Artificial Intelligence
Building intelligent machines that complement human reasoning and extend what people can do.
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Research in Focus: InfoBots
The next step for search involves InfoBots that know how to find the answer you’re looking for, not just a set of webpages that may—or may not—have those answers. In this session, Microsoft’s Nilesh Bhide…
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Learnings from Human Perception
Scientists have long explored the different sensory inputs to better understand how humans perceive the world and control their bodies. Many of the great discoveries about the human perceptual system were first found through laboratory…
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Research in Focus: Project InnerEye – Assistive AI for Cancer Treatment
In this session, Ivan Tarapov demos a prototype application of assistive AI for cancer treatment: helping a radiologist create a treatment plan. AI has the capability of identifying the tumor and nearby anatomical structures in…
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Tech Showcase: Mobile Directions Robot
This demo shows our work on a mobile robot that gives directions to visitors. Currently, this robot is navigating Microsoft Building 99, leading people, escorting and interacting with visitors and generally providing a social presence…
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Tech Showcase: Project InnerEye – Assistive AI for Cancer Treatment
Project InnerEye is a new AI product targeted at improving the productivity of oncologists, radiologists, and surgeons when working with radiological images. The project’s main focus is in the treatment of tumors and monitoring the…
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Keynote: Smart Enough to Work With Us? Foundations and Challenges for Teamwork-Enabled AI Systems
For much of its history, AI research has aimed toward building intelligent machines independently of their interactions with people. As the world of computing has evolved, and systems pervade ever more facets of life, the…
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Tech Showcase: Project Malmo – Experimentation Platform for the Next Generation of AI Research
Project Malmo is an open source AI experimentation platform that supports fundamental AI research. With the platform, Microsoft provides an experimentation environment in which promising approaches can be systematically and easily compared, and that fosters…
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Tech Showcase: Customizing Speech Recognition for Higher Accuracy Transcriptions
Two of the most important components of speech recognition systems are the acoustic model and the language model. Those models behind Microsoft’s speech recognition engine have been optimized for certain usage scenarios, such as interacting…
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AI for Accessibility: Augmenting Sensory Capabilities with Intelligent Technology
Advances in AI technologies have important ramifications for the development of accessible technologies. These technologies can augment the capabilities of people with sensory disabilities, enabling new and empowering experiences. In this session, we will present…
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Research in Focus: Private AI
For AI to achieve its potential, it requires access to large amounts of often sensitive data, which can pose threats to our privacy. This session, featuring Rich Caruana and Kristin Lauter of Microsoft and Jung…
