Just did a podcast with Rheza Budiono and Chris Tan. My thoughts on AI, life and... stuff. Yes I know I ramble... youtube.com/watch?v=ZLXM4f…

#AI is in court today: the UK Court of Appeal is hearing a case right now, after an AI was refused the right to be named as inventor on a UK patent (the US and Europe have already ruled this out). Watch our learned friends argue algorithms vs humans here: youtube.com/watch?v=mAriFS…

Do you want #DeepLearning a style similarity loss for 3D shapes? Just released the code for our ICCV2021 paper, UVStyle-Net: Unsupervised Few-shot Learning of 3D Style Similarity Measure for B-Reps. Check out the paper, project, code, data, and demos: github.com/AutodeskAILab/…

Some books I enjoy! shepherd.com/best-books/no-…

You might have seen the words 'non-fungible token' popping up online, but what exactly does that mean? Asks Peter Bentley for BBC Science Focus Magazine. buff.ly/3mF9UIu

There are many ways to build, market and use technologies that learn. Some are more complementary to our capabilities, while others are more about substituting for us. We have a lot of choice as to which way to go. BBC Science Focus Magazine Peter Bentley sciencefocus.com/future-technol…

Tevy quotes me in this one. I think I was less than enthusiastic about the implications :) Print article here: newscientist.com/article/mg2543…

📣 Calling all AI Research Scientists! Come join the AI Lab at #AutodeskResearch and work on projects that range from learning-based design systems, computer vision, robotics, HCI, sustainability, manufacturing, architectural design and construction, and more!

Old spacecraft make lovely hanging baskets. #sciencefiction #sixwordstory by Peter Bentley, illustration by #dalle2.

Ants colonised the Moon in 1643. #sciencefiction #sixwordstory by Peter Bentley, illustration by #dalle2.

Electricity pylons are skeletons of aliens. #sciencefiction #sixwordstory by Peter Bentley, illustration by #dalle2. (Look closer...)

Fog sucks life from unborn robots. #sciencefiction #sixwordstory by Peter Bentley, illustration by #dalle2.

Space-time is like a trampoline. Tricky. #sciencefiction #sixwordstory by Peter Bentley, illustration by #dalle2.

Undersea colony. Unbearable pressures. Tiny crack. #sciencefiction #sixwordstory by Peter Bentley, illustration by #dalle2.

Children hear the lies of birds. #sciencefiction #sixwordstory by Peter Bentley, illustration by #dalle2.

AI destroying all humans? Remove battery. #sciencefiction #sixwordstory by Peter Bentley, illustration by #dalle2.

Human originality ceased by summer 2019. #sciencefiction #sixwordstory by Peter Bentley, illustration by #dalle2. This one almost looks like a coded message to us - but what does it mean?!

New in Nature Scientific Reports: "It is natural to try and have the loudest voice in a crowd when we seek attention; this work suggests that instead of shouting to be heard and generating an uproar, it is better for all if we speak with moderation." rdcu.be/cYshI

A little video of me explaining our work on constrained optimization using VAEs: faculti.net/coil-constrain…

An interesting take on business applications of AI in the future... Here's my thoughts on Michael Rosen's new book: The Consciousness Company. apps.peterjbentley.com/Blog/?e=100976…