Research
Below please find an index of news and awards that recognize Microsoft researchers’ contribution to scientific research and commitment to advancing computer science.
Phi-2 is a generative AI model with 2.7 billion-parameters used for research and development of language models. Phi-2 is available in the Azure AI Studio model catalog. Microsoft intends for it to be used only…
The rapid pace of generative AI news and announcements isn’t slowing down, even as we reach the final stretches of 2023 and the traditional winter holiday quiet period. Just take a look at Microsoft Research,…
The dream of precision health is to develop a continuous learning health system where new health information is instantly incorporated to optimize care delivery and accelerate biomedical discovery. Multimodal generative AI has the potential to…
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have arrived at breathtaking speed over the last few years. Computer vision has come into focus, robotics has marched forward, and generative AI has moved squarely into the mainstream of…
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, mainly caused by human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels. Watch event from COP28.
When news of the earthquakes in Afghanistan broke in October 2023, Microsoft AI for Good Lab mobilized to support first responders with our rapid damage-assessment capabilities. We discovered something surprising in the course of this…
Today, Microsoft announced a major AI infrastructure and skilling investment supported by a new partnership on security. It will help the UK seize the artificial intelligence (AI) opportunity and ensure that AI innovation and safety progress…
The Chancellor has welcomed Microsoft’s £2.5 billion investment over the next 3 years to expand its next generation AI datacentre infrastructure. The Chancellor has today hailed Microsoft’s major investment in AI infrastructure and skills as…
Consider how Napster, the networked file sharing system, upended the music industry. The emergence of generative AI language models like ChatGPT, has much in common with this Napster-initiated inflection point: a breakthrough technology with breathtakingly…