Training AI agents that can actually use a computer — opening apps, clicking buttons, browsing the web, writing code — is one of the hardest infrastructure problems in modern AI. It’s not a data ...

Microsoft Research conducts fundamental science and technology research across a spectrum of research areas. With labs around the globe we pursue breakthroughs across the computing and AI stack to ...

I’ve been developing AWS Glue locally through Docker for years — long before AWS offered anything close to a smooth local experience. I even wrote about it a while back (back in 2022): 👉 “Local AWS ...

This work presents the IMPROVE dataset, a multimodal resource designed to evaluate the effects of mobile phone usage on learners during online education. It includes behavioral, biometric, ...

The development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can think, reason, and behave like human beings has long been a major goal of both computer science and cognitive psychology. Among the ...

MightyPie started as a Window Switcher for Windows 11, inspired by Blender's pie menus. It now offers a few more useful functions, like launching programs, media control, minimizing/maximizing windows ...

According to some estimates, half of the 7,000+ currently spoken languages are expected to become extinct this century. However, there is a lot of work by academics, independent scholars, ...

This report showcases a new type of online homework system that provides students with a free-form interface and dynamic feedback. The ORCCA Tutor (Open-Response Chemistry Cognitive Assistance Tutor) ...

Blocks programming environments have emerged as a popular way to introduce coding and as a stepping stone to traditional text-based languages, but they can also be used to write “real code.” Blocks ...