This Week in Machine Learning, 30 October 2017

David Joyner
Udacity Inc
Published in
2 min readNov 14, 2017

This week’s top Machine Learning stories, including the Higgs boson, Alzheimer’s predictions, smart replies, 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.

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!

Science

Scientists from CalTech and USC leverage machine learning and both quantum and classical annealing to optimize the identification of Higgs particles.

Social

LinkedIn debuts a smart reply feature that attempts to anticipate the user’s next response in chat conversations and provide it as an easily accessible button.

Industry

A survey of 500 Chief Information Officers conducted by ServiceNow reveals that managers expect a sharp increase in demand for workers with machine learning skills in 2018.

Healthcare

The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative applies machine learning techniques to brain scans to predict the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and recommend treatments.

Industry

QBE Group’s venture capital division invests $50 million in machine learning companies, highlighted by its investment in RiskGenius, which targets product development.

Education

India’s Software Enterprises Association partners with the International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad on a memorandum to promote AI jobs.

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David Joyner
Udacity Inc

Product lead at Udacity. Founder of LucyLabs. Instructor at Georgia Tech. Find me at DavidJoyner.net.