Large Language Models - Friend, Foe, or Otherwise
Explore the impact of large language models on work and society, their capabilities, evolution, and potential future. Learn to leverage AI tools while addressing concerns and focusing on uniquely human skills.
Using Flying Robots and AI to Fight Climate Change
Innovative approach to combat climate change using consumer drones equipped with AI for environmental data collection, enabling citizen scientists to restore and rewild local habitats.
Artificial Intelligence Will Redefine Art Design
Explore how AI revolutionizes art creation, experience, and appreciation. Discover the intersection of technology and creativity, and its impact on the future of artistic expression and design.
Digitizing Your Grand Dad's Old Films with a Pi
Learn to digitize old films using a Raspberry Pi, including scanner setup, image processing, and building a DIY rig. Preserve family memories with this cost-effective, hands-on approach.
Building Serverless AI Powered Applications on AWS
Explore serverless AI applications on AWS using Amazon Rekognition and Polly. Build image analysis and podcast generation systems with practical demos and deployment techniques.
Watson and the Cognitive Developer
Explore Watson's machine learning capabilities for enterprise Java applications, including natural language processing, conversation workspaces, and document conversion. Learn best practices for cognitive app development.
Cloud Machine Learning APIs for Fun and Profit with Harry Potter
Explore machine learning APIs through a Harry Potter-inspired security system. Learn about smart devices, real-world applications, and future possibilities in this engaging talk.
Making Android Apps with Intelligence
Explore integrating machine learning services into Android apps for features like emotion recognition, speech processing, and face detection, without deep ML expertise.
Artificial Irreverence - Improvised Theatre with Robots
Explore the fusion of AI and improv comedy as researchers create robotic stage partners for live performances, blending cutting-edge technology with spontaneous creativity.
A Raspberry Pi and DeepLearning4J Brain That Plays Minecraft
Explore building an AI-powered Minecraft player using Raspberry Pi, DeepLearning4J, and Project Malmo. Learn machine learning basics and see a demo of autonomous gameplay.
Mobile Applications That Can See
Explore Google's "mobile vision" SDK for Android and iOS, enabling face detection, barcode reading, and text recognition in mobile apps, even offline.
Conversational Bots - Amazon Lex, IBM Watson, Microsoft Bot and Google Assistant
Explore four major chatbot platforms: Amazon Lex, IBM Watson, Microsoft Bot, and Google Assistant. Learn capabilities, extensibility, limitations, and future prospects of each through expert presentations and Q&A.
Learning to Fly
Explore the journey of teaching drones to race autonomously, from initial coding to creating a complete system ready for drone racing leagues, using machine learning and environmental understanding.
Building a Self Driving RC Car
Explore the journey of converting an RC car into an autonomous vehicle, covering electronics, sensors, AI, and computer vision, while comparing it to real-world self-driving technologies.
Tensorflow, Deep Learning and Modern Convolutional Neural Nets, Without a PhD
Explore modern convolutional neural networks and deep learning with TensorFlow. Learn practical tips, engineering best practices, and recent advances in image recognition without needing a PhD.
Image Optimization - The "How To"
Explore image formats, their strengths and weaknesses, and learn effective optimization techniques for web and app development. Gain insights on automating the process for better performance.
From Tic Tac Toe to AlphaGo - Playing Games with AI and Machine Learning
Explore AI's evolution from simple games to complex challenges like Go, delving into algorithms, neural networks, and breakthroughs that led to AlphaGo's triumph over human champions.
Learning to Fly
Explore the journey of developing autonomous flying machines, from initial coding to creating a complete system capable of navigating unfriendly environments safely and efficiently.
AI and Minecraft
Explore AI experimentation using Minecraft as a testing ground with Project Malmo. Learn to solve problems through reinforcement learning in a unique and engaging virtual environment.
Neural Networks - Walkthrough
Comprehensive walkthrough of neural networks with visual aids, demystifying concepts like 'tanh' and explaining how they work, suitable for beginners struggling with implementation.
Machine Learning Exposed - Deep and Reinforcement Learning
Gentle introduction to deep and reinforcement learning, exploring key concepts and providing intuition on underlying mathematics without requiring advanced calculus knowledge.