Weekly Review 19 November 2021

1) Some quotes from experts on the current state of AI: https://spectrum.ieee.org/artificial-intelligence-quotes/particle-30

2) When even the news from New Zealand's national broadcaster regularly mangles grammer, misuses phrases and displays a shocking ignorance of mathematics, I will say yes, spelling and maths does matter in the workplace: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300445266/spelling-and-maths-still-matter-in-the-workplace

3) Who needs Deep Learning to predict when it's going to rain? Just ask me when I plan to mow my lawn: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/29/1036331/deepminds-ai-predicts-almost-exactly-when-and-where-its-going-to-rain/

4) Preventing wild fires by using AI to analyse drone images of power lines: https://spectrum.ieee.org/smokey-the-ai

5) I wanted to post this earlier, but didn't get around to it: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/126970363/new-research-identifies-key-to-discouraging-procrastination

6) The role of quantum computing in Machine Learning: https://www.datanami.com/2021/11/11/is-quantum-computing-the-future-of-ai/

7) Using Deep Learning to translate accents: https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-accent-translator

8) How to psychologically deal with the uncertainty of the pandemic: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/prosper/advice/126899194/covid19-tips-to-buffer-uncertainty-by-looking-after-our-minds

9) Some common misconceptions about working in Machine Learning: https://www.kdnuggets.com/2021/11/common-misconception-about-machine-learning.html

10) Predictions of what will happen with AI in 2022: https://www.informationweek.com/ai-or-machine-learning/ai-automation-predictions-for-2022-more-big-changes-ahead

11) Opportunities for AI in social media: https://www.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/the-impact-of-ai-on-social-media-marketing

12) Chatbots are becoming more and more widely used: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/126792173/the-rise-of-chatbots-more-people-than-ever-are-talking-to-robots-instead-of-humans-for-basic-services

13) Python is now the top programming language: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/python-ends-c-and-javas-20-year-reign-atop-the-tiobe-index/

14) No, AI is not going to put everyone out of work: https://www.informationweek.com/ai-or-machine-learning/ai-has-an-image-problem-and-that-s-not-fair

15) The role of AI in procurement: https://dataconomy.com/2021/10/how-procurement-team-ready-ai/