Our 93nd episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!

Outline:

• Intro

• (01:10) Venture funding for chip startups has doubled in the last five years thanks to AI

• Nurse-assisting robotics firm Diligent raises $30M - "We’ve seen robotics applied to just about every other field of late, so why not nursing — a field that will require one million new faces to keep up with demand in the U.S. alone?

• (7:50) Deep Learning Poised to ‘Blow Up’ Famed Fluid Equations - "For centuries, mathematicians have tried to prove that Euler’s fluid equations can produce nonsensical answers. A new approach to machine learning has researchers betting that “blowup” is near."

• AI and infrared spectroscopy identify the age and species of mosquitoes – Physics World

• (15:45) The Miserable Lives of Cyborg Truck Drivers - "How AI and automation can make a job worse than before"

• (23:40) GM Cruise autonomous taxi pulled over by police in San Francisco without humans, ‘bolts’ off (U: Cruise responds) - "Last week, a GM Cruise-converted Chevy Bolt without a driver was pulled over by San Francisco Police. In an unexpected turn, the car “bolted” …to a safe spot. Cruise responded below."