Economics
Collaborators: AI and the economy with Brendan Lucier and Mert Demirer
Researcher Brendan Lucier and professor Mert Demirer are applying their micro- and macroeconomic expertise, respectively, to forecasting the economic impact of AI. They share how they’re using a task-level breakdown of occupations to help predict…
Generative AI in Real-World Workplaces
Workshop: Unlocking Africa’s Artificial Intelligence Potential for a Prosperous Future
AI and the Future of Work in Africa Workshop – November 2023Keynote speaker: Professor Landry Signé Professor Landry Signé is a renowned scholar and global thought leader with numerous awards and extensive experience at prestigious…
Workshop: The Role of Generative AI in African Economic Growth and Development
AI and the Future of Work in Africa Workshop – November 2023Keynote speaker: Dr. Bitange Ndemo Dr. Bitange Ndemo, with three decades of leadership experience in policy, academia, and administration, serves as Kenya’s Ambassador to…
Women in Data Science Fireside Chat with Ilda Ladeira, Karin Kimbrough and Lisa Cohen
Watch the WiDS event — Ilda Ladeira fireside chat with Karin Kimbrough and Lisa Cohen, hosted by Women in Data Science @ Microsoft community on March 21st, 10:30-11:30am PT. The speakers share their career journey,…
RD2Bench: Toward Data-Centric Automatic R&D
Ideas: Language technologies for everyone with Kalika Bali
The new series “Ideas” debuts with guest Kalika Bali. The speech and language tech researcher talks sci-fi and its impact on her career, the design thinking philosophy behind her research, and the “outrageous idea” she…
Augmenting Human Cognition and Decision Making with AI
Presented by Jake Hofman at Microsoft Research Forum, Episode 1 Jake Hofman, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research NYC discusses recent research in building and evaluating AI tools for helping people make better decisions and…
