This Week in Machine Learning, 17 July 2017

This week’s top Machine Learning stories, including advances in cardiology, malware detection, hi-res Street View pics, and more!

Machine Learning is one of the most exciting fields in the world. Every week we discover something new, something amazing, something revolutionary. That’s why we created This Week in Machine Learning! Each week we publish a curated list of Machine Learning stories as a resource to help you keep pace with all these exciting developments. New posts will be published here first, and previous posts are archived on the Udacity blog.

Whether you’re currently enrolled in our Machine Learning Nanodegree program, already working in the field, or just pursuing a burgeoning interest in the subject, there will always be something here to inspire you!

Healthcare

Stanford University researchers develop a machine learning algorithm that can detect cardiac arrhythmias as well as or better than professional cardiologists.

Finance

The UK Financial Conduct Authority looks at using artificial intelligence to monitor regulatory reporting to lower compliance costs for companies.

Security

Network security firm BluVector wins a patent for a machine learning-based approach to zero-day malware detection.

Science

Researchers from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory use machine learning to gain new insights into the behavior of plasma, especially for creating stable fusion devices.

Industry

Google acquires Bengaluru-based machine learning firm Halli Labs to focus on creating new products targeted at the emerging Indian internet audience.

Photography

Google uses artificial intelligence to transform Street View pictures into professional-looking photographs by following the workflow human photographers use.