Algorithms Choose the News: MSN news service replaces some human editors with AI.
Microsoft

Algorithms Choose the News: MSN news service replaces some human editors with AI.

Machines took another step toward doing the work of journalists. Microsoft laid off dozens of human editors who select articles for the MSN news service and app. Going forward, AI will do the job.

June 10, 20201 min read
Algorithms Choose the News: MSN news service replaces some human editors with AI.
Microsoft

Algorithms Choose the News: MSN news service replaces some human editors with AI.

Machines took another step toward doing the work of journalists. Microsoft laid off dozens of human editors who select articles for the MSN news service and app. Going forward, AI will do the job.

June 10, 20201 min read
Do Oil and Algorithms Mix?: Amazon, Google, and Microsoft built AI tools for big oil.
Microsoft

Do Oil and Algorithms Mix?: Amazon, Google, and Microsoft built AI tools for big oil.

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are developing machine learning tools for the fossil fuel industry even as they pledge to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

May 27, 20202 min read
Do Oil and Algorithms Mix?: Amazon, Google, and Microsoft built AI tools for big oil.
Microsoft

Do Oil and Algorithms Mix?: Amazon, Google, and Microsoft built AI tools for big oil.

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are developing machine learning tools for the fossil fuel industry even as they pledge to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

May 27, 20202 min read
Horsepower for Next-Gen Networks: Microsoft built OpenAI a custom AI supercomputer.
Microsoft

Horsepower for Next-Gen Networks: Microsoft built OpenAI a custom AI supercomputer.

The for-profit research organization OpenAI has a new supercomputer to help achieve its dream of building the world’s most sophisticated AI. Microsoft engineered the new hardware network to train immense models on thousands of images, texts, and videos simultaneously.

May 27, 20201 min read
Horsepower for Next-Gen Networks: Microsoft built OpenAI a custom AI supercomputer.
Microsoft

Horsepower for Next-Gen Networks: Microsoft built OpenAI a custom AI supercomputer.

The for-profit research organization OpenAI has a new supercomputer to help achieve its dream of building the world’s most sophisticated AI. Microsoft engineered the new hardware network to train immense models on thousands of images, texts, and videos simultaneously.

May 27, 20201 min read
Bug Squasher: AI helps security researchers fix the most severe bugs first.
Microsoft

Bug Squasher: AI helps security researchers fix the most severe bugs first.

A new algorithm can triage programming bugs, highlighting dangerous flaws. Microsoft researchers developed a machine learning model that reads the titles of bug reports and recognizes those describing flaws that compromise security.

April 29, 20202 min read
Bug Squasher: AI helps security researchers fix the most severe bugs first.
Microsoft

Bug Squasher: AI helps security researchers fix the most severe bugs first.

A new algorithm can triage programming bugs, highlighting dangerous flaws. Microsoft researchers developed a machine learning model that reads the titles of bug reports and recognizes those describing flaws that compromise security.

April 29, 20202 min read
Moderating the ML Roller Coaster: A technique to avoid double descent in AI
Microsoft

Moderating the ML Roller Coaster: A technique to avoid double descent in AI

Wait a minute — we added training data, and our model’s performance got worse?! New research offers a way to avoid so-called double descent.

April 22, 20202 min read
Moderating the ML Roller Coaster: A technique to avoid double descent in AI
Microsoft

Moderating the ML Roller Coaster: A technique to avoid double descent in AI

Wait a minute — we added training data, and our model’s performance got worse?! New research offers a way to avoid so-called double descent.

April 22, 20202 min read
Silent Snacking: AI removes background noise from video conferencing.
Microsoft

Silent Snacking: AI removes background noise from video conferencing.

As working from home becomes the new normal, AI may protect you from the sound of coworkers munching while they chat. No more smacking lips and rustling chip bags! Microsoft’s online collaboration platform Teams announced a feature that removes extraneous sounds from videoconferences.

March 25, 20201 min read
Silent Snacking: AI removes background noise from video conferencing.
Microsoft

Silent Snacking: AI removes background noise from video conferencing.

As working from home becomes the new normal, AI may protect you from the sound of coworkers munching while they chat. No more smacking lips and rustling chip bags! Microsoft’s online collaboration platform Teams announced a feature that removes extraneous sounds from videoconferences.

March 25, 20201 min read
Personal TrAIner: How AI is helping home workouts
Microsoft

Personal TrAIner: How AI is helping home workouts

No more sloppy workouts: AI can correct your form. A home exercise system uses neural nets to analyze your motions and tell you when you perform a move properly, reports The Verge.

March 4, 20201 min read
Personal TrAIner: How AI is helping home workouts
Microsoft

Personal TrAIner: How AI is helping home workouts

No more sloppy workouts: AI can correct your form. A home exercise system uses neural nets to analyze your motions and tell you when you perform a move properly, reports The Verge.

March 4, 20201 min read
OpenAI Under Fire: Critics claim OpenAI lost its founding ideals.
Microsoft

OpenAI Under Fire: Critics claim OpenAI lost its founding ideals.

An icon of idealism in AI stands accused of letting its ambition eclipse its principles. Founded in 2015 to develop artificial general intelligence for the good of humankind, OpenAI swapped its ideals for cash.

February 26, 20202 min read

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