In the news | BBC
How eavesdropping on elephants is keeping them safe
Conserving endangered wildlife is an expensive, time consuming job, but new technology may make protecting animals, and catching the poachers who threaten them, easier. This article discusses how PAWS (Protection Assistant for Wildlife Security) AI system can enhance the anti-poaching…
In the news | CyLab
Building a verifiably-secure internet
In security, almost nothing is guaranteed. It's impossible to test the infinite ways a criminal hacker may penetrate a proverbial firewall. But what if, by the laws of mathematics, something could be proven to be secure without running an infinite…
Microsoft Research to present latest findings on fairness in socio-technical systems at FAT* 2019
Researchers from Microsoft Research will present a series of studies and insights relating to fairness in machine learning systems and allocations at the FAT* Conference—the new flagship conference for fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems—to be held from January…
As the research discipline grows and evolves so does the organizational methods upon which it is structured. In this story, one manager looks at how the industry has changed during his time at Microsoft and how the research operations team…
Traffic updates: Saying a lot while revealing a little
| John Krumm and Eric Horvitz
The idea of crowdsourcing traffic data has been around for a while: If we can get vehicles on the roads to upload their current speeds, then we can get instant, up-to-date data on how fast traffic is moving for well-traveled…
In the news | Windows Central
What is edge computing, and why does it matter to you?
The intelligent edge represents those devices from factory floor equipment to fitness trackers or smartphones and more that connect to the cloud but are closest to and directly interacted with by users.
Creating better AI partners: A case for backward compatibility
| Besmira Nushi and Ece Kamar
Artificial intelligence technologies hold great promise as partners in the real world. They’re in the early stages of helping doctors administer care to their patients and lenders determine the risk associated with loan applications, among other examples. But what happens…
In the news | Microsoft Research Blog
Creating better AI partners: A case for backward compatibility
Traditional metrics on performance of the AI component are not sufficient when the AI technology is used by people to accomplish tasks.