NeurIPS 2020: Moving toward real-world reinforcement learning via batch RL, strategic exploration, and representation learning
As human beings, we encounter unfamiliar situations all the time—learning to drive, living on our own for the first time, starting a new job. And while we can anticipate what to expect based on what others have told us or…
Research Collection – Reinforcement Learning at Microsoft
Reinforcement learning is about agents taking information from the world and learning a policy for interacting with it, so that they perform better. So, you can imagine a future where, every time you type on the keyboard, the keyboard learns…
李东胜：推荐算法领域出道十年，抓住真实世界的“因”与“果”
每天早上醒来打开手机浏览各路新闻动态、刷看各种 App，几乎已成为大家的标配动作。天冷告诉你加衣物、爱豆上新剧了通知你追、衣服包包降价了提醒你加购…… 如今系统推荐的内容愈发贴近人们的心声，仿佛是你肚子里的“蛔虫”。随着 AI 技术的快速发展，IT 系统和应用程序正变得越来越聪明，可以知你所想，予你所求。 这些智能推荐背后的实现机制与算法，就是微软亚洲研究院（上海）人工智能组主管研究员李东胜博士多...
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Microsoft Excel update could change the way you build formulas forever
LAMBDA beta allows you to create custom functions in Excel, Microsoft says Making the most out of Microsoft Excel could get a lot easier thanks to a new upgrade from the software giant. The process of learning how to effectively use a…
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Sber and Microsoft develop a unique AI robot control system
Sber and Microsoft Research summed up the results of a joint project launched in October 2019 to develop a unique AI system that offers the opportunity to teach robots to manipulate physical objects of unstable shape in almost the same…
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With reinforcement learning, Microsoft brings a new class of AI solutions to customers
Countless companies use online recommendation engines to show customers products and experiences that match their interests. And yet, traditional machine learning models that predict what people might prefer are often based on data from past experience.
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Building technology solutions to meet the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic in Ireland
Within two weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic hitting Ireland the HSE had developed a software tool to support patients, from initial contact with the health system right the way through to recovery. The Covid Care Tracker is one of several…
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Announcing LAMBDA: Turn Excel formulas into custom functions
Today we are releasing to our Beta customers a new capability that will revolutionize how you build formulas in Excel. Excel formulas are the world’s most widely used programming language, yet one of the more basic principles in programming has…