. - 6.9.2020)

Conditional initialization of Spring beans with @ConditionalOnProperty 

Testing different application layers with Spring Boot Test Slices

Hiding REST endpoints from Swagger documentation in Spring Boot

Converting Python script into an executable file

JetBrains is introducing a new feature for collaborative development - Code With Me

Why to generally avoid the creation of void methods and situations when to use them

AI, ML, Robots and Brains (24.8. - 30.8.2020)

Society

Participation-washing could be the next dangerous fad in machine learning

All that glitters is not gold: Misuse of AI by big tech can harm developing countries

How to make AI trustworthy

Algorithms

A leap forward for biomaterials design using AI

Deep learning algorithm to speed up materials discovery in emerging tech industries

Computers excel in chemistry class

UCF researchers develop AI to detect fentanyl and derivatives remotely

Machine learning peeks into nano-aquariums

50 new planets confirmed in machine learning first

Artificial intelligence learns continental hydrology

Small quake clusters can't hide from AI

Scientists propose deep learning method for atmospheric aerosol retrieval

New neural network differentiates Middle and Late Stone Age toolkits

Health

Machines rival expert analysis of stored red blood cell quality

A.I. tool promises faster, more accurate Alzheimer's diagnosis

AI as good as the average radiologist in identifying breast cancer

AI accurately identifies infants with low risk of serious bacterial infection

How special relativity can help AI predict the future

Robots

Microscopic robots 'walk' thanks to laser tech

Researchers explore how retail drone delivery may change logistics networks

Army robo-teammate can detect, share 3D changes in real-time

Cars

Artificial Intelligence ss here to calm your road rage

Tesla rolls out speed limit sign recognition and green traffic light alert in new update

Hardware

Brain-inspired electronic system could vastly reduce AI's carbon footprint

Brains

Before eyes open, they get ready to see?

Faulty brain circuits arise from abnormal fusion

New form of brain analysis engages whole brain for the first time

Unlocking the mysteries of the brain

Elon Musk to show off working brain-hacking device

IT links (24.8. - 30.8.2020)

Testing multi-threading Java code with vmlens 

I like this approach of architectural constraints implemented as tests with the ArchUnit test library

Replaying a software failure of Java application recorded with LiveRecorder

Logging DNS queries with AWS Route 53 Resolver Query Logs

AWSSSMChaosRunner - open source chaos engineering library

ts-migrate - Airbnb tool for JavaScript to TypeScript code migration

Interesting - mounting SSH connections as a local folder with SSHFS

AI, ML, Robots and Brains (17.8. - 23.8.2020)

Society

A city plagued by homelessness builds AI tool to predict who's at risk

Machine learning reveals role of culture in shaping meanings of words

Algorithms

Ensemble deep learning in bioinformatics

Machine learning unearths signature of slow-slip quake origins in seismic data

Argonne scientists use artificial intelligence to strengthen power grid resiliency

Smart AI makes all kinds of shapes on its own

Foiling illicit cryptocurrency mining with artificial intelligence

Health

Chatbots delivering psychotherapy help decrease opioid use after surgery

Applying machine learning to biomedical science

Machine learning, meet human emotions: How to help a computer monitor your mental state

Robotic surgery may improve outcomes in mouth and throat cancer

Robots

Deep learning will help future Mars rovers go farther, faster, and do more science

Facebook is training robot assistants to hear as well as see

Inside the wild finale of DARPA’s simulated drone dogfights

Cars

Hands-free driving could be made legal on UK roads by spring
Tesla Autopilot, other driver-assistance suites set for extended testing in Sweden
Tesla's next-gen Autopilot and infotainment hardware already in development: report

Elon Musk promises an Autopilot 'quantum leap' in the next few weeks. Here's how Tesla's one-of-a-kind bet on self-driving tech works.

Hardware

Energy-efficient tuning of spintronic neurons

Brains

How the brain's internal states affect decision-making

To perceive faces, your brain relies on a process similar to face recognition systems

The missing piece of the brain's multitasking network

Constructing odor objects in the brain

Julich-Brain: A 3D probabilistic atlas of the human brain’s cytoarchitecture

Paying attention to the neurons behind our alertness

Naming guides how 12-month-old infants encode and remember objects

Why babies not always remember what they have learned

IT links (17.8. - 23.8.2020)

Nice intro to Spring Boot Data JPA

Lightweight alternatives to Hibernate

Moving Java execution to GPUs and FPGAs with TornadoVM

Customizing JUnit tests with JUnit 5 extensions

Differences between Jenkins and TeamCity CI/CD tools

A nice short intro to Spring Cloud AWS