Microsoft’s Fara-7B is a 7B-parameter computer-use agent that runs locally on PCs, rivals GPT-4o on web tasks, and adds ...

"Half the people I've told about this project think it's the coolest thing, and the other half think it's totally evil," ...

Microsoft’s update on its AI efforts comes less than two weeks after it revised its partnership agreement with OpenAI. Under the new contract, Microsoft may pursue research into artificial general ...

Microsoft today announced Fara-7B, its first agentic small language model (SLM) designed for computer use.

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Microsoft's Project Gecko is a global effort to make AI accessible to everyone, focusing on local languages and cultures. A ...

The partnership leverages Microsoft Azure to scale robotics AI model development and performance, with joint proof-of-concept ...

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Microsoft has unveiled a new research initiative designed to “discover, improve, and amplify” developer work and well-being. Announced at Microsoft’s annual developer-focused Build conference, the new ...

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