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Imagine a pair of smart glasses that detects its surroundings and speaks up at critical moments, such as when a car is approaching. That kind of split-second assistance could be transformative for people with low vision, but today’s visual AI…
Time-series data—measurements collected at regular intervals, like stock prices or traffic flows—has become a key driver of intelligent decision-making systems across industries. From medical monitoring to financial risk control, identifying patterns in this data is essential to many important operations.…
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Microsoft Research Asia launches Singapore lab to drive AI innovation, industrial transformation, and talent development
Xinxing Xu bridges AI research and real-world impact at Microsoft Research Asia – Singapore
Xinxing Xu is helping shape the work of Microsoft Research Asia – Singapore by turning advanced AI research into real-world solutions. Learn how he collaborates across sectors and disciplines to drive responsible innovation throughout Southeast Asia.
As large language models (LLMs) continue to improve at writing code, a key challenge has emerged: enabling them to generate complex, high-quality training data that actually reflects real-world programming. Currently, most data synthesis methods rely on simple code snippets as…
One of the driving forces behind AI’s rapid progress is access to large-scale, high-quality data, essential to enable training models to continuously improve and perform reliably. But that well is running dry. As the supply of usable internet data shrinks,…
New methods boost reasoning in small and large language models
| Li Lyna Zhang, Xian Zhang, Xueting Han, and Dongdong Zhang
New techniques are reimagining how LLMs reason. By combining symbolic logic, mathematical rigor, and adaptive planning, these methods enable models to tackle complex, real-world problems across a variety of fields.
World models are a key concept in AI, used to simulate how agents behave in virtual environments and enable immersive, interactive experiences. They’re not only transforming game and media generation, they’re also opening new frontiers for using AI in complex,…
Time-series data—measurements collected over time like stock prices or heart rates—plays a vital role in AI forecasting systems across industries. As these systems advance, the need for time-series data is increasing, especially synthetic data, which offers numerous advantages over real-world…