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Meet Phi-1.5, the new language model that could make training AI radically cheaper and faster
By generating curated, high quality, synthetic data using existing LLMs (in this case, OpenAI’s ChatGPT) and training a new model on this, the researchers are able to achieve results comparable to leading LLMs at a fraction of the cost and…
Understanding social biases through the text-to-image generation lens
| Ranjita Naik and Besmira Nushi
Gender, race, and age disparities in AI-generated images persist. This AIES 2023 study on text-to-image models shows that even basic prompts can lead to underrepresentation, calling for responsible bias mitigation strategies.
Intern Insights: Dr. Josh Benaloh with Anunay Kulshrestha and Karan Newatia
| Josh Benaloh, Anunay Kulshrestha, and Karan Newatia
Every year, interns help advance research at Microsoft. In “Intern Insights,” PhD students Anunay Kulshrestha and Karan Newatia talk with cryptographer Josh Benaloh about working on the verifiable election technology ElectionGuard.
Frontiers of multimodal learning: A responsible AI approach
New evaluation methods and a commitment to continual improvement are musts if we’re to build multimodal AI systems that advance human goals. Learn about cutting-edge research into the responsible development and use of multimodal AI at Microsoft.
In the news | TechTimes
MIT, Microsoft Introduce ‘Ekho’ System to Sync Cloud-Based Games
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Microsoft Research have collaboratively developed a novel system called “Ekho” to tackle synchronization challenges in cloud gaming and broader networking scenarios. According to MIT News, the system utilizes inaudible white noise sequences to synchronize audio and video…
In the news | New Atlas
New cloud gaming tech from MIT and Microsoft keeps video and audio in sync
Researchers have developed a new cloud gaming system that uses low-level white noise to accurately synchronize separated audio and video streams. The unique approach let gamers see and hear things at the right time, even with poor microphone quality or…
In the news | ScienceDaily
A system to keep cloud-based gamers in sync
A new technique can synchronize media streams from different networks to multiple devices with less than 10 milliseconds of delay. The technique was demonstrated on cloud gaming, but could also be applied in AR/VR applications.
In the news | MIT News
A system to keep cloud-based gamers in sync
By synchronizing media streams transmitted from the cloud to two devices, researchers could improve cloud gaming and AR/VR applications. Cloud gaming, which involves playing a video game remotely from the cloud, witnessed unprecedented growth during the lockdowns and gaming hardware…
Using AI for tiered cloud platform operation
| Rodrigo Fonseca, Pedro Las-Casas, Alok Kumbhare, and Ricardo Bianchini
Cloud Intelligence/AIOps research from Microsoft could help organizations autonomously manage the entire cloud platform. Find out how.