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Collaboration Intelligence and Future of Work @ Microsoft Research | Personal opinions at low low prices | he/him

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The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers - Microsoft Research

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By Advait Sarkar, Lev Tankelevitch, Ian Drosos, Sean Rintel
| microsoft.com
The rise of Generative AI (GenAI) in knowledge workflows raises questions about its impact on critical thinking skills and practices. We survey 319 knowledge workers to investigate 1) when and how they perceive the enaction of critical thinking when using GenAI, and 2) when and why GenAI affects their effort to do so. Participants shared 936 first-hand examples of using GenAI in work tasks.
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"It's like a rubber duck that talks back": Understanding Generative AI-Assisted Data Analysis Workflows through a Participatory Prompting Study

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By Advait Sarkar, Xiaotong Xu, Sean Rintel, Carina Negreanu
| arxiv.org
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Exploring how context, culture, and character matter in avatar research

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By Sean Rintel, Brenda Potts
| microsoft.com
This research paper was presented at the IEEE VR Workshop Series on Animation in Virtual and Augmented Environments (opens in new tab) (ANIVAE 2024), the premier series on 3D content creation for simulated training in extended reality. Face-to-face communication is changing, moving beyond physical interaction to include video conferencing and AR/VR platforms, where the participants are represented by avatars.
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