Microsoft Leverages India as an AI Testbed to Bridge Linguistic Gaps and Unlock Global Breakthroughs
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Microsoft is using India as a testbed for multilingual AI models that can bridge linguistic gaps and unlock breakthroughs globally. Initiatives include Jugalbandi chatbot for farmers and VeLLM for improving performance in low-resource languages.
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Microsoft researchers aim to solve real problems by working closely with local communities in a "participatory design" process rather than imposing solutions.
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Lessons from social good AI projects in India provide Microsoft early signals to advance AI safety and develop policies and guardrails.
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Asia presents opportunities for Microsoft AI cloud services as companies embrace transformation, like Lazada using tools to create the first e-commerce chatbot in Southeast Asia.
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While social good is a focus, Microsoft also has clear business interests in expanding its Azure cloud and AI capabilities and user base in growth markets like India.