Lily Adelstein

How can AI be used to improve mental health care?

Therify is a mental health startup using artificial intelligence to help match patients and mental healthcare providers. The company was founded by James Edward Murray with the mission to make

Clearview AI: Facial Recognition Tech Invites Big Funding and Fines

Britain’s independent authority to uphold data privacy rights, the ICO, announced on Monday that it intends to fine Clearview AI, a facial recognition company, $22.6 million for breaking UK data

New Solutions to Climate Change, Lab-Grown Meat, and Covid-19 with Machine Learning

For years, YCombinator (YC) has published a Request for Startups (RFS), calling on startups that are working on some of today’s biggest problems to apply to the selective startup accelerator;

A Greener Earth, Cleaner Food and More Affordable Healthcare: The Future of Materials Discovery and ML

In 2007, Apple contracted with Corning Inc. to use their durable, thin, scratch resistant Gorilla Glass for the first iPhone. Since then, Gorilla Glass has come out with five new versions of the

9 Ways to Use Machine Learning to Build Startups YC Wants to See

For years, YCombinator (YC) has published their Requests for Startups (RFS). This is a broad list of ideas that YC is interested in seeing startups work on. The list includes AI, Biotech, and Brick

Machine Learning for NYC Rental Market App

StreetEasy is an online real estate directory that connects interested buyers, renters and sellers. The app hosts tens of thousands of for-sale and rental listings posted by brokers, owners and

Breakthroughs in 3D Printing with Machine Learning

Three-dimensional (3D) printing is being used in ground-breaking ways. Nonprofits like WaterScope are using 3D printing to create lightweight, inexpensive microscopes to detect bacteria in water.

Google Launches New Pixel Phone with ML Front and Center

Google announced today their pathway to creating a more personal mobile experience - Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 pro. There are many reasons why Google might want to create a more personalized phone: one,

Is Machine Learning a National Security Matter?

A few weeks ago, trade between the United States, France and Australia became front-page news. Australia committed to a submarine deal with France worth billions of dollars but in the final moments

$11M Investment to Make AI More Accessible for Writers

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in business often conjures images of big enterprises using the technology to optimize internal processes, but with tools that make AI more accessible, a

Are Biased Algorithms Even Preventable?

Technology promises a wide range of efficiencies; one of the most promising and yet elusive is the removal of human bias from decision making. A recent paper published by New York University (NYU)

Is Machine Learning the Future of Cybersecurity?

machine learning · Machine Learning is the Future of Cybersecurity Above: Andrew Blumenfeld, co-founder of Telepath, and Lily Adelstein, creative project manager, discuss the topic of ML and

Machine Learning in Africa

machine learning · Machine Learning in Africa Above: Andrew Blumenfeld, co-founder of Telepath, and Lily Adelstein, creative project manager, discuss Google, ML and Africa. Yesterday, Google

5 Ways Facebook Uses Machine Learning

Above: Andrew Blumenfeld, co-founder of Telepath, and Lily Adelstein, creative project manager, discuss Facebook and 5 ways the company uses ML. On Monday morning, many logged into their computers,

YouTube Bans Vaccine Misinformation: How AI Moderates What You See

Today, YouTube announced that it will ban any content calling common vaccines, approved by health authorities, "ineffective or dangerous.” This move builds off of an earlier ban of similar claims

How WaterScope is Using Machine Learning to Ensure Safe Drinking Water

As part of our Machine Learning in Product series, I spoke with Sammy Madhi, lead project engineer at WaterScope, about using machine learning to help provide safe drinking water worldwide. While

Machine Learning in Product: Swayable

As part of the series Machine Learning in Product, Swayable CTO and co-founder, Valerie Coffman, discusses the business wins and challenges of using machine learning in customer-facing products.

Machine Learning in Product: The Current Landscape for Software Developers

With twenty years of experience in software development, Dustin Boss, CEO and co-founder of Telepath and CallTime, talks about his experience building machine learning products and what the current

Machine Learning in Product: How ML is Improving Communication

Andrew Blumenfeld, co-founder of Telepath spoke with Eugene Joseph, founder of Overtone Labs, about the future of machine learning and the impact of machine learning on product development. Below

What is the Best Programming Language for Machine Learning?

Python is the leading programming language for machine learning, however, if you come from a background of JavaScript, Java, C/C++ or R, you don’t need to immediately change to Python. This article