微软研究员回顾阿富汗技术部署与暗网反贩运工具
原标题：Called to serve: Tech, research, and positive impact
AI 摘要
微软研究院 Catalyst Lab 负责人 Christopher White 在微软研究院播客中回顾个人经历：2010 年作为 DARPA 博士后参与用数据分析预防暴力、保护驻阿富汗部队的项目，并被要求赴实地验证技术价值；此后他转向暗网搜索工具研发，用于打击人口贩运，并因此获得 2016 年美国总统打击人口贩运杰出贡献奖。对话还讨论了问题选择在创新中的作用，以及如何在目睹人性阴暗面后保持希望。
正文节选
In the summer of 2010, postdoc Chris White worked with a multidisciplinary team at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, to determine if a new approach to data analysis could prevent violence and protect troops during the war in Afghanistan. At the conclusion of the program, the agency asked White to prove the value of his work—on the ground. In this episode, Principal Technical Program Manager Weishung Liu talks with White, director of Catalyst Lab at Microsoft Research, abou