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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:CSLI Cognitive Systems Seminar=3A Michael Freed on =22RADAR=3A A Personal Assistant that Learns to Reduce Email Overload=22
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Abstract=3A Email client software is widely used for personal task management=2C a purpose for which it was not designed and is poorly suited=2E Past attempts to remedy the problem have focused on adding task management features to the client UI=2E RADAR uses an alternative approach modeled on a trusted human assistant who reads mail=2C identifies task-relevant message content=2C and helps manage and execute tasks=2E This talk describes the integration of diverse AI technologies and presents results from human evaluation studies comparing RADAR user performance to unaided COTS tool users and users partnered with a human assistant=2E As machine learning plays a central role in many system components=2C we also compare versions of RADAR with and without learning=2E Our tests show a clear advantage for learning-enabled RADAR over all other test conditions=2E=0D=0A=0D=0AAbout the Speaker=3A Michael Freed is a researcher at the SRI AI Center=2E http=3A//www=2Eai=2Esri=2Ecom/people/freed =0D=0A
LOCATION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Cordura Hall=2C room 100
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