Can an AI detect emotion?
On 2nd July 2021, I gave a talk for The Open Data Institute about whether or not an artificial intelligence can detect emotion.
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Spotify’s strategy for machine learning
On June 10, 2021, Google hosted an Applied ML seminar with an opening keynote by Tony Jabara, VP of Engineering and Head of Machine Learning at Spotify. Jabara presented some fascinating insights into Spotify’s current strategy for machine learning and their growing use of reinforcement learning.
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Data Stories in Space
This is an interview for IBM’s SpacePod podcast series, discussing the impact of data and technology on spatial intelligence, with thoughts about the effect the current COVID-19 pandemic is having on our relationship with space.
COVID-19: Different Strokes
This is a part of a series of posts analysing the data being published about the spread of COVID-19. The focus is on the cumulative number of deaths reported. If you find such data upsetting, please do not view this post.
How to create a better AI
How can we create a better artificial intelligence? By being aware of the flaws in the data, theories and objectives we are using to build current AIs…
Machine and Deep Learning Limits
If decisions are to be delegated to artificially intelligent machines, we need to appreciate the limits of intelligence without cognition
Digitally sensing people-place interactions
Introducing recent research and development in urban cognitive analytics to sense population dynamics and people-place interactions
Do not trust cognitive algorithms
Algorithms based on training data will incorporate any biases in that training data, including not accounting for the missing data
What expression is that!?
There are three leaders of countries in the news quite a lot at the moment. And each appears to have a set of expressions when in the public eye. So what can computer vision tell us about them? Read More
Forecasting the 2017 UK general election
Demonstrating a data-driven model to forecast election behaviour, reallocating votes between parties per constituency seat
Joining Dots 