Research at Microsoft 2023: A year of groundbreaking AI advances and discoveries
AI saw unparalleled growth in 2023, reaching millions daily. This progress owes much to the extensive work of Microsoft researchers and collaborators. In this review, learn about the advances in 2023, which set the stage for further progress in 2024.
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…