Events
Beijing, China | June 2024
The 2024 Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS) was successfully held from June 30 to July 12 in Beijing. Co-hosted by Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA), the Psychometrics Center at the University of Cambridge, and Beijing Normal University, this event…
Virtual | May 2023
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) has far-reaching consequences for society, with the potential to reshape our understanding of social equality, class mobility, and human technological progress. Microsoft Research Asia is delighted to host a closed-door workshop that brings…
Virtual | April 2023
Big models have revolutionized various domains, including natural language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition. However, their complexity poses significant challenges for understanding their relationship to human cognition and behaviour, and their implications on important fields such as education. Microsoft…
Virtual | February 2023
The goal of this workshop is to delve into the ethical implications of big models (such as GPT, Galactica, CLIP, DALL.E-2) and to stimulate critical thinking and meaningful discussions on the subject. Through keynote talks, panel discussions, and interactive sessions,…
Virtual | October 2022
When studying responsible AI (artificial intelligence), most of the time we are studying its impact on people and society. Sociologists, psychologists, and media scientists have long-term accumulation and research results in these areas. When we talk about fairness, we would…