Research Forum Episode 2: Transforming health care and the natural sciences, AI and society, and the evolution of foundational AI technologies
Research advances are driving real-world impact faster than ever. Episode 2 of Microsoft Research Forum explores how AI is transforming health care and the natural sciences, the intersection of AI and society, and the evolution of foundational AI technologies.
Research Focus: Week of March 4, 2024
In this issue: Generative kaleidoscopic networks; Text diffusion with reinforced conditioning; PRISE – Learning temporal action abstractions as a sequence compression problem.
Orca-Math: Demonstrating the potential of SLMs with model specialization
| Arindam Mitra, Hamed Khanpour, Corby Rosset, and Ahmed Awadallah
Microsoft’s Orca-Math, a specialized small language model, outperforms much larger models in solving math problems that require multi-step reasoning and shows the potential of using feedback to improve language models. Learn more.
李潇：Aspire的力量——年轻科研人员的成长加速器与沟通桥梁
编者按：他曾是微软亚洲研究院的“首席实习生”，也是2019届微软亚洲研究院与中国科学技术大学的联合培养博士生。经历了互联网行业的实践之后，他选择重回微软亚洲研究院，成为了一名多媒体计算组的研究员，同时也是微软亚洲研究院 Aspire 社团的核心力量之一。他就是江湖人称“潇帝”的李潇。 今天就让我们通过李潇的视角，了解一下微软亚洲研究院的 Aspire 究竟是一个怎样的组织，以及从“首席实习生”到高...
In the news | LinkedIn
Village by village, creating the building blocks for AI tools
Indian social impact organization, Karya, uses Microsoft AI to provide their employees with educational tools to earn and learn: https://msft.it/6044c3no2
ViSNet: A general molecular geometry modeling framework for predicting molecular properties and simulating molecular dynamics
| Tong Wang, Bin Shao, and Tie-Yan Liu
Molecular geometry modeling is a powerful tool for understanding the intricate relationships between molecular structure and biological activity – a field known as structure-activity relationships (SAR). The main premise of SAR is that the biological activity of a molecule is…
Abstracts: February 29, 2024
| Lev Tankelevitch and Gretchen Huizinga
Can how we think about our thinking help us better incorporate generative AI in our lives & work? Explore metacognition’s potential to improve the tech’s usability on “Abstracts,” then sign up for Microsoft Research Forum for more on this &…
Awards | ACM SIGCHI
Ryen White selected for ACM SIGCHI Academy Class of 2024
White is recognized for his significant and sustained contributions to human-computer interaction. He and his many collaborators have advanced our understanding of people’s interactions with information and developed innovative solutions that have improved search systems and helped address societal challenges.
In the news | Planet
IHME, Microsoft, And Planet Collaborate To Map Climate-Vulnerable Populations In Unprecedented Detail
From intensifying natural disasters and food insecurity, to public health crises and forced migration, we live at a time of unprecedented climate risks. Each of us is exposed to these risks in a different way, and we do not all…