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AlphaGo: Mastering the ancient game of Go with Machine Learning
February 14, 2016
Games are a great testing ground for developing smarter, more flexible algorithms that have the ability to tackle problems in ways similar to humans. Creating programs that are able to play games better than the best humans has a long history - the first classic game mastered by a computer was noughts and crosses (also known as tic-tac-toe) in 1952 as a PhD candidate’s project. Then fell checkers in 1994. Chess was tackled by Deep Blue in 1997. The success isn’t limited to board games, either...
February 14, 2016
Games are a great testing ground for developing smarter, more flexible algorithms that have the ability to tackle problems in ways similar to humans. Creating programs that are able to play games better than the best humans has a long history - the first classic game mastered by a computer was noughts and crosses (also known as tic-tac-toe) in 1952 as a PhD candidate’s project. Then fell checkers in 1994. Chess was tackled by Deep Blue in 1997. The success isn’t limited to board games, either...
Nate Silver Helps Thomson Reuters Get Into The Ediscovery Game
February 14, 2016
The ediscovery game just got a little more interesting. And no, doing actual discovery is still as boring as ever, but the competitive space is definitely more juicy. At an event earlier this week at Thomson Reuter’s Times Square headquarters, timed nicely during the Legaltech show, Eric Laughlin, managing director of Legal Managed Services for Thomson Reuters, hosted a fireside chat with Fivethirtyeight.com’s Nate Silver to launch Thomson Reuters new product eDiscovery Point. Now, what...
February 14, 2016
The ediscovery game just got a little more interesting. And no, doing actual discovery is still as boring as ever, but the competitive space is definitely more juicy. At an event earlier this week at Thomson Reuter’s Times Square headquarters, timed nicely during the Legaltech show, Eric Laughlin, managing director of Legal Managed Services for Thomson Reuters, hosted a fireside chat with Fivethirtyeight.com’s Nate Silver to launch Thomson Reuters new product eDiscovery Point. Now, what...
Podcast: The Future of the Professions: An Interview with Richard and Daniel Susskind
February 14, 2016
So what is a professional? Wikipedia explains the term this way: "A professional is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare Future of the Professionsmembers of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform the role of that profession. In addition, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct enshrining rigorous ethical and moral...
February 14, 2016
So what is a professional? Wikipedia explains the term this way: "A professional is a member of a profession or any person who earns their living from a specified activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare Future of the Professionsmembers of the profession with the particular knowledge and skills necessary to perform the role of that profession. In addition, most professionals are subject to strict codes of conduct enshrining rigorous ethical and moral...
Google DeepMind AI Navigates a Doom-like 3D Maze Just by Looking
February 13, 2016
Google DeepMind just entered the 90s. Fresh off their success in playing the ancient game of Go, DeepMind’s latest artificial intelligence can navigate a 3D maze reminiscent of the 1993 shooter game Doom. Unlike most game-playing AIs, the system has no access to the game’s internal code. Instead it plays just as a human would, by looking at the screen and deciding how to proceed. This ability to navigate a 3D space by “sight” could be useful for AIs operating in the real world. The...
February 13, 2016
Google DeepMind just entered the 90s. Fresh off their success in playing the ancient game of Go, DeepMind’s latest artificial intelligence can navigate a 3D maze reminiscent of the 1993 shooter game Doom. Unlike most game-playing AIs, the system has no access to the game’s internal code. Instead it plays just as a human would, by looking at the screen and deciding how to proceed. This ability to navigate a 3D space by “sight” could be useful for AIs operating in the real world. The...
Early Case Assessment Pays Off for Royal Dutch Shell
February 12, 2016
Since launching its dedicated litigation department in 2012, energy giant Royal Dutch Shell has reduced its annual litigation...
February 12, 2016
Since launching its dedicated litigation department in 2012, energy giant Royal Dutch Shell has reduced its annual litigation...
Google Computers Defeat Human Players at 2,500-Year-Old Board Game
February 7, 2016
Computers have learned to master backgammon, chess, and Atari's Breakout, but one game has always eluded them. It's a Chinese...
February 7, 2016
Computers have learned to master backgammon, chess, and Atari's Breakout, but one game has always eluded them. It's a Chinese...
Google DeepMind: Ground-Breaking AlphaGo Masters the Game of Go
February 7, 2016
In a paper published in Nature on 28th January 2016, we describe a new approach to computer Go. This is the first time ever that a computer program “AlphaGo” has defeated a human professional player.
February 7, 2016
In a paper published in Nature on 28th January 2016, we describe a new approach to computer Go. This is the first time ever that a computer program “AlphaGo” has defeated a human professional player.
Robot Invasion
February 6, 2016
Law firms can choose to either reject or embrace artificial intelligence – but ready or not, the tech revolution has arrived. Automation is an idea that either sparks genuine excitement or deep fear in lawyers. Having a computer extract the menial, repetitive tasks from a lawyer’s daily grind is a satisfying idea. But a future dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) – where lawyers’ analytical expertise is outstripped by the machines around them – is a troubling one. When doomsday...
February 6, 2016
Law firms can choose to either reject or embrace artificial intelligence – but ready or not, the tech revolution has arrived. Automation is an idea that either sparks genuine excitement or deep fear in lawyers. Having a computer extract the menial, repetitive tasks from a lawyer’s daily grind is a satisfying idea. But a future dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) – where lawyers’ analytical expertise is outstripped by the machines around them – is a troubling one. When doomsday...
Google Files Patent for Drone ‘Delivery Receptacle’
January 31, 2016
Google's secretive drone delivery project could include a component designed to store packages securely. A patent filed Tuesday in the United States by the company, a unit of Alphabet Inc, describes a "delivery receptacle" designed to take packages from an "aerial delivery device" for deposit to a secure location. The receptacle would use infrared beacons to connect with drones in the air and then guide them for delivery. The delivery receptacle would then take the package to a safe location...
January 31, 2016
Google's secretive drone delivery project could include a component designed to store packages securely. A patent filed Tuesday in the United States by the company, a unit of Alphabet Inc, describes a "delivery receptacle" designed to take packages from an "aerial delivery device" for deposit to a secure location. The receptacle would use infrared beacons to connect with drones in the air and then guide them for delivery. The delivery receptacle would then take the package to a safe location...
Tinderization of Feeling
January 31, 2016
Tinder’s binary mechanisms can be a template for a whole way of life in which everything is an option and processing beats...
January 31, 2016
Tinder’s binary mechanisms can be a template for a whole way of life in which everything is an option and processing beats...
