Research at Microsoft 2023: A year of groundbreaking AI advances and discoveries
AI saw unparalleled growth in 2023, reaching millions daily. This progress owes much to the extensive work of Microsoft researchers and collaborators. In this review, learn about the advances in 2023, which set the stage for further progress in 2024.
Frontiers of multimodal learning: A responsible AI approach
New evaluation methods and a commitment to continual improvement are musts if we’re to build multimodal AI systems that advance human goals. Learn about cutting-edge research into the responsible development and use of multimodal AI at Microsoft.
PeopleLens: Using AI to support social interaction between children who are blind and their peers
| Cecily Morrison, Katherine Jones, Martin Grayson, and Ed Cutrell
For children born blind, social interaction can be particularly challenging. A child may have difficulty aiming their voice at the person they’re talking to and put their head on their desk instead. Linguistically advanced young people may struggle with maintaining…
CHI 2021: Redefining accessibility to build more inclusive technologies
Accessibility and inclusion represent a growing space in the technology landscape, and how research and development are being used to empower people across abilities is expanding in exciting ways. Instead of treating disabilities as conditions in need of solutions—as has…
Where’s my stuff? Developing AI with help from people who are blind or low vision to meet their needs
| Simone Stumpf, Cecily Morrison, Daniela Massiceti, Ed Cutrell, and Lida Theodorou
Microsoft AI for Accessibility is funding the ORBIT research project, which is enlisting the help of people who are blind or low vision to build a new dataset. People who are blind or low vision can contribute to the project…