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Cognitive Services APIs: Language In the last post, you saw how AI is used to turn speech into text through the Cognitive Services Speech APIs. Once sounds have been converted into written text, they still have to be distilled for their meaning. Human language, however, is rich in ambiguities and understanding a sentence correctly can sometimes be extremely difficult, even for experienced humans. We have multiple ways to say the same thing (morning star and evening star both denote the planet Venus), while the same sentence can have multiple meanings (‘I just shot an elephant in my pajamas’). The Language APIs attack the problem of meaning from many different angles. There isn’t enough time at the moment to go into all of them in depth, but here’s a quick overview so know what is possible when using the six Cognitive [ more… ]

Five things you need to know about Surface Dial Surface Dial was introduced at our Microsoft Windows 10 Event last year in October. It’s a brand-new kind of peripheral that serves as a tool for the creative process. Whether you’re an artist, student or blogger like me, Surface Dial offers a wide range of utility. Surface Dial optimizes your digital workflow by bringing your most-used shortcuts and tools directly to your screen with simple presses and turns of the Dial. You can use Dial for simple things like adjusting media controls to play music or skip tracks in Groove Music, scrolling through web pages in Microsoft Edge, scrolling through documents in Microsoft Word, and so much more. Let’s jump right in and talk about the five things you need to know about Surface Dial. Five things you need to know [ more… ]