Microsoft Build 2017: Major Highlights From Day One Of Microsoft's Developer's Conference

Microsoft showed off its latest developments and projects for developers early Wednesday as it kicked off day one of its Build conference in Seattle. Here are several of the biggest takeaways from the conference's inaugural day: Artificial intelligence has been popularized with consumers through products like Microsoft's Cortana and Amazon's Alexa home assistants, but Microsoft showcased a more in-depth and commercial application for the technology with a live demo. During the demo, Microsoft set up a mock construction workplace onstage to demonstrate how AI could be used to help encourage workplace safety. Using AI and augmented cameras, the system automatically detected where people and individual power tools were within the workspace. Microsoft said instances where the technology could be used include helping employees find tools and ensuring workers aren't using tools for which they haven't been trained.