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Joined February 2009
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Nonprofits are closest to the challenges in our communities, so they should help decide how AI is used to tackle them. That's the idea behind @Microsoft Elevate for Changemakers. It gives nonprofit professionals hands-on AI skills, credentials they can show, and a community to learn alongside. The goal is to help them use AI for the people they serve.
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Some challenges are simply too large for traditional tools. With decades of mission data and scientific knowledge, @NASA is using AI and @Microsoft technology to help navigate a universe of information. When AI can reason across that history in seconds, it can uncover connections and discoveries that might otherwise remain hidden.
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As AI continues to advance, a critical question is becoming harder to ignore: Can we keep it under human control? @Microsoft's @BradSmi weighs the risks ahead and what it will take to ensure AI remains safe. #GlobalStage #UNGA81 @MSFTIssues
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Happening now: How can we ensure that a human-centered approach to AI will drive meaningful progress for all? Watch our #GlobalStage livestream from #UNGA81 with @ianbremmer, @Microsoft's @BradSmi, @NotreDame’s Rev. Daniel Groody, @unfoundation's @e_cousens & moderator @rachsieg  of @CNNBusiness. xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1PKqrNpeR…
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We are behind the scenes at #GlobalStage today. Stay tuned for the full interviews with @TonyMaciulis! @MSFTIssues
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How could AI be used to meaningfully improve lives for people everywhere? Join us live from New York today at 5:15 PM ET, on the sidelines of the 81st #UNGA, for a #GlobalStage conversation with @ianbremmer, @Microsoft's @BradSmi, @NotreDame’s Rev. Daniel Groody, @unfoundation's @e_cousens, and moderator @rachsieg of @CNNBusiness. Watch here: gzeromedia.com/globalstage @MSFTIssues
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How can AI accelerate progress on the world's most pressing challenges, and shape the future of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals beyond 2030? Our #GlobalStage livestream discussion on the sidelines of #UNGA explores how to ensure technological progress translates into meaningful human progress, from the future of the SDGs to building trust in AI. Wednesday, September 23 | 5:15 PM ET | Live from New York Moderated by @rachsieg, @CNNBusiness Featuring @ianbremmer (@EurasiaGroup & GZERO Media), @e_cousens (@unfoundation) and @BradSmi (@Microsoft) Watch at gzeromedia.com/globalstage @MSFTIssues
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Today, we’re launching Microsoft Community-First Grants, a new $1 million fund to support nonprofits that are not already directly receiving Microsoft grant funding and are addressing urgent community needs. We’re starting with organizations in King County, Washington, because our responsibility begins in the communities we call home but will expand to other regions of the state in the future. This is just the latest effort in @Microsoft's ongoing commitment to give where we live. I’m so proud to see the impact Microsoft and our employees made through the $1.9 billion we’ve provided to nearly 13,000 nonprofits statewide. Learn more about Community-First Grants and encourage any eligible nonprofit to apply! aka.ms/community-first-grant…
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Could a human-centered approach to AI make it one of the most powerful tools for advancing the UN's global development goals? This Wednesday, live from New York during #UNGA week, our #GlobalStage livestream examines how AI can help shape the future of the SDGs beyond 2030. Tune in September 23 at 5:15 PM ET for our panel, moderated by @CNN Business reporter @rachsieg, with @ianbremmer, @e_cousens of the @unfoundation & @BradSmi of @Microsoft. Watch live: gzeromedia.com/globalstage @MSFTIssues
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Pavan Davuluri
@pavandavuluriSep 14
Excited to see @perplexity_ai bring Portable Computer to @Windows! As AI workloads become more capable, Windows provides a powerful platform to run them locally, helping people at work while maintaining control over their data and their costs. You can get started today by downloading the Perplexity app from the Microsoft Store: apps.microsoft.com/detail/9p…
Portable Computer is now available on Windows PCs with @NVIDIA RTX GPUs. Run the harness, agents, and models locally on your PC. Work with local files and connected apps without sending tasks to the cloud. Use frontier cloud models when needed.
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Our new AI Safety & Privacy Standard with the @AFTunion rests on three ideas.   Privacy. Student and educator data stays with students and educators. It will not train AI models, and it will not be sold.   Safety. Strong security, real safeguards, and human oversight wherever decisions carry weight.   Transparency and control. Clear information for families, and schools decide when and how AI shows up in the classroom. @Microsoft @MicrosoftEDU aka.ms/AA135w6l
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Today, I stood with the American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten to announce the National AI Safety & Privacy Standard for Schools.  As outlined in our new agreement: "Children come first. Students are not products. Teachers are not beta testers. And schools are not a source for data collection or experiments." aka.ms/AA135w6l @AFTunion @MicrosoftEDU @Microsoft
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As AI capabilities accelerate, so do the risks posed by those who would misuse them. That is why @Microsoft joined other leading technology companies this week in committing to advance cybersecurity just as rapidly as AI itself. Security remains our top priority. As we continue to develop and deploy AI responsibly, we will work across sectors and with governments to help ensure cybersecurity defenders have the tools, infrastructure, and support they need to protect people and organizations from evolving threats. aka.ms/collective-cyberdefen…
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@MSFTResearchAug 18
Every powerful new technology comes with trade-offs. The internet had them. Social media had them. Doug Burger, Amy Luers, and Ishai Menache explore AI’s climate impact and steering the tech to support a sustainable future. msft.it/6010azEQA
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AI can help advance science in remarkable ways. SPARROW, developed through @Microsoft AI for Good Lab, helps researchers detect endangered orcas in real time and deliver alerts that support conservation efforts. We're proud to work alongside @SMRU_Consulting and other partners to advance research that can help protect one of the Pacific Northwest’s most iconic species. Read the full story: unlocked.microsoft.com/blue-…
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Open-weight models are essential to a healthy AI ecosystem. Together with others across our industry, we are outlining a path for open-weight models to strengthen American competitiveness and expand economic opportunity, while protecting national security. microsoft.com/en-us/corporat…
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