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AsgardBench: A benchmark for visually grounded interactive planning
Imagine a robot tasked with cleaning a kitchen. It needs to observe its environment, decide what to do, and adjust when things don’t go as expected, for example, when the mug it was tasked to wash is already clean, or the sink is full of other items. This is the domain of embodied AI: systems […] The post AsgardBench: A benchmark for visually grounded interactive planning appeared first on Microsoft Research.
April 7 is National Black Bookstore Day
The National Association of Black Bookstores will mark National Black Bookstore Day every year on April 7. Here's how you can support.
8 Sports Books by Women, Trans, and Nonbinary Authors
Sports books are dominated by cisgender men authors. Here are 8 great sports books by women, trans, and nonbinary authors to add to your TBR.
3 Mysteries to Read Instead of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME
These mysteries with autistic characters center the experiences of autistic people, and put thought into their depictions of neurodivergence.
One of These Books Is the Next HEATED RIVALRY
Read these queer sports romances now to be first aboard the bandwagon for the next HEATED RIVALRY-esque fandom.
5 Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Early Readers and Beginner Chapter Books
These laugh-out-loud funny early readers and beginner chapter books will help make new readers giggle and build a love of books.
Project Silica’s advances in glass storage technology
Project Silica introduces new techniques for encoding data in borosilicate glass, as described in the journal Nature. These advances lower media cost and simplify writing and reading systems while supporting 10,000-year data preservation. The post Project Silica’s advances in glass storage technology appeared first on Microsoft Research.
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for March 29, 2026
Ralph Ellison's classic Invisible Man, romantic suspense by Stacey Abrams, a cursed family in the Carolinas, and more of the best book deals of the day
Will machines ever be intelligent?
Are machines truly intelligent? AI researchers Subutai Ahmad and Nicolò Fusi join Doug Burger to compare transformer-based AI with the human brain, exploring continual learning, efficiency, and whether today’s models are on a path toward human intelligence. The post Will machines ever be intelligent? appeared first on Microsoft Research.