Neural Graphical Models
| Harsh Shrivastava and Urszula Chajewska
This research paper was presented at the 17th European Conference on Symbolic and Quantitative Approaches to Reasoning with Uncertainty (opens in new tab), a premier forum for advances in the theory and practice of reasoning under uncertainty. In the field…
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Microsoft Announces DeepSpeed4Science Initiative for AI Based Scientific Research
Microsoft has introduced the DeepSpeed4Science initiative through its DeepSpeed team. The initiative focuses on the application of deep learning in the natural sciences, targeting areas such as drug development and renewable energy. The DeepSpeed system, an open-source AI framework from…
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Using AI to advance the Early Warnings for All Initiative
With the increasing strength and frequency of extreme weather events, it’s becoming more and more crucial for all people to have access to early warning systems. The United Nations Early Warnings for All Initiative is pivotal in achieving this goal,…
Announcing the DeepSpeed4Science Initiative: Enabling large-scale scientific discovery through sophisticated AI system technologies
| Shuaiwen Leon Song, Bonnie Kruft, Minjia Zhang, Conglong Li, Martin Cai, and Yuxiong He
Editor’s note, Sept. 28, 2023 – The founding collaborators list was updated to correct omissions and the scientific foundation model graph was updated to correct information. In the next decade, deep learning may revolutionize the natural sciences, enhancing our capacity to…
AI将怎样影响人类社会？
编者按：大模型时代的到来，使得人工智能成为了真正影响人类社会的重要技术之一，如何打造“负责任的人工智能”的问题正变得愈发迫切和关键。一直以来，微软始终致力于依照以人为本的伦理原则推进人工智能的发展，微软亚洲研究院也将“社会责任人工智能（Societal AI）”作为一个重要的研究方向。 2023年，微软亚洲研究院特别组织了“社会责任人工智能（Societal AI）”系列研讨会，为计算机领域的科研...
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Our bet on deep tech and frugal innovation will deliver a huge societal impact
Our bet on deep tech and frugal innovation will deliver a huge societal impact: Sriram Rajamani, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Research India. In an interview to indianexpress.com, Sriram Rajamani talks about two such deep tech projects — Extreme Classification and…
如何在微软Edge浏览器上一键观看高清视频？
编者按：视频是当下最流行的媒体形式之一。但由于视频压缩、网络不稳定等原因，我们常常可以看到互联网上的很多视频其画面质量并不理想，尤其是在浏览器端，这极大地影响了观看体验。不过，近期微软 Edge 浏览器推出了一项新功能，一键就可以让浏览器中的视频变为高清版。这项神奇功能背后的技术秘诀是什么？今天，让我们一起来了解一下微软 Edge 视频超分辨率功能的“秘密武器”——来自微软亚洲研究院的智能视频增强...
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Real or AI? The Tech Giants Racing to Stop the Spread of Fake Images
AI-generated or manipulated images are quickly becoming a lot more realistic. Soon, it may be impossible to tell the difference. That could create an opportunity for people to spread misinformation, and make it difficult to know what’s real. Tech companies…
AI Frontiers: The future of scale with Ahmed Awadallah and Ashley Llorens
| Ahmed Awadallah and Ashley Llorens
What’s the driving force behind AI’s recent, rapid progress? Research manager Ahmed Awadallah shares his insights on this, the two-stage approach to training large-scale models, and the need for better model evaluation in this episode of the #MSRPodcast.