In this episode of ACM ByteCast, our special guest host Scott Hanselman (of The Hanselminutes Podcast) welcomes Kate Kallot, founder and CEO of Amini, an impact-driven AI company based in Nairobi, which focuses on the critical issue of data scarcity in Africa and its implications for AI development. Before Amini, her career spanned leadership positions at global tech companies, including NVIDIA, where she led global developer relations and expansion into emerging markets, and Arm, where she was a pivotal figure in the Tiny Machine Learning (TinyML) movement. At Intel, she led the development of the world’s first AI development kit in a USB form factor, the Neural Compute Stick, bringing computer vision and Al to IoT and edge devices to millions for the first time. Kate is a recognized expert and influencer in the AI field, advising international organizations and governments on the potential and challenges of AI for good. Her work has been recognized by TIME’s 100 Most Influential People in AI, the World Economic Forum as a Tech Pioneer, and One Young World as Entrepreneur of the Year 2024. A trusted voice in global AI policy and digital equity, Kate serves as Vice Chair of the ICC Global Environmental and Energy Commission and is a member of EY’s Global AI Advisory Council.

Register now for the next free ACM TechTalk, "Programming for All: A Feminist Case for Language Design," presented on Thusday, June 26 at 12:00 PM ET/16:00 UTC by Felienne Hermans, Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Mark Guzdial, Professor and Director for the Program in Computing for the Arts and Sciences at the University of Michigan, will moderate the questions and answers session following the talk. Continue the discussion on ACM's Discourse Page.

We have added dozens of new and updated Pluralsight learning paths, with hundreds of new courses added. These significant new additions to the custom ACM Pluralsight course library extend coverage of today’s most in-demand skills, technologies, and vendor certifications, including coverage of .NET and Blazor, Angular, AWS and Azure cloud, C#, Data Engineering, DevOps and ITOps, Generative AI and Machine Learning, Java and the Spring Framework, Kubernetes, Linux, Python, React, and Rust.

This book will teach you the core concepts of blockchain technology in a concise manner through straightforward, concrete examples using a range of programming languages, including Python and Solidity. The 50 programs presented in this book are all you need to gain a firm understanding of blockchain and how to implement it.

In this course, you’ll learn how to craft effective data-driven messages for different audiences. First, you’ll explore how to identify your audience and tailor messaging for peers, managers, and executives. Next, you’ll discover the fundamentals of data storytelling and how to structure compelling narratives. Finally, you’ll learn to enhance your communication with visual aids that clearly and persuasively convey insights in presentations and reports.

In this Challenge Lab, you will explore how to generate image descriptions by using Azure AI Vision Services. First, you will generate a simple image description by using Azure Vision API. Next, you will generate descriptions for complex images. Finally, you will use Azure Vision Studio to perform Image Analysis.

This path will take you from the very beginning, with no Java knowledge, all the way to being an expert in the language. The latest LTS version of Java, is used for all courses in the path.

View the recent ACM TechTalk, "What's Differrent about LLM Apps," presented by Mayo Oshin, an AI engineer and early pioneer of LangChain, and Nuno Campos, Software Engineer at LangChain. Marlene Mhangami, Senior Developer Advocate at Microsoft and Vice-Chair of the ACM Practitioner Board, moderated the questions and answers session following the the talk.  Continue the discussion on ACM's Discourse Page.

View the recent ACM TechTalk, "Dynamic Neural Network Compression for Scalable AI Deployment," presented by Aditya Challapally, Applied Science Lead at Microsoft. Chris Pease, Researcher at the MIT Media Lab, moderated the questions and answers session following the talk. Continue the discussion on ACM's Discourse Page.

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