Our 89th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!
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Outline:
(00:00) Intro
Applications & Business
(3:23) Amazon Uses Machine Learning to Improve Video Quality on Prime Video
(6:55) These Campaigns Hope 'Deepfake' Candidates Help Get Out the Vote


Research & Advancements
(16:25) DeepMind’s new AI model helps decipher, date, and locate ancient inscriptions
(20:45) Generating and Identifying Propaganda With Machine Learning


Society & Ethics
(27:08) The secret police: Cops built a shadowy surveillance machine in Minnesota after George Floyd's murder
(33:40) AI-produced images can't fix diversity issues in dermatology databases


Fun & Neat
(40:35) Grunt of the litter: scientists use AI to decode pig calls
(43:25) I fell in love with my AI girlfriend - and it saved my marriage'


(48:00) Outro