Posted on 01/17/2019 11:03:37 AM PST by ETL
Amazon announced plans Thursday to hold a conference open to the public on robotics, space and artificial intelligence, as well as to discuss future applications of emerging technologies.
The re:MARS conference in Las Vegas will include "visionary talks, interactive workshops, technical deep dives, roundtables, hands-on demos, and more," an Amazon statement said.
The conference called Machine learning, Automation, Robotics and Space on June 4-7 grew out of a private, invite-only event hosted by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in recent years.
"We're at the beginning of a golden age of AI," Bezos said in the statement.
"Recent advancements have already led to invention that previously lived in the realm of science fiction—and we've only scratched the surface of what's possible."
He said the event would bring together "leaders and builders from diverse areas to share learnings and spark new ideas for future innovation."
Amazon said the conference would showcase how it is using advanced technologies for its range of services from online shopping to music and video.
"Machine learning and artificial intelligence are behind almost everything we do at Amazon," according to the company statement.
"Some of this work is highly visible, such as autonomous Prime Air delivery drones, eliminating checkout lines at Amazon Go and making everyday life more convenient for customers with Alexa.
"But much of what we do with AI and ML happens beneath the surface—from the speed in which we deliver packages, to the broad selection and low prices we're able to offer customers, to automatic extraction of characters and places from books and videos."
Attendees will meet Amazon technology engineers and see the Blue Origin rocket capsule developed by the private space firm owned by Bezos.
Speakers will include researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Harvard Berkman Center.
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except for us. Brave new world.
Too True
They aspired to deliver packages, and cannot even do that well. This might be a bit difficult for them.
But Alexa won’t tell me where it is! and won’t open the doors!....................
Why am not getting that “warn fuzzy feeling” from this?
Warm*
I know that guy!....................
epsilons double minus................
Open the pod bay doors, Alexa. Alexa!
I know that guy!
A computer program is only as 'smart' or competent as the programmer (below).
that’s certainly true for Rat voters!
Remember how 3DTV was going to change the world....
It was only about 5 years ago and I laughed when I heard it.
Alice: I’ll get you some lemonade, ‘cause I know that’s your favorite.
Here you are, sweetie.
(giggles) (giggling) Are you comfy, sweetums?
Ralph: Yeah, I’m comfy.
Alice: Good.
Oh, and by the way, Ralph
Ralph: Aha! Aha! “By the way,” eh?
I knew there’d have to be a “by the way” in here someplace!
All right, what’s “by the way”?
Alice: All right, Ralph.
The Nortons are getting a new television set, and I was just thinking, “Why don’t we get one, too?”
Ralph: All right, Alice.
I am now going out the door again.
When I come back in, act like I wasn’t in here before.
And I don’t want any of this none of that none of this stuff.
I don’t want to be comfy, I don’t want my slippers, I don’t want any lemonade, and most of all, most of all, I don’t want any talk about buying a television set.
Alice: Ralph, why can’t we have a television set?
The Nortons are on their second one.
We haven’t even had our first one yet.
Why do you always have to be so cheap?
Ralph: Cheap? Is that why you think I won’t get you a set, ‘cause I’m cheap?
Well, that shows how much you know.
Alice: All right, what is the reason?
Ralph: Do you want to know the reason?
Alice: Yeah.
Ralph: You wanna know the reason?
Alice: Yeah!
Ralph: The reason??
All right, I’ll tell you the reason.
I’m waiting for 3-D television. That’s the reason!
Alice: Are you waiting for 3-D refrigerators, too?
Let’s face it, Ralph. You’re just too cheap to get me a set.
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