Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott discusses the rapid advancements in AI, including large models like GitHub Copilot and DALL·E 2, their impact on productivity and creativity, the role of AI in scientific breakthroughs, and Microsoft's commitment to responsible AI.
Large AI models and generative AI are boosting productivity, creativity and job satisfaction.
AI will enable scientific breakthroughs and help solve global challenges like climate change.
Microsoft integrates DALL·E 2 into Azure OpenAI Service, enabling brands like Mattel and RTL Deutschland to generate custom images for design and personalization. Other AI tools like Microsoft Syntex and Power Automate automate workflows and content management, boosting productivity.
Mattel designers use DALL·E 2 to inspire new Hot Wheels models
RTL Deutschland explores DALL·E 2 for personalized imagery on its streaming service
Microsoft is open-sourcing Project FarmVibes, including FarmVibes.AI, to help farmers leverage data and AI for better yields and lower costs. The toolkit runs on Azure and provides algorithms for fertilizer optimization, weed detection, microclimate forecasting, and carbon sequestration estimation.
Microsoft open-sources Project FarmVibes, featuring FarmVibes.AI and other tools.
The AI-powered toolkit helps farmers optimize fertilizer, herbicide, planting depth, and more.
The application of data and AI is set to revolutionize contact centres in financial services, improving customer experience, reducing costs, and enhancing compliance.
AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants handle common inquiries, reducing agent workload.
Data analytics enables personalized service and predictive support.
MAUI63 uses AI-powered drones to study the critically endangered Māui dolphins, with only 54 remaining. The technology helps identify individuals and understand their behavior, aiding conservation efforts.
Only 54 Māui dolphins remain; they are one of the rarest marine mammals.
MAUI63 developed an AI-powered drone to track, find, and identify dolphins using computer vision.
14-year-old Eithne from the UK was struggling with math after COVID disruptions. The online tutoring service Eedi used AI developed by Microsoft to dynamically quiz students, identify misconceptions, and assign personalized learning paths. The platform resolves 95% of student misconceptions and boosts confidence. Next-generation causal ML models are being developed for even more personalized recommendations.
Eedi uses Microsoft's AI to deliver dynamic diagnostic quizzes that quickly pinpoint math misconceptions.
The AI adapts questions based on student responses, leveraging a bank of high-quality diagnostic questions.
SI-com and its parent company ISCEC Japan have developed AI-Mimi, a hybrid captioning system combining human input with Microsoft Azure Cognitive Services, to provide cost-effective real-time captions for local TV stations in Japan, serving Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities. The system was tested successfully and received positive feedback.
Japan has over 360,000 Deaf or Hard of Hearing people, with 70,000 using sign language as primary communication.
Traditional live captioning equipment is expensive, limiting access for local TV stations.
Microsoft has released its Responsible AI Standard, a framework to guide the development of AI systems in a responsible manner, focusing on fairness, reliability, privacy, and other core values. The standard includes concrete requirements and tools, and incorporates lessons learned from real-world product experiences.
Microsoft released its Responsible AI Standard with actionable guidance.
The standard covers values like fairness, reliability, and privacy, broken down into specific goals and requirements.
Singapore's National Parks Board, Microsoft, and Conservation International launched Fin Finder, an AI-powered mobile app that visually identifies shark and ray fins using machine learning on Azure, reducing identification time from days to seconds to combat illegal wildlife trade.
Fin Finder uses an AI algorithm on Microsoft Azure to match fin photos against a database of over 15,000 images.
The app is Asia's first for identifying shark and ray fins from photos, aiding enforcement of CITES regulations.
Microsoft's AI for Accessibility program funded RIT research into how Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing users interact with personal assistant devices using ASL. The study identified new wake-up signs and command patterns, and produced a public video dataset to advance sign language recognition.
Research focused on DHH users' preferences and interactions with sign-language-capable personal assistant devices.
A Wizard-of-Oz study revealed novel wake-up signs and command categories, with control and entertainment being most common.