AI and the Complexity of Loss - blog.rinesi.com

Highly recommended for anyone interested in the more technical side of AI.

And a quote that extends beyond AI:

not aggressive enough — you use tame optimization algorithms in contexts where you could learn radically new processes through wildly more creative ones with nothing more at risk that a short-term drop in a dashboard only you and your manager care about.

Doing things “the way they’ve always been done” or “the way everyone else is doing them” usually means results a little less than before or others.

Take (acceptable) risks.

Apple Car is dead, meet Apple Robot?

With robotics, Apple could gain a bigger foothold in consumers’ homes and capitalize on advances in artificial intelligence. But it’s not yet clear what approach it might take. Though the robotic smart display is much further along than the mobile bot, it has been added and removed from the company’s product road map over the years, according to the people.

This makes more sense than the car project. And suggests confidence in their AI progress and plan. But feels theoretical at this point.

via Bloomberg

March’s job numbers are in:

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 303,000 in March, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, government, and construction.

via BLS