The Batch: Facebook's Algorithm Revealed, Google's Mobile AI Chip Unveiled, Art Forgeries Exposed, How Algorithms Understand Video
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Seeing Through Forgeries
Accusations of fraud hang over some of the world’s most highly valued artworks. Machine learning engineers are evaluating the authenticity of these famous pieces.What’s new: Independent researchers determined that Salvator Mundi, the
Richer Video Representations
To understand a movie scene, viewers often must remember or infer previous events and extrapolate potential consequences. New work improved a model’s ability to do the same.What's new: Rowan Zellers a
Competition Heats Up in Mobile AI
Google designed its own AI chip for its new smartphone — a snub to Qualcomm, the dominant chip vendor in Android phones.What’s new: Google debuted the Tensor chip last week along with the global
How Facebook Fills the Feed
Facebook’s recommendation algorithm is a closely guarded secret. Newly leaked documents shed light on the company’s formula for prioritizing posts in an individual user’s feed.What happened: The
