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UAE tops global rankings in AI adoption in the workplace: Microsoft report
The UAE has claimed the top global ranking for artificial intelligence adoption in the workplace, achieving the highest rate of AI utilisation among the working population in 2025, surpassing some of the world’s most advanced digital economies, according to a…
当工业知识遇上PIKE-RAG：昕诺飞客服效率跃升背后的技术突破
编者按：RAG（检索增强生成）技术通过为 AI 配备“外挂知识库”，有效缓解了大模型的私域知识欠缺和幻觉问题，使其更适合需要专业知识和实时数据支撑的业务场景。微软亚洲研究院开发的多功能、可扩展的 PIKE-RAG，则进一步提升了大模型在复杂工业场景中的推理和应用能力。 基于这一技术，全球照明领导者昕诺飞（Signify，原飞利浦照明）与微软亚洲研究院合作，在其知识管理系统中进行了 PIKE-RAG...
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AI is spreading faster than electricity or the internet — but half the world can’t join in, Microsoft report says
Microsoft says AI is spreading faster than any technology ever — but billions are being left behind. The tech giant warns the AI revolution could deepen global inequality without urgent investment. Most AI models are trained in English, leaving billions…
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AI diffusion: UAE and Singapore lead the way, Microsoft says
The UAE, Singapore, Norway, Ireland and France received some of the highest scores for AI adoption, a report from Microsoft's AI Economy Institute has found. Microsoft spotlights the UAE and Singapore for “leading in AI use among working-age adults, reflecting their long-term investment in…
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Future Forward Live – AOC, Part 1
Francesca Parmigiani, Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research Cambridge (@MSFTResearch), on the moment her team realized they were onto something big. “We ran a small version of these banking problems on the actual hardware and saw great accuracy. That was…
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Future Forward Live – AOC, Part 2
What does an analog optical computer do? Francesca Parmigiani, Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research Cambridge (@Microsoft), has the answer. “When you start learning a new programming language, you begin with a ‘Hello World.’ For us, that meant recognizing handwritten…
The AI Economy Institute (AIEI) was founded on a bold premise: the future of the economy should be shaped—not simply observed. To realize this vision, we’ve built a think tank with a deliberate rhythm of inquiry, collaboration, publication, and dissemination—turning ideas into impact. …
AIEI’s Inaugural cohort
Microsoft launched the AI Economy Institute (AIEI) in 2025 as a corporate “think tank” to ensure that AI’s rapid advancements translate into broad societal benefits and a people-first economy. The Institute’s strategic rationale is to bridge the gap between technological innovation and…
DocReward：让智能体“写得更专业”的文档奖励模型
编者按：当大模型已能“写对”内容，如何让文档也“好看、易读”成为办公智能体转型的新焦点。微软亚洲研究院携手香港中文大学、中国科学院大学提出了一个专注于评估文档“结构与样式”专业性的奖励模型 DocReward。该模型为智能体生成的文档提供了清晰、可量化的优化信号，使其不仅在内容层面准确可信，更在形式呈现上清晰有序、专业规范，为下一代智能办公智能体的落地奠定了关键基础。 近年来，随着智能体化转型（A...