Microsoft reveals cutting-edge MAI-Base-2 model with 2T parameters
Microsoft Corp. has developed a new large language model that it says is significantly more efficient than leading open-source alternatives.

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Key points
- The company’s artificial intelligence research group detailed the algorithm on Thursday.
- MAI-Base-2 is not a full-fledged LLM but rather a base model, a kind of no-frills prototype.
- Developers turn base models into LLMs by putting [...]
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- [1]Microsoft reveals cutting-edge MAI-Base-2 model with 2T parametersSiliconANGLE: AI · Oct 17, 12:39 AM
Microsoft Corp. has developed a new large language model that it says is significantly more efficient than leading open-source alternatives.
The company’s artificial intelligence research group detailed the algorithm on Thursday.
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