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ZuckerBorg assimilates Microsoft boffins into potentially world-threatening FART (actual title)
The Register ^
| May 1, 2015
| Alexander J Martin
Posted on 05/01/2015 2:15:24 PM PDT by dayglored
The ZuckerBorg has assimilated yet more humans from academia and industry into its Facebook Artificial-Intelligence Research Team (FART). Facebook claims their work will focus on several aspects of machine learning, with applications to image, speech and natural language understanding.
The free global ad platform announced that it had "bolstered" the team eam with some of the world's leading researchers from Microsoft and academia.
Among those assimilated is the award-winning Leon Bottou, whose long-term goal "is to understand how to build human-level intelligence". Also on board are Laurens van de Maaten and Anitha Kannan, who will continue their research into deep learning.
The former Microsoft employees have been at Facebook since March, although their employment has only been announced now.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: artificial; facebook; intelligence; microsoft
I am not making this up.
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:15:25 PM PDT
by
dayglored
To: Slings and Arrows; martin_fierro; ShadowAce
God help us all. Pings please?
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:16:07 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
To: dayglored
I think this one needs every ping list!
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:17:08 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Clearly Cruz 2016)
To: dayglored
I have purposely failed to sign up for FARTbook, waiting anxiously for the day when all of this new technology could be used to mold me into the kind of customer this Zuck knows I could be.
But I just can’t hold back any longer. Take me, Zuck. FART on me. I’m ready.
not
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:18:54 PM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(There is no "allah" but satan, and mohammed was his demon-possessed tool.)
To: GeronL
>
I think this one needs every ping list! I am SO tempted to ping the Windows list, given the (admittedly weak) Microsoft connection, but I've already spammed that list twice today... maybe tonight BWAHAHAHAHA!
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:19:21 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
To: dayglored
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:19:32 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Democrats. They just ... say stuff.)
To: Lucky9teen
For all the wonderful Friday Silliness Threads you've done, here is a little real-life juvenile humor in return appreciation.
Muchas Garcias!
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:22:01 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
To: dayglored
... Facebook Artificial-Intelligence Research Team (FART). There's definitely something wrong with the world when the way it functions turns Mark Zuckerberg into a billionaire.
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:25:54 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: dayglored
fart...he he he he he said fart....yuck yuck guffaw guffaw.
how old is this zuckerbug again?
I know he looks like a 12 year old but he’s at least 18 usn’t he??
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:30:06 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: MeshugeMikey
Somebody has to post the Beevis and Butthead graphics....
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:35:40 PM PDT
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
To: dayglored
ZUCK and Obie would suffice....!
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:36:28 PM PDT
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: dayglored
This is what happens when Zuckerberg makes a move on VR-platform Oculus and let’s it sit on a shelf while Nadella ushers in AR-platform Hololens.
Turnabout is fair play.
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posted on
05/01/2015 2:36:28 PM PDT
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: dayglored
Quality circle finger-pulling ...
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posted on
05/01/2015 7:55:34 PM PDT
by
tumblindice
(America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
To: tumblindice
ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US
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posted on
05/02/2015 2:43:37 AM PDT
by
TStro
(Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.)
To: rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; JosephW; Only1choice____Freedom; amigatec; PoloSec; bajabaja; ...
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posted on
05/02/2015 6:13:54 AM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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