Microsoft’s new Clutter feature for cleaning up your inbox automatically is the latest of several tools based on machine learning that the Office team thinks are ready for prime time. In fact, it’s the latest of many machine learning tools that researchers at Microsoft have developed over the years. But this time, Microsoft is confident enough to make them broadly available.

Like Delve, which suggests relevant documents and discussions from your colleagues, it uses the Office Graph to understand who you actually connect to and collaborate with and who is just interrupting you. Delve makes lists like “presentations you’ve seen in meetings” by cross-referencing who was at the meetings you were invited to, what files they’ve saved and the timestamp on files that were presented at the right time to be in the meeting.

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