Research Focus: Week of December 18, 2023
In this issue of Research Focus: Optimized exit-augmented models for scalable efficient inference; NeurIPS LLM Efficiency Challenge; LLM-empowered automated data exploration; Boosting cloud efficiency with data-driven decision-making and optimization.
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Transforming Breast Cancer Detection with AI
The stark reality that one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in their lifetime underscores a pressing need for change. Each year, breast cancer claims the lives of approximately 42,000 women—our mothers, sisters, daughters, colleagues,…
当AI遇见大脑：电脑与人脑协同“进化”
作者：李东胜 比尔·盖茨曾坦言，他最害怕的事情之一就是他的大脑停止工作，这也说出了很多人的心声。大脑是人类生命的核心，智慧之源，我们的肢体运动、思想、情感、记忆、创造力等都依赖于大脑的神奇活动。 然而，人类脑健康的现状并不乐观。根据《柳叶刀》杂志2016年发布的全球疾病负担研究（Global Burden of Disease Study，GBD）显示，1997年至2016年，每年有900万人死于...
AI Frontiers: A deep dive into deep learning with Ashley Llorens and Chris Bishop
| Ashley Llorens and Christopher Bishop
In this episode of “AI Frontiers,” AI4Science Director Chris Bishop talks about the state of deep learning; his new textbook, “Deep Learning: Foundations and Concepts,” and the impact the field is having on the natural sciences.
Boosting Cloud Efficiency: Harnessing Data-Driven Decision-Making and Optimization Techniques
Si Qin, Principal Research Manager; Fangkai Yang, Senior Researcher; Rujia Wang, Principal Research PM; Qingwei Lin, Partner Research Manager; Saravan Rajmohan, Partner Director AI and Applied Research and Dongmei Zhang, Distinguished Scientist and Vice President. Microsoft's cloud system serves as…
The rapid development of Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) technologies and the advent of the large model era have significantly impacted every facet of the information world. As AI steps into the complex web of human society, it is transitioning from…
Microsoft Research Asia StarTrack Scholars Program has recently embarked on an exciting new chapter, inviting exceptional young minds from around the world to partake in a transformative three-month research visit. In this second installment of our exclusive series on the…
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Novartis – AI4HealthyCities
It is known that only 20% of our health outcomes are shaped by the healthcare we access; the other 80% is linked to the conditions in which we grow, live, work and age[I]. Along with Microsoft AI for Health, local…
从产品合作到前沿研究，从推荐系统到社会责任人工智能，从 AI 小白到四篇顶会一作，中科大-微软联合培养博士生易婧玮在研究院的四年实习生涯中经历了太多的成长与蜕变。 她完成过“复现陌生领域论文”的笔试挑战，也抗下过“推翻工作重新修改”的巨大压力。一路的困难与鲜花背后，是命运的草蛇灰线，也是天道酬勤的因果耕耘。而在体验了各种工作、斩获 ACL 2023 领域主席奖后，她也更加明确了自己的心之所向。 站...