{"id":1100829,"date":"2024-11-18T07:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T15:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/"},"modified":"2024-11-18T17:56:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T01:56:35","slug":"microsoft-research-asia-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"msr-group","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/group\/microsoft-research-asia-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Research Asia \u2013 Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Microsoft is reinforcing its commitment to advancing AI research and innovation across the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of Microsoft Research Asia \u2013 Tokyo. The Tokyo lab will focus on critical areas that reflect Japan’s socioeconomic priorities, including embodied AI, well-being and neuroscience, societal AI, and industry innovation. These research efforts aim to leverage advanced technologies to foster societal progress and contribute to the region\u2019s innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the fundamental research arm of Microsoft in the Asia-Pacific region, Microsoft Research Asia has a long-standing collaboration with Japan, which began in 2005. The establishment of the Tokyo lab will enhance Microsoft Research Asia\u2019s ability to forge deeper collaborations with local partners, enabling cross-cultural and interdisciplinary exchanges that promote technological advancements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our current key focus and initiatives includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Embodied AI<\/strong>: Developing intelligent systems that can perform complex tasks and understand and interact in physical and virtual environments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Societal AI<\/strong>: Exploring the implications of AI on society, ensuring that technology serves humanity’s best interests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Well-being and n<\/strong>euroscience:<\/strong> Drawing inspiration from neuroscience to re-imagine human-AI interfaces, applying AI to enhance well-being.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Industry innovation<\/strong>: Embracing interdisciplinary and cross-boundary research to understand real-world needs, empowering industry transformation in collaboration with industry partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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