The Perspective Engine: Making Numbers Easier to Understand
The Perspective Engine is an AI tool that automates the process of putting giant and unfamiliar numbers into familiar context, such as demonstrating the capacity of a CD-ROM with a stack of paper hundreds of…
Multi-Device Experiences (MDX) Toolkit
The Multi-Device Experiences (MDX) toolkit is an extensible cloud AI service hosted in Azure that enables research and development on task-focused scenarios spanning multiple devices. The toolkit enables developers to create intelligent, interactive experiences that…
Charticulator: Interactive Construction of Bespoke Chart Layouts
Charticulator is an interactive authoring tool that enables the creation of bespoke and reusable chart layouts. Charticulator is our response to most existing chart construction interfaces that require authors to choose from predefined chart layouts,…
Automating Image-Based Biodiversity Surveys
Microsoft’s AI for Earth program develops tools at the intersection of machine learning and environmental science, through both external grants and first-party development. This demo will showcase our work on using computer vision to break…
Workforce of the Future
The workforce of the future will have to be creative and innovative, rather than merely good at performing specific tasks. However, many individuals lack these skills, particularly if they suffer from cognitive disabilities or difficulties.…
Augmented and Virtual Productivity Experiences
Important questions about how the productivity of VR/AR applications is measured remain. This panel discusses ways of conceptualizing and measuring productivity. Ideally, objective measures of the experience can be developed that evaluate the realism of…
Task Intelligence: Doing More with Less
Tasks—defined pieces of work ranging in scope from the specific, such as sending an email, to the broad, such as shipping a feature—are central to all aspects of personal and team productivity. Task intelligence spans…
AI-Driven Image Captioning For Inclusive Productivity
Advances in hybrid intelligence, deep learning, and related artificial intelligence techniques have provided us with a remarkable opportunity to ensure the future of work will be even more inclusive to more people than ever before.…
The Future of Communication
Communication is the foundation on which our efforts toward accomplishing goals and tasks are built. We articulate needs and results and tell and react to stories about what we do and how we do it.…
Recommendation and Learning to Improve Personal Productivity
Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve productivity throughout the workplace by leveraging how people communicate to proactively connect a person to the right people and information. Providing this benefit requires key system capabilities, including…