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AI is spreading faster than electricity or the internet — but half the world can’t join in, Microsoft report says
Microsoft says AI is spreading faster than any technology ever — but billions are being left behind. The tech giant warns the AI revolution could deepen global inequality without urgent investment. Most AI models are trained in English, leaving billions…
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AI diffusion: UAE and Singapore lead the way, Microsoft says
The UAE, Singapore, Norway, Ireland and France received some of the highest scores for AI adoption, a report from Microsoft's AI Economy Institute has found. Microsoft spotlights the UAE and Singapore for “leading in AI use among working-age adults, reflecting their long-term investment in…
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Future Forward Live – AOC, Part 1
Francesca Parmigiani, Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research Cambridge (@MSFTResearch), on the moment her team realized they were onto something big. “We ran a small version of these banking problems on the actual hardware and saw great accuracy. That was…
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Future Forward Live – AOC, Part 2
What does an analog optical computer do? Francesca Parmigiani, Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research Cambridge (@Microsoft), has the answer. “When you start learning a new programming language, you begin with a ‘Hello World.’ For us, that meant recognizing handwritten…
The AI Economy Institute (AIEI) was founded on a bold premise: the future of the economy should be shaped—not simply observed. To realize this vision, we’ve built a think tank with a deliberate rhythm of inquiry, collaboration, publication, and dissemination—turning ideas into impact. …
AIEI’s Inaugural cohort
Microsoft launched the AI Economy Institute (AIEI) in 2025 as a corporate “think tank” to ensure that AI’s rapid advancements translate into broad societal benefits and a people-first economy. The Institute’s strategic rationale is to bridge the gap between technological innovation and…
DocReward：让智能体“写得更专业”的文档奖励模型
编者按：当大模型已能“写对”内容，如何让文档也“好看、易读”成为办公智能体转型的新焦点。微软亚洲研究院携手香港中文大学、中国科学院大学提出了一个专注于评估文档“结构与样式”专业性的奖励模型 DocReward。该模型为智能体生成的文档提供了清晰、可量化的优化信号，使其不仅在内容层面准确可信，更在形式呈现上清晰有序、专业规范，为下一代智能办公智能体的落地奠定了关键基础。 近年来，随着智能体化转型（A...
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Computing with light offers two paths forward for AI
Light is edging into roles once reserved for electricity in computing. As researchers race to ease the growing energy and performance strain that AI puts on data centers, some are experimenting with using photons instead of electrons to process information, an…
Large vision-language models are improving at describing images, yet hallucinations still erode trust by introducing contradictions and fabricated details that limit practical applications. In response, Microsoft Research Asia has developed On-Policy Alignment DPO (OPA-DPO), a new algorithm that aligns expert…