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Xikipedia is an experiment in user experience: Wikipedia content formatted into an infinite-scroll mobile-friendly feed. So ...
If you’ve ever wanted a social media feed that’s a bit more educational, that dream is now a reality thanks to Xikipedia.
I ended up choosing Wikipedia because I figured it had good content and metadata for what I had planned—I did not want to use anything ml/ai for this project, so it was a perfect fit.” Though ...
Machine Learning—The Complete Guide is a weighty tome. At more than 6,000 pages, this book is a comprehensive introduction to machine learning, with up-to-date chapters on artificial neural networks, ...
With doubts recently being raised on the quality of articles on open-source encyclopedia Wikipedia, two computer scientists have developed a formula that could help assess the credibility of an ...
Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...
Where are the world’s most influential universities? That’s a question that increasingly dominates the way the public, governments, and funding agencies think about research and higher education. The ...
In one effort to stop the trolls, Wikimedia Foundation partnered with Jigsaw (the tech incubator formerly known as Google Ideas) on a research project called Detox using machine learning to flag ...