Deep Learning GPT-2 tested on key NLU tasks by us

Here's some simple but 'next-level' experiments I ran on the amazing new DL neural networks like GPT-2 & 3 from Elon Musk’s Open AI & T5 from Google. These are a new brand of humongous neural network trained on English text. Like terabytes of text. At their simplest, after training, they give you what’s called …

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Worldwide COVID19 responses demonstrate a vast misunderstanding of modelling & science by ‘experts’ & leaders

From Day 1 of this pandemic I’ve been blogging - as a tech innovation blogger AND PhD former pandemic modeller/planner - about what is conjecture and what is fact. And why some public decisions have been so stupid as to be better described as idiotic, delinquent or even criminal. Well, it’s just all so ridiculous. …

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The big hint Apple IS anti-competitive

The congressional antitrust hearing opening day yesterday on the big tech four was fascinating. And the commentary by everyone has been spot on: yes, the big four (Apple, FB, Amazon & Google) under investigation plus Microsoft (not on the radar this time) are really useful technologies but there’s a lot of evidence that they stifle …

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It’s lucky we haven’t lost an A380 already | Aeronautical automation is still piecemeal

The recent release of the study of the near loss of an Emirates A380 that pulled up from a steady descent with only 170 metres - and 15 seconds - to spare above Moscow airport in 2017 fully supports my call for unification of the multitude of automation systems on modern aircraft. I've argued before …

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