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Microsoft: What went right under Satya Nadella?
On Monday, it will be five years since Satya Nadella was announced as Microsoft's chief executive. Since taking charge he has turned the tech firm's fortunes around, making it the most valuable company in the world for the first time…
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Hypezone: How AI is making game streams more exciting
Hypezone, which runs on Microsoft’s streaming site Mixer, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to examine streams coming into the site and pick the most interesting moments to show to people. It means fans of games like Fortnite can use the system…
WSDM conference analytics
In this post, we present historical trend analysis about the conference WSDM-ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining, taking place in Melbourne, Australia from February 11- 15, 2019. We derive insights from 2008 to the latest available year.
Guidelines for human-AI interaction design
| Saleema Amershi, Mihaela Vorvoreanu, and Eric Horvitz
The increasing availability and accuracy of AI has stimulated uses of AI technologies in mainstream user-facing applications and services. Along with opportunities for infusing valuable AI services in a wide range of products come challenges and questions about best practices…
Getting efficient with “What-happens-if …”
| Adith Swaminathan and Emre Kiciman
Causal inference studies the relationship between causes and effects. For example, one kind of question that causal inference can answer is the “What-happens-if …” question. What happens if I take a specific medication? What happens if I raise the price…
How can a degree in engineering create more diversity and inclusion in the field of user research? By bridging the gap between these disciplines, this author explores how diverse perspectives—beyond just gender and ethnic backgrounds—can lead to better communications and…
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Microsoft Open-Sources Its SEAL Encryption Technology Allowing Computations on Encrypted Data
Microsoft has released its easy-to-use Simple Encrypted Arithmetic Library (SEAL) for free use, and financial institutions are among the types of companies that can benefit most from this type of security.
Enable(ing) people to do more with Dr. Rico Malvar
Episode 61, January 30, 2019 - Dr. Rico Malvar recalls his early years at a fledgling Microsoft Research, talks about the exciting work he oversees now, explains why designing with the user is as important as designing for the user,…