Microsoft on Tuesday launched a light-weight synthetic intelligence mannequin, because it seems to be to draw a wider consumer base with cost-effective choices.
The brand new model referred to as Phi-3-mini is the primary of the three small language fashions (SLM) to be launched by the corporate, because it stakes its future on a expertise that’s anticipated to have a wide-ranging impression on the world and the best way individuals work.
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“Phi-3 is just not barely cheaper, it is dramatically cheaper, we’re speaking a couple of 10x value distinction in comparison with the opposite fashions on the market with related capabilities,” mentioned Sébastien Bubeck, Microsoft’s vp of GenAI analysis.
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SLMs are designed to carry out less complicated duties, making it simpler to be used by firms with restricted assets, the corporate mentioned.
Phi-3-mini might be obtainable instantly on Microsoft cloud service platform Azure’s AI mannequin catalog, machine studying mannequin platform Hugging Face, and Ollama, a framework for operating fashions on an area machine, the corporate mentioned.
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Final week, Microsoft invested $1.5 billion in UAE-based AI agency G42. It has additionally beforehand partnered with French startup Mistral AI to make their fashions obtainable by way of its Azure cloud computing platform.
First Printed: Apr 23 2024 | 10:35 PM IST