Microsoft will provide artificial intelligence skilling opportunities for up to 200,000 Malaysians to fuel the rising AI drive, relying on key partnerships with civil society organizations in the country.
Most of the investment will be used to equip 840,000 Indonesians with AI skills, with an aim for nationwide upskilling program that will focus on women and youth from underrepresented communities.
One area of the partnership focuses on generative AI, with Vodafone pledging to invest $1.5 billion to develop new AI services with Microsoft over a 10-year window.
Microsoft Research has introduced Phi-2, an SML with only 2.7 billion parameters, but showcases an impressive performance in language understanding and reasoning, challenging larger AI models.
Scheduled for full rollout in December 2023, the new AI offering dubbed to enable “industrial metaverse” will improve data accessibility for both factory and field service workers.
Microsoft is eager to integrate AI into its customer products, as stated by CEO Satya Nadella, amid fears over its potential risks, which, if analyzed, can be tackled with a scalable blockchain.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Gaming chief Phil Spencer don't share the same enthusiasm about the sector's future in the metaverse, with the latter describing the tech as a "poorly built videogame."
Microsoft is exploring the use of nuclear energy for its artificial intelligence advancement, signaling a shift toward sustainable power sources.
