Prototype software from Microsoft Research called Lifebrowser uses AI to help you explore, search, and discover important events, photos, e-mails, Web browsing history, calendar events, and other documents from your own life as a kind of memory aid.

The documents and data points appear in chronological order, but Lifebrowser’s timeline only shows those judged to be associated with “landmark” events by artificial intelligence algorithms.

Lifebrowser looks for clues about whether a file is especially significant, and asks for extra hints if it’s unsure. A screensaver prompts a user to inform Lifebrowser if certain photos are of “landmark” events or not, and a simple dialogue does the same for calendar invitations. Over time, the system learns what’s important to you, and adapts.

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