What is Amazon Rekognition (Image)?

By Reihaneh Iranmanesh Amazon Rekognition is a cloud-based software as a service computer vision platform that was launched in 2016. It is the biggest competitor to Google Cloud Vision API. Rekognition provides a number of computer vision capabilities, which can be divided into two categories: Algorithms that are pre-trained on data collected by Amazon or its…

High-Performance Computing using Clojure on the Amherst Cluster

By Lovemore The Amherst College cluster helps you perform high-performance computing by completing independent tasks parallel to each other. Users can find further information about that here. In this article, I intend to provide a tutorial on using Clojure on the Amherst Cluster. Instructions for running Clojure jobs on the Amherst cluster : In your Terminal: ssh…

Using Google Cloud Auto ML

By Lemara Williams Auto ML is a web-browser based machine learning modeling system for developers (or budding developers) with limited machine learning expertise to train high-quality models specific to their business needs. image1124×328 10.7 KB A short introductory video can be found at this link using AutoML Vision as an example. This service provided by Google is…

Generate Art with AI

By Dhyey Dharmendrakumar Mavani Want to generate extraordinary art using complex AI/ML algorithms? Check this out: https://creator.nightcafe.studio 11 This is what we got with the word mammoth:…

How to Use the Recordit App

By Michael Here is a sample demonstration of a gif made using this App. It shows the navigation of a simple iOS app….

Mememormee – A Dance & AI Performance (4/27/23)

mememormee poster

April 27th, 7:00 PMThe Powerhouse Abstract: A dance-theater piece situated at the cutting edge of machine learning and art, mememormee explores the prismatic effects of the recent surge of AI-enabled artmaking that will soon confront dancers, choreographers, or anyone with a moving body. This performance uses choreography derived from one-of-a-kind AI models trained exclusively on the movements of…

AI and War: Where are we headed? (4/13/23)

Poster of AI and War event

This panel will address such questions as: How is AI being applied to warfare now, and how might it be applied in the future? How will this affect the conduct of war and its escalatory potential? What are the legal and ethical questions raised by the fielding of autonomous weapons systems? What steps are being taken to regulate or prohibit the deployment of such weapons? What can students do to help advance these goals and better protect humanity?…

Artificial intelligence is Social Science: Natural language Processing From and For Social Analysis (4/11/23)

Brendan O'Connor Event Poster

April 11th, 4:30 PMCHI Think Tank, Frost Library Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) are coming to prominence with startling new advances, but their functioning and potential is poorly understood, with incredibly weak scientific grounding of every cool recent result you’ve heard of. Why? Considering the history of AI research, its major approaches…

April Newsletter

AILA Newsletter: AI Events & Tools “AI will transform all aspects of military affairs… In the future, warfare will pit algorithm against algorithm.” –National Security Commission on AI, Final Report, March 2021. Where are we headed? What are some legal and ethical considerations of using AI in warfare? Check out our upcoming event AI &…

ChatGPT and Education: Hype Versus Reality (3/24/2023 12 Noon)

In a few short months, many of us have heard of or tried ChatGPT, the large language model (LLM) that generates coherent texts on demand in a broadly accessible chat interface. Many opinions have been voiced about ChatGPT and other natural language intelligence systems, and crucially, how they may affect education and teaching in practice. Are LLMs an unstoppable force for cheating, a powerful tool for learning, or all or none of the above?…