1. https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/software/a-lensless-camera-built-specially-for-ai-and-computer-vision-programs-sorry-humans?utm_source=techalert&utm_campaign=techalert-09-06-18&utm_medium=email
A fair number of images captured by cameras today are never seen by the human eye, says Rajesh Menon, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Utah. They’re seen only by algorithms processing security camera feeds or videos from a factory floor, or autonomous vehicle image sensors. And the number of images never seen by humans is increasing.
2. Desperate for Data Scientists
https://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/desperate-for-data-scientists?utm_source=techalert&utm_campaign=techalert-09-06-18&utm_medium=email
LinkedIn calculates that, in August, employers were seeking 151,717 more data scientists than exist in the U.S. It came up with this number by comparing the skills listed on LinkedIn profiles with a weighted combination of skills that appear in job postings and the frequency at which LinkedIn members with a certain skill are hired relative to members without that skill.
By that calculation, the biggest shortage of data science experts is in New York City (34,032), followed by the San Francisco Bay Area (31,798), and Los Angeles (12,251). There are a few surplus data scientists in Cleveland-Akron (1206), Minneapolis (832), Cincinnati (770), and a few other metro areas, but, reports LinkedIn, these surpluses “are relatively small and narrowing rapidly.
