Microsoft made a $1.5 billion 'strategic' investment in G42, the UAE-based AI tech holding company, followed by behind-the-scenes negotiations with Commerce's BIS last year.
Led by ex-Inflection and Deepmind engineer Jordan Hoffmann, the London AI hub will employ in-house AI experts with most team members drawn from Microsoft's London Paddington office.
The new AI excellence center led by Microsoft and PwC Middle East will focus on equipping the local workforce with artificial intelligence skills to keep up with the growing demand for machine learning experts.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Bill Gates that he wants to use AI to improve Indians’ ease of living, although he knows there could be a significant risk of misuse without proper training.
Microsoft's Research has noted a significant uptick in Indirect Attacks, also known as Indirect Prompt Attacks, fuelling attempts to halt the trend in its tracks.
Attended by industry trailblazers and visionaries, the Future-Proof Tech Summit on March 12 tackled the importance of embracing evolving paradigms, including AI-blockchain integration.
AI innovations are quickly driving innovators and governments; last week, the UN adopted an AI resolution, while Tennessee has become the first U.S. state to protect artists from the tech.
Microsoft is ramping up its AI efforts as tech giants race to become the frontrunner in the industry, hiring key players from Inflection AI to spearhead its consumer AI arm.
Intending to advance technological innovation and economic growth in the Philippines, Microsoft has disclosed a set of initiatives aimed at accelerating the country's AI adoption.
While heavily focused on AI infrastructure, Microsoft announced plans to use some funds for human capital development, noting that the investment will create 69,000 new jobs.
State-backed hacking organizations were found to be utilizing generative AI tools to siphon funds from different institutions, with OpenAI highlighting the attackers' process in a new report.
A joint report by Microsoft Research and Peking University researchers revealed they achieved relative success in finetuning LLMs to operate autonomously in a specific operating system.
