This Week in Machine Learning, 23 October 2017

This week’s top Machine Learning stories: predicting breast cancer, earthquakes, 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!

Civics

The United Arab Emirates names Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama, a 27-year-old alumnus of American University of Sharjah, its first State Minister for Artificial Intelligence.

Healthcare

Researchers from Harvard Medical School use machine learning to identify which breast lesions are most likely to develop into breast cancer.

Entertainment

The BBC’s research and development team announces a new initiative to use machine learning to curate content for individual watchers.

Science

Researchers from the United Kingdom and United States use machine learning to predict earthquakes in a lab setting based on their acoustic patterns.

Industry

Intel announces its first chip custom-built for artificial intelligence and deep learning: the Nervana Neural Network Processor, available later this year.

Audio

Knowles Corporation uses machine learning to improve the ability of audio processors to recognize specific voices, especially in complex, noisy, and far-field environments.