It was originally conceived by Ian Drosos, former Resident Researcher, and published with support from Jack Williams, Advait Sarkar, Nicholas Wilson, Payod Panda, and myself. Thanks also to Richard Banks, Neeltje Berger, Philipp Steinacher, Shannon Monroe, Matt Corwine, and Ed Essey.

It’s a collaboration between the Tools for Thought (microsoft.com/en-us/research…) and ENCODE projects.

I’m really proud of this work from my group, and even more of the translation of research into a simple usable technique.

Promptions comes from the People‑Centric AI group at @MSFTResearchCam (microsoft.com/en-us/research…).

Find out more about the research that backs it from the linked blog post, and/or watch the video.

...and see this 📢 new call for articles for the forthcoming HCI Journal Special Issue of Human-Computer Interaction: “Generative AI in Tools for Thought: Theory, Design, & Assessment.”

tinyurl.com/t4tcfp
Proposals due Oct 15 2025. Full papers due Jan 28 2026.