“Flikker: saving DRAM refresh-power through critical data partitioning” was one of the first papers in the field of approximate computing, and attempted to bridge the worlds of dependability and energy efficiency.
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When ChatGPT Broke an Entire Field: An Oral History
Every time there’s been a technological disruption that mainly comes from the West, there’s always been these — if you may call it — philosophical concerns. Whereas in most of the Global South, we’ve kind of gone with, “How do…
Understanding and measuring the potential of inference-time scaling for reasoning. The new Eureka study tests nine state-of-the-art models on eight diverse reasoning tasks.
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Q&A: Microsoft’s breakthrough AI tool makes it easier to study how proteins are built
Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab has created Seq2Symm, an open-source AI tool that helps scientists determine the 3D shapes of certain proteins, including those found in viruses. Seq2Symm uses AI to predict a protein's 3D shape and structure from a…
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Investing in Washington state changemakers: Meet the 20 awardees of the AI for Good Lab’s open call
This month, Microsoft is celebrating our 50th anniversary. To help commemorate fifty years of creating technology that empowers people to achieve more, our AI for Good Lab launched an open call to support innovative AI-based projects here in Washington State.
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Laura Hoffman: Microsoft AI for Good
Want to understand AI? When we think about the future of technology, it’s easy to picture flashy gadgets or complex code. But today’s guest reminds us that behind every innovation, there are people — thoughtful, passionate people — who are…
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Saving Sight with AI: A New Hope for Premature Babies
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is an entirely preventable disease that has become one of the leading causes of childhood blindness worldwide (Blencowe et al., 2013). Remarkably, this is a condition that didn't even exist just a few decades ago, yet…
CHI上新 | 探索人机协作的新范式
编者按：欢迎阅读“科研上新”栏目！“科研上新”汇聚了微软亚洲研究院最新的创新成果与科研动态。在这里，你可以快速浏览研究院的亮点资讯，保持对前沿领域的敏锐嗅觉，同时也能找到先进实用的开源工具。 CHI 是人机交互领域最具影响力的国际顶级会议之一，今年的 CHI 大会于4月26日至5月1日在日本横滨举办。本期“科研上新”将为大家带来微软亚洲研究院入选 CHI 2025 的三篇精选论文，聚焦生成式 AI...
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20+ Machine Learning Methods in Groundbreaking Periodic Table From MIT, Google, Microsoft
Developed by researchers from MIT, Microsoft, and Google, I-Con not only provides a new lens for understanding ML but also encourages creative thinking by merging traditional techniques. This groundbreaking approach is poised to propel the field forward, opening up new…