In this presentation, I will present some of the recent progresses in building conversational agents, with a focus on the speech modality. I will introduce desirable properties of such systems and explain some of the key concepts, core ideas, and main technologies developed in practical systems.Speaker: Dong Yu, Tencent AI ...
At the center of thousands upon thousands of games and sports lies a basic kind of interaction: the to-and-fro of a bouncing ball. What do bounce and its many variants - ricochet, rebound, spring, ping, Pong, coefficients of restitution, squash-and-stretch, and other kinds of elastic motion - tell us about the ...
Where: StanfordCost: Free
After Dark: Unplug and PlayRobots, trivia, and philosophical inquiry - choose your own adventure tonightAges 18+
Where: San FranciscoCost: $22.95
AI vs. Everybody: Making Sense of AIAI is moving faster than anyone can keep up with - including the people building it. So we're bringing in reinforcements.Join us for a live taping of the SF Standard's “Pacific Standard Time” podcast, where hosts Emily Dreyfuss and Jesse Alejandro Cottrell sit down with journalist and “anthropologist of disruption” Jasmine Sun to make sense of ...
Annual lecture on Energy and the EnvironmentSpeaker: Isha Ray, UC Berkeley
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Yalla! NightLifeCelebrate the rhythm, artistry, and flavors of Arab cultures in a bustling night full of energy and connection. Stay tuned for more programming info!
Point Blue Conservation Science has monitored the Adelie penguins of Antarctica for decades, witnessing firsthand the profound effects of climate change, including the recent, rapid decline in Ross Sea ice that is now threatening their survival. Grant will share recent research made possible by their advanced technology and extensive, multi-decade ...
This year, we invited Dr. Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science and Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University, as our speaker. A world-renowned earth scientist, historian and public speaker, she is the author of the best-selling book, Merchants of Doubt (2010) and a ...
In far-flung parts of the United States, people share similar ghostly tales involving ghosts who wander along railroad tracks in remote areas, searching for the remains of a loved one who perished in a gruesome railroad accident. Enduring lore describes one such ghost in the Charleston, South Carolina, area. These ...
