More governments are rolling out chatbots in schools. Some experts warn the tools could erode teaching and learning.

anthropomorphism: When humans tend to give nonhuman objects humanlike characteristics. In AI, this can include believing a chatbot is more humanlike and aware than it actually is, like believing it's ...

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The measure, which emerged in response to a ProPublica investigation, bars Microsoft engineers in China and other adversarial ...

Microsoft Research has unveiled Fara-7B, a compact 7-billion parameter AI model designed to run “computer use” agents directly on local devices. By processing screen pixels entirely on-device, the new ...

Microsoft says it will add a new Teams call handler beginning in January 2026 to reduce launch times and boost call performance for the Windows desktop client. A new process, ms-teams_modulehost.exe, ...

Microsoft Corp. today showcased its vision of an agentic artificial intelligence future for everyday consumers with the launch of its newest model Fara-7B, which can run locally on personal computers ...

In 2024, Microsoft introduced small language models (SLMs) to customers, starting with the release of Phi (opens in new tab) models on Microsoft Foundry (opens in new tab), as well as deploying Phi ...

Microsoft today announced Fara-7B, its first agentic small language model (SLM) designed for computer use. “Unlike traditional chat models that generate text-based responses, Computer Use Agent (CUA) ...

Microsoft has introduced Fara-7B, a new 7-billion parameter model designed to act as a Computer Use Agent (CUA) capable of performing complex tasks directly on a user’s device. Fara-7B sets new ...

Windows 11 is a solid operating system that offers some benefits over its predecessors. It features a fresh design, solid gaming performance, and offers much better multitasking over the prior version ...