Azure AI milestone: New Neural Text-to-Speech models more closely mirror natural speech
| Sheng Zhao
Neural Text-to-Speech—along with recent milestones in computer vision and question answering—is part of a larger Azure AI (opens in new tab) mission to provide relevant, meaningful AI solutions and services that work better for people because they better capture how…
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights accelerates time to value with Machine Learning-based predictions covering Product recommendations, Churn risk, Sentiment analysis and Customer lifetime value scenarios. These features were developed using vast data sets and advanced analytics to provide a comprehensive…
PyMarlin is a lightweight PyTorch extension library for agile experimentation. This article examines how PyMarlin works, how it supports extensibility, and next steps needed to advance its functionality further.
秦涛：以独立、深度的视角看世界，做有意义、创新的研究
编者按：NeurIPS 2021大会刚刚结束。在今年的大会上，微软亚洲研究院共有22篇论文入选，而其中的8篇都有微软亚洲研究院首席研究员秦涛的参与。自加入微软亚洲研究院以来，秦涛已在 NeurIPS、ICML、ICLR、IJCAI、AAAI、CVRP 等业界顶级期刊、会议上发表了100余篇论文，他所带领的团队也在2018年将中-英机器翻译提升至人类专业水平，在2019年国际机器翻译大赛上获得8项冠...
Research at Microsoft 2021: Collaborating for real-world change
Over the past 30 years, Microsoft Research has undergone a shift in how it approaches innovation, broadening its mission to include not only advancing the state of computing but also using technology to tackle some of the world’s most pressing…
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Research at Microsoft 2021: Collaborating for real-world change
Our work was highlighted in the annual "Research at Microsoft 2021" newsletter: "As ML techniques and approaches advance, so does the potential for applications to empower individuals in the workplace and beyond does, too. Research teams are leveraging few-shot learning…
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Ranveer Chandra included in Newsweek’s inaugural list of America’s Greatest Disruptors
Ranveer Chandra is among the 50 luminaries and leaders who are included in Newsweek's inaugural list of America’s Greatest Disruptors. The list features visionaries, innovators, pioneers and change makers who are using technology to transform business, health, culture and society…
Azure AI milestone: New foundation model Florence v1.0 advances state of the art, topping popular computer vision leaderboards
| Project Florence Team
The Project Florence Team Florence v1.0—along with recent milestones in Neural Text-to-Speech and question answering—is part of a larger Azure AI (opens in new tab)mission to provide relevant, meaningful AI solutions and services that work better for people because they…
Serving the needs of the VSB space requires understanding of their motivations. The dreamer wants technology to take care of the mundane, operational tasks that are required to run a business, so they can focus on their passion. The pragmatist…