What I Learned From Attending RE•WORK Deep Learning 2.0 Summit 2021

Source: https://www.re-work.co/summits/deep-learning-virtual-summit-2021

At the end of January, I attended REWORK’s Deep Learning 2.0 Virtual Summit, which brings together the latest technological advancements and practical examples to apply deep learning to solve challenges in business and society. As a previous attendee of their in-person summit, I enjoyed the unique mix of academia and industry, with sessions from deep learning pioneers at the research forefront and deep learning practitioners building real-world applications.

In this long-form blog recap, I will dissect content from the talks that I found most useful from attending the summit. The post consists of 17 talks that are divided into 5 sections:

1. Enterprise AI
2. Ethics and Social Responsibility
3. Deep Learning Landscape
4. Generative Models
5. Reinforcement Learning

1 — Enterprise AI

1.1 — Empowering The Workforce at LinkedIn

LinkedIn’s mission is to create economic opportunities for every member of the global workforce. This entails a complex interplay of tasks for different groups of users: the millions of companies searching for candidates and billions of workers looking for ways to further their careers…