🤖 DeepMind's map of human proteins | Olympic surfing and ML | Phishing emails written by AI

DeepMind has created a transformative map of human proteins that it’s releasing for free to the public. The work will help further scientific research in a number of avenues and has drawn comparisons to the Human Genome Project.

A new “red team” will try to anticipate and thwart attacks on machine learning programs.

Managing Director Tricia Martinez explains what kinds of companies she’s looking for for the Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator: AI, cleantech, quantum information science, advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, 5G, and more.

As surfing completes its first-ever Olympic ride, the sport is poised for another sea change thanks to artificial intelligence and big data.

But scientists are getting better at measuring where each system fails.

The Class 8 trucks will still carry a driver and Waymo technicians for safety.

Researchers found that tools like OpenAI’s GPT-3 helped craft devilishly effective spearphishing messages.

The company awarded $7,000 in prize money to participants who identified harms in its image cropping AI.

Key topics in this conversation include: The state of ADAS/AD, including Ryan Duffy’s experience riding in driverless Waymo vehicles, the state of the electric vehicle market, and trends to keep an eye on.