“SimCity: In response, Facebook built a scaled-down version of its platform to simulate user behavior. Called WW, it helps engineers identify and fix the undesired consequences of new updates before they’re deployed. Bot doppelgangers: Facebook simulates hundreds to thousands of its users at a time with a mix of hard-coded and machine-learning-based bots. Automatic design:…
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Facebook’s Data for Good Program Debuts 3 New Types of Maps to Help Fight Covid-19
“Institute for Disease Modeling chair of applied math and senior research manager Daniel Klein wrote in the Newsroom post, ‘Covid-19 has inherent delays that challenge the pace at which we seek to evaluate policy impact toward a measured response. Mobility data from Facebook’s Data for Good program provides a near-real-time view of important correlates of…
Facebook’s smart glasses just found their AR lenses
“The small, low-power screens range from basic displays for showing simple head-up information on sports eyewear, through to Full HD, RGB screens that can replicate a smartphone interface as though it’s floating in front of the wearer.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.slashgear.com/facebook-smart-glasses-augmented-reality-plessey-exclusive-deal-30614886/amp/
Big Tech Swallows Most of the Hot AI Startups
“An acquisition spree by Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft eliminated potential rivals and concentrated brain power in this critical field. Last year saw a record 231 acquisitions of AI startups, up from 42 in 2014, according to data from CB Insights.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-03-16/big-tech-swallows-most-of-the-hot-ai-startups
Facebook Now Lets You Turn Any 2D Photo into a 3D Image Using AI
“Facebook just expanded 3D photo posting to phones that don’t actually capture depth data. Using the magic of machine learning (i.e. artificial intelligence), Facebook taught a neural network how to “infer 3D structures from 2D photos,” even if those photos were taken with a single lens camera. The announcement was made moments ago on the…