A Breakthrough in Chatbot: Review of Meena

Since the success of deep learning in computer vision in 2012, we have seen its rapid extension to many AI domains: From speech recognition to machine translation, from game playing to robotics, deep learning has shown versatile capabilities of tackling different types of AI problems. The most notable development is in natural language processing (NLP), where BERT, a deep learning model based on t… Continue reading

Since the success of deep learning in computer vision in 2012, we have seen its rapid extension to many AI domains: From speech recognition to machine translation, from game playing to robotics, deep learning has shown versatile capabilities of tackling different types of AI problems. The most notable development is in natural language processing (NLP), where BERT, a deep learning model based on t… Continue reading

AI In Manufacturing (Industrial AI)

AI-In-Manufacturing (Industrial-AI)

A few years ago I attended a talk by Foxconn’s CTO. When he mentioned that Foxconn was the third largest robot manufacturer at that time, I was surprised. “In fact,” he added, “we have already built a lights-out factory.” He showed a video clip: In a factory, mobile robots moved around, robotic arms worked on components, and conveying belts were rolling smoothly. There was not a single p… Continue reading

A few years ago I attended a talk by Foxconn’s CTO. When he mentioned that Foxconn was the third largest robot manufacturer at that time, I was surprised. “In fact,” he added, “we have already built a lights-out factory.” He showed a video clip: In a factory, mobile robots moved around, robotic arms worked on components, and conveying belts were rolling smoothly. There was not a single p… Continue reading

Understanding AutoML and Neural Architecture Search

Understanding-AutoML-and-Neural-Architecture-Search

The most exciting developments of AI in 2018 is AutoML. It automates machine learning process. In January this year, Google released AutoML Vision. Then in July Google launched AutoML for machine translation and natural language processing. Both packages have been used by companies such as Disney in practical applications. Google’s AutoML is based on Neural Architecture Search (NAS), invented in… Continue reading

The most exciting developments of AI in 2018 is AutoML. It automates machine learning process. In January this year, Google released AutoML Vision. Then in July Google launched AutoML for machine translation and natural language processing. Both packages have been used by companies such as Disney in practical applications. Google’s AutoML is based on Neural Architecture Search (NAS), invented in… Continue reading

What’s in a Ph.D. Degree: The Make of a Data Scientist

What’s-in-a-Ph.D-Degree-The-Make-of-a-Data-Scientist

I recognized him when the young man came up to me, with other people around me after my lecture. Earlier in my lecture, he was sitting on the first row and watched attentively. He looked like a typical engineer you see everywhere in the Valley. He hesitated a little, then talked about his current job at a famous company (where I buy my phone from). He has been a software engineer for a while. “B… Continue reading

I recognized him when the young man came up to me, with other people around me after my lecture. Earlier in my lecture, he was sitting on the first row and watched attentively. He looked like a typical engineer you see everywhere in the Valley. He hesitated a little, then talked about his current job at a famous company (where I buy my phone from). He has been a software engineer for a while. “B… Continue reading