Machine intelligence at Dropbox: An update from our DBXi team
Sep 13, 2018Timo Mertens

Summary
This post introduces the Dropbox Intelligence Initiative (DBXi) and its application to improve search quality and speed. It details the use of machine intelligence for organization, contextualization, and prioritization of work content. A prototype is presented that uses a user-specific graph connecting people, content, and activity signals to intelligently highlight important work and provide personalized activity feeds. The post also mentions foundational work in image recognition, OCR, and the rebuilding of the search infrastructure.
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