Microsoft Unveils Phi-2, A Surprisingly Powerful Tiny AI Model
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Microsoft announced Phi-2, a small AI model with remarkable capabilities despite its small size of 2.7 billion parameters. It rivals models 25x its size.
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Phi-2 outperforms predecessors on benchmarks for math, coding, and reasoning. It also matches Google's Gemini Nano 2.
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Microsoft credits high-quality data and training for Phi-2's performance. The model can potentially run locally on phones.
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By making Phi-2 available on Azure AI Studio, Microsoft aims to democratize AI research.
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With Phi-2 requiring less computations and data than larger models, Microsoft shows that sometimes the greatest AI power lies in being smaller and smarter.