Gods and Robots In this episode of the podcast we shake things up! Neil is on the guest side of the table with his partner Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner to discuss their upcoming project Gods and Robots. Katherine is joined on the host side by friend of the show professor Michael Littman. See... See More Episodes arXiv Whitepapers Simultaneous Tactile Estimation and Control of Extrinsic Contact We propose a method that simultaneously estimates and controls extrinsic contact with tactile feedback. The method enables challenging manipulation tasks that require controlling light forces and accurate motions in contact, such as balancing an unknown object on a thin rod standing upright. A... PADL: Language-Directed Physics-Based Character Control Developing systems that can synthesize natural and life-like motions for simulated characters has long been a focus for computer animation. But in order for these systems to be useful for downstream applications, they need not only produce high-quality motions, but must also provide an accessible... AANG: Automating Auxiliary Learning Auxiliary objectives, supplementary learning signals that are introduced to help aid learning on data-starved or highly complex end-tasks, are commonplace in machine learning. Whilst much work has been done to formulate useful auxiliary objectives, their construction is still an art which proceeds... More featured content News Articles Many Heads Are Better Than One: The Case For Ensemble Learning An Easy Introduction to Machine Learning Recommender Systems Stay in the loop. Subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly update on the latest podcast, news, events, and jobs postings. E-mail Leave this field blank Why a computer will never be truly conscious AI could be a force for good – but we’re currently heading for a darker future Recovering “lost dimensions” of images and video Facial analysis AI is being used in job interviews – it will probably reinforce inequality Using machine learning to hunt down cybercriminals A new mathematical approach to understanding zeolites Which Data Science Skills are core and which are hot/emerging ones? Turing Test: why it still matters More news