When decision-makers are looking at how a product is performing, they often turn to scorecards to measure performance. Unfortunately, these reporting tools are not always accurate. By following these simple tips, you can begin to report data that is more…
ICML 2020 highlights: A Transformer-based RL agent, causal ML for increased privacy, and more
With over 50 papers from Microsoft accepted at this year’s International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2020) (opens in new tab), a number of which were presented in virtual workshops, Microsoft researchers are in full summer swing when it comes…
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Microsoft researchers claim ‘state-of-the-art’ biomedical NLP model
In a paper published on the preprint server Arxiv.org, Microsoft researchers propose an AI technique they call domain-specific language model pretraining for biomedical natural language processing (NLP). By compiling a “comprehensive” biomedical (NLP) benchmark from publicly available data sets, the coauthors claim they managed to…
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Microsoft researchers claim ‘state-of-the-art’ biomedical NLP model
In a paper published on the preprint server Arxiv.org, Microsoft researchers propose an AI technique they call domain-specific language model pretraining for biomedical natural language processing (NLP). By compiling a “comprehensive” biomedical (NLP) benchmark from publicly available data sets, the…
Podcast: Can we make better software by using ML and AI techniques? With Chandra Maddila and Chetan Bansal
The process of software development is dramatically different today compared to even a few years ago. The shift to cloud computing has meant that companies need to develop and deploy software in ever shrinking timeframes while maintaining high quality of…
Three new reinforcement learning methods aim to improve AI in gaming and beyond
| Kamil Ciosek, Sam Devlin, and Katja Hofmann
Reinforcement learning (RL) provides exciting opportunities for game development, as highlighted in our recently announced Project Paidia (opens in new tab)—a research collaboration between our Game Intelligence group at Microsoft Research Cambridge and game developer Ninja Theory. In Project Paidia,…
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Exploring Project Paidia
Non-player characters are the heart and soul of many video games, and new AI technology lets developers create characters that act organically and respond naturally to the player. The Project Paidia team, in collaboration with game developer Ninja Theory, is…
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Supercharge your games with Azure AI and reinforcement learning
Azure offers a full range of AI solutions to help you build, run and grow your games. AI and machine learning can help accelerate game development by providing more realistic worlds and challenges as well as support automation and live…
Trustworthy data and analyses are key to making sound business decisions, particularly when it comes to AB testing. Ignoring data quality issues or biases introduced through design and interpretations risks leading to incorrect conclusions that could hurt your product. In…