Microsoft is proud to have over 150 accepted papers and be a sponsor of the 14th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) occurring April 23 – 27, 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ICLR is the premier gathering of professionals dedicated to the advancement of the branch of artificial intelligence called representation learning, but generally referred to as deep learning.
As one example, the mining group Rio Tinto has operated fully autonomous haul trucks since 2008. [12] And since June 14 2019, Rio Tinto has operated its 1500 km-long fully autonomous AutoHaulTM railway. [13] Recent solutions, enabled by advances in AI, are tackling significantly more complex challenges.