Inclusive Digital Maker Futures Workshop
Host conference: 23rd ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference (opens in new tab) June 17-20, 2024 This workshop will bring together researchers and educators to imagine a future of low-cost, widely available digital making for children,…
MicroCode
Microsoft MicroCode is an icon-based programming language and editor for young learners to code with the BBC micro:bit V2. MicroCode allows you to program the micro:bit V2 with only an Arcade shield accessory – no…
Insights into the Challenges and Opportunities of Large Multi-Modal Models for Blind and Low Vision Users: CLIP
Daniela Massiceti delves into the transformative potential of multimodal models such as CLIP for assistive technologies. Specifically focusing on the blind/low-vision community, the talk explores the current distance from realizing this potential and the advancements…
Panel: Generative AI for Global Impact: Challenges and Opportunities
Microsoft researchers discuss the challenges and opportunities of making AI more inclusive and impactful for everyone—from data that represents a broader range of communities and cultures to novel use cases for AI that are globally…
Participation in the age of foundation models
Ideas: Designing AI for people with Abigail Sellen
Social scientist and HCI expert Abigail Sellen explores the critical understanding needed to build human-centric AI through the lens of the new AICE initiative, a collective of interdisciplinary researchers studying AI impact on human cognition…