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Botanic Technologies

@botanic_io

Building Humane Machines

 Emeryville, CA
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Joined August 2015
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Looking forward to our colleague @avirtualtrainer to nail the win! WomenTech Global Awards 2020 womentech.net/nominee/all/al…

WaiACCELERATE nominated for the Women in Tech Global Awards 2026

WomenTech Network​ is a ​community that promotes ​gender diversity in tech and connects talented and skilled professionals with top companies and leading startups that value diversity, inclusion and...

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Soon we'll all have our own videobots. Similar to what we build at Botanic. Around 2:26 (below) NVidia shows how it can also drive toon-shaded or abstracted characters. Check it: youtube.com/watch?v=NqmMnjJ6…
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Emerging models in the definition of “conversational AI” zdnet.com/article/nvidia-cla…

Nvidia sets new records in AI conversational training - ZDNET

The GPU maker says its AI platform now has the fastest training record, the fastest inference, and largest training model of its kind to date.

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Earth’s largest freshwater animals at risk of extinction nationalgeographic.com/anima…
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Thomas Schulz@thomaSchulz22 May 2019
🎭Avatars: How we face life online @qz obsession qz.com/email/quartz-obsessio… @meadovian @botanic_io #Avatar #bots
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pighed / MSMeadows@meadovian15 May 2019
Getting ready to publicly geek out about developing chatbots, conversational #AI, GDPR and user data. In Munich. #EiC2019
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“Let’s not repeat the mistakes of Facebook in our smart homes.” Yes! Thank you @geoffreyfowler. Alexa’s SueCreek GitHub repo shows that this voice assistant is _always_ processing voice data. We’re building solutions to this problem @botanic_io washingtonpost.com/technolog…
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Another reason why #AI needs complementary human oversight: “Amazon’s facial-recognition technology is supercharging local police“ richmond.com/news/trending/a…
Amazon's facial-recognition technology is supercharging local police

Amazon's facial-recognition technology is supercharging local police

The artificial-intelligence system has transformed a corner of suburban Oregon into a testing ground for the future of criminal justice.

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Communication Arts featured our work ⁦@botanic_io⁩ ! 🤘 Provides a great overview of the emerging field of conversational interfaces, #bots and #AI commarts.com/columns/use-you…

Use Your Words | Communication Arts

Sam McMillan says hi to bot design and conversational user interfaces.

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Google is being asked to answer why they're hiding microphones in peoples' homes: bbc.com/news/technology-4740…

Google must provide details on Nest microphone error

Three US senators write to Google, asking questions about the hidden microphone in Nest devices.

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pighed / MSMeadows@meadovian1 Mar 2019
In Uganda the government had the brilliant idea to tax "idle time" on 60+ social media. Ugandans were expected to pay a daily tax. Instead they quit using the services. theguardian.com/global-devel…
Millions of Ugandans quit internet services as social media tax takes effect

Millions of Ugandans quit internet services as social media tax takes effect

Economic fears raised as online subscriptions plummet in months following launch of levy created to curb ‘gossip’

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Dr. Kash Sirinanda
@kashthefuturist1 Mar 2019
We need more machines like this
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Yes, Alexa is indeed an intimate part de la familia, recording and storing every word, every sound, todos! After all, Amazon needs your data to know you, to sell you, and to move into languages other than english.
Amazon México (@amazonmex) profile pictureAmazon México
@amazonmex12 Feb 2019
México, conoce a Alexa, nuestra asistente personal que ahora formará parte de tu familia.

Do you trust Google now? Google says Nest microphone was 'never supposed to be a secret' - Business Insider businessinsider.com/nest-mic…
Google says the built-in microphone it never told Nest users about was 'never supposed to be a...

Google says the built-in microphone it never told Nest users about was 'never supposed to be a...

On Tuesday, a Google representative told Business Insider the company had made an "error."

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Ok. But can they talk? Lets make the little muffin speak.
Hart Woolery (@hartspecs) profile pictureHart Woolery
@hartspecs6 Feb 2019
Deep Learning AR hand puppets. Coming soon to iOS (iPhone SE and above). Follow @2020cv_inc for weekly updates and beta access later this month. #ios #AugmentedReality #CoreML #Keras #TensorFlow #seriousface #ridiculousapp
And not just a trap for founders, users as well!
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@Jason4 Feb 2019
I told y’all to not trust @Facebook & Zuckerberg back in 2010. We got receipts.
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John C. Maxwell, III
@maxjcm31 Jan 2019
The state of #AI in 2019 #artificialintelligence #AI #MachineLearning #ML #DL #BigData Cc @pierrepinna @DeepLearn007 @MikeQuindazzi @jblefevre60 @Fisher85M @TopCyberNews @andi_staub @ahier @SpirosMargaris drumup.io/s/34kRks
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Would you trust an #AI assistant more if it had a face? @botanic_io thinks yes. Interview on @mashable: buff.ly/2CWPUcG
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Our #AI avatars got featured in PCMag. pcmag.com/news/365972/what-w…
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Entrepreneur Magazine Names Mark Stephen Meadows a Top Entrepreneur To Look For in 2018 hubs.ly/H0bSp4H0
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