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Developed by Microsoft’s research division Tay is a…

Last Updated on March 23, 2016 / Status / 1 minute of reading

Developed by Microsoft’s research division, Tay is a virtual friend with behaviors informed by the web chatter of some 18–24-year-olds and the repartee of a handful of improvisational comedians (Microsoft declined to name them). Her purpose, unlike AI-powered virtual assistants like Facebook’s M, is almost entirely to amuse. And Tay does do that: She is …

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What is Creativity Without a Keyboard (or Why I Want My Kids to Play Minecraft)?

Last Updated on September 14, 2014 / Education / 2 minutes of reading

Last night, my six year old daughter started playing Minecraft on my Windows desktop. She was clumsy with the keyboard / mouse combination that a desktop Minecraft experience requires. Telling her that “W” moves your character forward, and “S” backwards while you use your mouse to pan and active click (oh, and spacebar to hop) …

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