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In the news | Data Center Dynamics
Issue 46 – The Last Data Center
Long-term data storage enters a new epoch. What will remain of the human race? We don’t know how long our species will survive, and even if we can hold on for thousands more tears it is not clear that the…
Research Focus: Week of October 24, 2022
Welcome to Research Focus, a new series of blog posts that highlights notable publications, events, code/datasets, new hires and other milestones from across the research community at Microsoft. Microsoft is thrilled to announce the 2022 Microsoft Research Global PhD Fellows…
AI Models vs. AI Systems: Understanding Units of Performance Assessment
| Anja Thieme and Cecily Morrison
As AI becomes more deeply integrated into every aspect of our lives, it is essential that AI systems perform appropriately for their intended use. We know AI models can never be perfect, so how do we decide when AI performance…
Confidential Containers: Verifiably secure computation in the cloud
| Sean T. Allen
For many organizations, trusting their data to the cloud requires having a complete understanding of and control over the environment in which that data resides and how it’s being processed. Microsoft understands this, and we are committed to building a…
In the news | Microsoft AI Blog
Online math tutoring service uses AI to help boost students’ skills and confidence
Online math tutoring service uses AI to help boost students’ skills and confidence – The AI Blog (microsoft.com) highlights the use of causal ML models developed by researchers at the Microsoft Research Cambridge Lab by a UK-based online tutoring service,…
AI4Science to empower the fifth paradigm of scientific discovery
| Christopher Bishop
Editor’s note, Oct. 20, 2023 – The post was updated to remove information related to the Amsterdam lab, as those details have since changed. Over the coming decade, deep learning looks set to have a transformational impact on the natural…
Introducing the Microsoft Climate Research Initiative
Addressing and mitigating the effects of climate change requires a collective effort, bringing our strengths to bear across industry, government, academia, and civil society.
In the news | Fast Company
Microsoft’s plan to preserve music for 10,000 years with glass
Nothing is forever. By Microsoft’s estimation, hard drives protect data for five years before they can go bad. Tape lasts about a decade, while CDs and DVDs can make it as long as 15 years before their contents are at…
In the news | Global Music Vault
Elire Group collaborates with Microsoft on a trial for long-term archival storage
Elire Group, with Global Music Vault, is dedicated to sourcing, safeguarding, and celebrating the world’s most valuable music, where the mission is to pass on the world’s music to the next generations forever. Microsoft is using recent discoveries in ultrafast…