Topic: microsoft research
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Microsoft's Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs Revealed
AI is accelerating progress across diverse fields by enabling faster, more effective solutions and merging cutting-edge computation with practical environmental needs. Advanced AI algorithms are revolutionizing material science by predicting properties of unsynthesized substances, drastically sho...
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3 Warning Signs Your AI Model Is Secretly Poisoned
Model poisoning is a deliberate security threat where attackers embed hidden backdoors during training, which remain dormant until a specific trigger activates them, making detection difficult. Key indicators of a poisoned model include a sudden, illogical shift in attention when triggered, the t...
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Microsoft's Glass Storage Lasts 10,000 Years
Microsoft's Project Silica stores data in glass with extreme density and a potential lifespan of millennia, offering a durable solution for long-term archival needs. The archival glass is engineered to be highly stable, resisting environmental threats like moisture, temperature changes, and elect...
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Microsoft's Light-Based Computer Could Boost AI Efficiency 100x
Microsoft researchers have developed a prototype analog optical computer (AOC) that uses light and voltage intensities instead of electricity, significantly boosting energy efficiency for AI tasks and complex problem-solving. The AOC avoids converting analog signals to digital, achieving up to a ...
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AI-Designed Proteins: A Stealth Threat to Biosecurity
AI-designed proteins pose a new biosecurity threat by creating novel toxic agents that evade current DNA synthesis screening systems, which rely on databases of known threats. Current biosurveillance scans commercial DNA orders for sequences matching known hazardous agents, but this method is ine...
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