Challenge accepted—MARLÖ competition among conference highlights
With the latest Project Malmo competition, we’re calling on researchers and engineers to test the limits of their thinking as it pertains to artificial intelligence, particularly multi-task, multi-agent reinforcement learning. Last week, a group of…
Algorithmic Social Intervention
Social and behavioral interventions are a critical tool for governments and communities to tackle deep-rooted societal challenges such as homelessness, disease, and poverty. However, real-world interventions are almost always plagued by limited resources and limited…
Microsoft AirSim now available on Unity
At Microsoft, we have a vision and passion to bring artificial intelligence solutions to real-world systems using the power of simulation. We continually strive to accelerate AI advances with the use of realistic simulators, tools,…
Measuring Sample Quality with Diffusions
Thinga.Me
Featuring “GrabCut” segmentation technology, developed at Microsoft Research Cambridge, Thinga.Me was an iPhone app that allowed people to take photos of the important physical items in their lives, quickly cut them out, and arrange them…
Autonomous car research with AirSim
AirSim, a Microsoft research project for developing autonomous vehicles, now includes car simulation. The new version is available now on GitHub as an open-source, cross-platform offering. Related: Autonomous car research with AirSim Microsoft shares open…