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Data News of the Week | How data tells you about AI

05 Thursday Jan 2017

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming the buzzword of 2016.

On December 29, 2016, there is a “Master” of the mysterious player started showing up on Tygem and FoxGo servers and went on to play dozens of matches against some of the top Go players in the world.1.jpg

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Finally, 60 wins and 0 loss of the proud record, Master win this game.

Subsequently, Google’s DeepMind issued a notice, officially confirmed Master (formerly known as Magister) is AlphaGo.

More information: DeepMind’s work in 2016: a round-up

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. But before scientists trust it, they first need to understand how machines learn.

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How data tells you about AI

05 Thursday Jan 2017

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) becoming the buzzword of 2016.

On December 29, 2016, there is a “Master” of the mysterious player started showing up on Tygem and FoxGo servers and went on to play dozens of matches against some of the top Go players in the world.1.jpg

(JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

Finally, 60 wins and 0 loss of the proud record, Master win this game.

Subsequently, Google’s DeepMind issued a notice, officially confirmed Master (formerly known as Magister) is AlphaGo.

More information: DeepMind’s work in 2016: a round-up

Artificial intelligence is everywhere. But before scientists trust it, they first need to understand how machines learn.

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Fake News|Data News of the Week

23 Friday Dec 2016

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After the US presidential election the argue about the fake news getting more and more attention. Media blitz portraying fake news sites as having a real impact in national politics — and even capable of affecting the outcome of a presidential election. Are Fake news sites struggle to reach any sort of real audience?

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  1. This Analysis Shows How Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News On Facebook

(This is a repost from BuzzFeed News, click the link to read the original:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/viral-fake-election-news-outperformed-real-news-on-facebook?utm_term=.ioqwLaQzE#.qiEXEBwRO)

A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.

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Data News of the Week | Fake News

23 Friday Dec 2016

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After the US presidential election the argue about the fake news getting more and more attention. Media blitz portraying fake news sites as having a real impact in national politics — and even capable of affecting the outcome of a presidential election. Are Fake news sites struggle to reach any sort of real audience?

Let us see more:

  1. This Analysis Shows How Fake Election News Stories Outperformed Real News On Facebook

(This is a repost from BuzzFeed News, click the link to read the original:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/viral-fake-election-news-outperformed-real-news-on-facebook?utm_term=.ioqwLaQzE#.qiEXEBwRO)

A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 19 major news outlets combined.

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Prof. Rick Dunham Joins D&N Society Colloquium at Hong Kong Baptist University

18 Sunday Dec 2016

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More often than not, seasoned journalists are reluctant to embrace new media technologies and big data. It is definitely not the case of Professor Rick Dunham, Director of China Programs and Co-Director of Global Business Journalism Program at Tsinghua University. Prof. Dunham was the speaker of this year’s final D&N Society Colloquium, hosted by the School of Communication of Hong Kong Baptist University on December 16th.

“I love data, I’m a geek, I’m unusual among reporters.” Prof. Rick Dunham, HKBU, December 16, 2016

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用數據直播美國大選

09 Wednesday Nov 2016

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這周最熱話題莫過於美國總統大選。票選最終結果是共和黨總統候選人Donald J. Trump以289張選舉人票對民主黨候選Hillary Clinton 218張選舉人票勝出，成為美國第58屆總統。

在Trump發表獲勝感言的同時，讓我們來看看各大媒體是如何利用數據可視化進行美国大選的直播。

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Data News of the Week | 用數據直播美國大選

09 Wednesday Nov 2016

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這周最熱話題莫過於美國總統大選。票選最終結果是共和黨總統候選人Donald J. Trump以289張選舉人票對民主黨候選Hillary Clinton 218張選舉人票勝出，成為美國第58屆總統。

在Trump發表獲勝感言的同時，讓我們來看看各大媒體是如何利用數據可視化進行美国大選的直播。

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