Microsoft is participating in the Deutschen Forschungszentrums für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) [German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence] together with DaimlerChrysler, SAP, Deutsche Telekom, Bertelsmann, IDS Scheer and blue order.

Research at DFKI is concentrated on the areas of:

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Picture cognition and sample recognition 

Knowledge management 

Intelligent user interfaces 

Deduction and multi-agent systems 

Speech technology 

Intelligent visualization and simulation.

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