Artificial Intelligence
Pursuing computing advances to create intelligent machines that complement human reasoning to augment and enrich our experience and competencies.
Video
Tech Showcase: Interactive Chinese Learning App
When traveling to China it’s best to know at least a bit of the language. The mobile app called Learn Chinese can help travelers enjoy a better journey. Learn Chinese teaches in an interactive way,…
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Research in Focus: Machine Reading Comprehension
Deep learning techniques are helping Microsoft researchers develop literate machines: those that can read for understanding, then write well about what they know. Kaheer Suleman and Jianfeng Gao discuss the latest breakthroughs in machine reading…
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Tech Showcase: Machine Teaching Using the Platform for Interactive Concept Learning (PICL)
Building machine learning (ML) models is an involved process requiring ML experts, engineers, and labelers. The demand of models for common-sense tasks far exceeds the available “teachers” that can build them. We approach this problem…
Event
Faculty Summit 2017: The Edge of AI
The 18th Annual Microsoft Research Faculty Summit: “The Edge of AI” will gather to reflect on AI today and tomorrow and will discuss the research, the tools, the services, and the community engagement that the…
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Tech Showcase: Cortana, Your Personal Assistant
From ferry schedules to dinner reservations, Cortana is the digital assistant designed to help people get things done. Cortana will eventually be everywhere people need assistance—on the phone, PC, Xbox One, and other places like…
Publication
Active Heteroscedastic Regression
Microsoft Research Blog
Faculty Summit 2017 focuses on technical breakthroughs and societal influences
By Eric Horvitz, Technical Fellow and Managing Director, Microsoft We’re at an inflection point for AI technologies. Rising capabilities and possibilities have been catalyzed by jumps in the availability of data and computational power. Increasing…
