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Where do robots get their motives?

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Where do robots get their motives?

Who determines what values a robot has? Who determines what is right for society and what is wrong? And what does the guy who made the computer mouse have do with any of this? (Hint: it's more than you might think😉) Luckily, you can hear how it all

A Record-Breaking Month of Volunteerism: Microsoft's Annual Giving Campaign 2023!

A Record-Breaking Month of Volunteerism: Microsoft's Annual Giving Campaign 2023!

Grateful for Every Click – How Microsoft volunteers gave Alzheimer's research a huge boost through Stall Catchers

The mind behind Alzheimer’s disease and a look into his lab

The mind behind Alzheimer’s disease and a look into his lab

Wait, the Human Computation Institute team was in Germany?? Yes! We found ourselves in the city of Munich for the Hybrid Human Artificial Intelligence Conference to gather ideas and feedback about our new Beta Catchers project (more on that in future posts). While we were there, we were lucky enough

The PLX dataset: what is the role of microglia in dementia risk?

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The PLX dataset: what is the role of microglia in dementia risk?

What do microglia have to do with dementia risk? That’s the question you are helping to answer when you analyze the current dataset in Stall Catchers.

Catchathon 2023 Results are in!!🎉

Catchathon 2023 Results are in!!🎉

We have completed over 2/3rds of the dataset as of this blog post, which is AMAZING! Thank you to everyone who took part in this Catchathon. We can’t wait for the next one!

Catchathon 2023: HUGE Thank You to Everyone!

Catchathon 2023: HUGE Thank You to Everyone!

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who joined this years Catchathon, it was a blast playing with you all!

The competition is heating up in the last full day of the Catchathon

The competition is heating up in the last full day of the Catchathon

Originally it took us about a month to complete the dataset, but you amazing humans have cut that time in half! But it’s not over yet, and there are many more stalls to catch.

Check the Live Leaderboard for true dataset progress!

Check the Live Leaderboard for true dataset progress!

We found that the progress bar in the VM is misbehaving, so pay attention to the progress bar on the Live Leaderboard

Double Points Schedule!

Double Points Schedule!

As we promised you at the Kick-off, here is the double points schedule for the week.

HCI Convergence: So What Happened??

HCI Convergence: So What Happened??

As we reflect on the winter festivities here in Ithaca, we think of the closeness of family and friends this time of year. The warmth of these connections reminds us of the camaraderie within our Human Computation Institute (HCI) team when we traveled to Denmark early last year. We are

Sickle Cell data in Stall Catchers??

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Sickle Cell data in Stall Catchers??

For the first time, Stall Catchers is accelerating Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) research, so we asked scientist Nancy Ruiz to explain what this is all about.