Artificial Intelligence
Building intelligent machines that complement human reasoning and extend what people can do.
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Workshop: Unlocking Africa’s Artificial Intelligence Potential for a Prosperous Future
AI and the Future of Work in Africa Workshop – November 2023Keynote speaker: Professor Landry Signé Professor Landry Signé is a renowned scholar and global thought leader with numerous awards and extensive experience at prestigious…
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Workshop: The Role of Generative AI in African Economic Growth and Development
AI and the Future of Work in Africa Workshop – November 2023Keynote speaker: Dr. Bitange Ndemo Dr. Bitange Ndemo, with three decades of leadership experience in policy, academia, and administration, serves as Kenya’s Ambassador to…
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Microsoft Research Forum Episode 3: Globally inclusive and equitable AI, new use cases for AI, and more
“We’re at the very early stage of generative AI and the impacts it will have on work. This is a fast-moving field, and there’s an immense opportunity to take control of the agenda and build…
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Microsoft at FAccT 2024: Advancing responsible AI research and practice
From studying how to identify gender bias in Hindi to uncovering AI-related risks for workers, Microsoft is making key contributions towards advancing the state of the art in responsible AI research. Check out their work…
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Making Sentence Embeddings Robust to User-Generated Content
This seminar was hosted by Microsoft Research Africa, Nairobi together with the Microsoft AI for Good team in May 2024. User-generated content (UGC), e.g. social media posts written in “Internet language”, presents a lot of…
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AutoGen Update: Complex Tasks and Agents
Adam Fourney discusses the effectiveness of using multiple agents, working together, to complete complex multi-step tasks. He will showcase their capability to outperform previous single-agent solutions on benchmarks like GAIA, utilizing customizable arrangements of agents…
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MatterGen: A Generative Model for Materials Design
Tian Xie introduces MatterGen, a generative model that creates new inorganic materials based on a broad range of property conditions required by the application, aiming to shift the traditional paradigm of materials design with generative…
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Driving Industry Evolution: Exploring the Impact of Generative AI on Sector Transformation
Jiang Bian discusses how generative AI transforms industries by bridging gaps between AI capabilities and sector needs. He will showcase domain-specific foundation models and versatile AI agents, setting new industry standards.
