The Assistant: Situated Interaction Project (2012)

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The Assistant was a long-running demonstration system developed as part of the Situated Interaction project at Microsoft Research. Designed to function as a working administrative assistant, it was stationed outside the office of Eric Horvitz—then Lab Director at Microsoft Research Redmond. This video showcases the Assistant in action, highlighting its capabilities across a variety of scenarios.

Learn more: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/video/the-assistant-situated-interaction-project-2012/



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