MSR Podcast: Responsible AI with Dr. Saleema Amershi
Episode 105 | February 5, 2020 – There’s an old adage that says if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. But when it comes to AI,…
Saleema Amershi
Senior Principal Researcher
Highlights
CES 2020: AI Requires Human-Centered Design
January 7, 2020 – Successful applications of AI require more than big data and advanced algorithms. AI technology must be developed and deployed with humans in mind. This…
The Hanselminutes Podcast: Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction
Episode 698 | August 22, 2019 – Dr. Saleema Amershi and researchers at Microsoft have published 18 guidelines for Human-AI Interaction that prescribe how an AI system should…
Data Stories Podcast: Human-Driven Machine Learning
Episode 115 | February 20, 2018 – How should we interact with machine learning? Is there a way to better understand what machine learning systems do and how?…
About
I am a Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and currently co-chair Microsoft’s Aether Working Group on Human-AI Interaction and Collaboration. Aether is Microsoft’s advisory committee on responsible and ethical AI. My research focuses on helping people create effective and responsible AI user experiences. My recent work includes leading Microsoft’s effort to develop general Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction, a unified and validated set of guidelines to establish a foundation for human-AI interaction design. Throughout the years, I have developed tools and methodologies to support practitioners in designing and building AI-based products and services, including general purpose platforms and visualizations for data scientists building predictive models, and application specific techniques for supporting end-users interacting with AI-systems in their everyday lives.
I hold a PhD in Computer Science & Engineering from the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Prior to UW, I completed a MSc in Computer Science and a BSc in Computer Science & Mathematics at the University of British Columbia.