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PKSHA harnesses RetNet to develop the first Japanese-English LLM
PKSHA Technology Inc. has developed one of the first Japanese-English Large Language Models (LLM) using Retentive Network (RetNet) in collaboration with Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. Through this LLM development, PKSHA will further enhance the practicality of generative AI in the…
In the news | Microsoft Stories Asia
Microsoft to invest US$2.9 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Japan while boosting the nation’s skills, research and cybersecurity
In the Accelerator team of Microsoft Research Asia, women from diverse countries, with diverse academic backgrounds and life experiences, are weaving bridges for interdisciplinary research in their own distinctive ways. These remarkable women embrace unconventional workplace philosophies and life approaches.…
“Before I became an intern at Microsoft Research Asia (MSR Asia), my knowledge of the institute was a paper on ResNet (Residual Network),” said Changho Hwang. “In the paper, researchers at MSR Asia introduced the idea of ‘residual learning’ and…
Research Focus: Week of March 18, 2024
Welcome to Research Focus, a series of blog posts that highlights notable publications, events, code/datasets, new hires and other milestones from across the research community at Microsoft. Large language models (LLMs) have shown impressive capabilities, yet they still struggle with…
In the news | Microsoft Unlocked
This is what creativity feels like
In the past year, JVKE has started a new chapter on his journey: an orchestral journey for “golden hour”. He used Microsoft Research’s AI-powered Project Muzic for tools and inspiration to bring the experience to life.
Structured knowledge from LLMs improves prompt learning for visual language models
| Xinyang Jiang, Yubin Wang, Dongsheng Li, and Cairong Zhao
Using LLMs to create structured graphs of image descriptors can enhance the images generated by visual language models. Learn how structured knowledge can improve prompt tuning for both visual and language comprehension.
Research Focus: Week of January 22, 2024
Welcome to Research Focus, a series of blog posts that highlights notable publications, events, code/datasets, new hires and other milestones from across the research community at Microsoft. Join Microsoft Research Forum (opens in new tab) for a continuous exchange of…
Jianfeng Gao, Sumit Gulwani, Nicole Immorlica, Stefan Saroiu, Manik Varma, and Xing Xie are among the new class of 68 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) fellows for their transformative contributions to computing science and technology.