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PipeDream: A more effective way to train deep neural networks using pipeline parallelism
| Amar Phanishayee
Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have facilitated tremendous progress across a range of applications, including image classification, translation, language modeling, and video captioning. DNN training is extremely time-consuming, needing efficient multi-accelerator parallelization. In “PipeDream: Generalized Pipeline Parallelism for DNN Training,” published…
In the news | Geekwire
Microsoft and Jackson Lab tackle cancer genetics with ‘human-computer symbiosis’
The rise of therapies that target tumors based on their genetic profile is revolutionizing how we treat cancer. It’s also creating a data overload. Around 17 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year, and hundreds of cancer studies are…
In the news | Wallpaper
Jenny Sabin’s brainy AI sculpture learns to smile at Microsoft HQ
Pioneering mathematician Ada Lovelace inspires the giant, semi-sentient being that has landed in Microsoft’s Redmond campus.
In the news | Microsoft Industry Blogs
Microsoft for Healthcare: new people, products, and partnerships
In healthcare and life sciences, advances in research and technology development are providing a deeper understanding of human health and leading to more effective ways to prevent and treat disease. At the same time, the shifting landscape of the business…
In the news | designboom
ada by jenny sabin is an installation that translates people’s expressions into light and color
In collaboration with Microsoft Research, artist-in-residence Jenny Sabin has designed the “ada” installation – an architectural pavilion that incorporates AI to create a wholly immersive experience that transforms personal data into light and colors.
In the news | Engadget
Microsoft’s latest VR experiment is a literal walk in the park
The VR system can adapt to changes to the route made by the walker, ‘making it possible to transform a walk to the grocery store or to a bus stop, say, into a walk through Times Square in VR.’
In the news | Architect
Jenny Sabin Studio’s Ada Embeds AI in Architecture at Microsoft
Named for the polymath Ada Lovelace, the two-story pavilion at the tech company’s headquarters is driven by human sentiment data.
In the news | Architect
Jenny Sabin Studio’s “Ada” Embeds AI in Architecture at Microsoft
To get a sense of the mood in Microsoft’s Research Building 99, just take a look at “Ada.” Named for the polymath and programming visionary Ada Lovelace, the two-story tall architectural pavilion suspended in the atrium, at the tech company’s…
In the news | Architect Magazine
Jenny Sabin Studio’s “Ada” Embeds AI in Architecture at Microsoft
To get a sense of the mood in Microsoft (opens in new tab)’s Research Building 99, just take a look at “Ada.” Named for the polymath and programming visionary Ada Lovelace, the two-story tall architectural pavilion suspended in the atrium, at…