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This program is one way we're helping service members transition into careers in the tech industry. Brandon's story is one worth watching. I'm proud that we can help more veterans move into the next chapter of their careers.
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Nationwide, voters overwhelmingly rejected rapid artificial intelligence data center expansion in the midterms. But in rural Quincy, Washington, residents are telling a different story.
@jolingkent got an exclusive look inside a Microsoft data center in Quincy that was built before the shift to AI, with a much smaller footprint on the environment.
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Cybersecurity and @Minecraft might not sound like an obvious pairing. But the Velocity Prize gives students a fun way to put their creativity and problem-solving skills to work in Minecraft Education. If you know a student who’d enjoy the challenge, encourage them to take part. education.minecraft.net/en-u…
⛏️ Your mission: find the flag. Fast.
Explore. Problem-solve. Code. Repeat.
The Velocity Prize challenges students to reach the flag in the fastest time possible. Bring your coding skills, beat the clock, and put your school on the leaderboard.
FIND. CODE. REPEAT.
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Yesterday, Cal Raleigh and @jwhittenbergK5 joined me to announce the first 25 nonprofits that will receive @Microsoft Community-First Grants. What a great opportunity to celebrate local organizations making a real difference in our backyard.
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As AI cyber capabilities evolve, it’s critical to understand how safeguards can be bypassed.
Drawing on expertise across FMF members, our preliminary framework offers a shared method for rating successful jailbreaks by potential risk: frontiermodelforum.org/updat…
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Last month, we announced our partnership with the Public Library Association to help libraries bring AI skills to their communities. In the small town of Clarksville, Virginia, 18 people came to the library's first AI class, nearly triple the usual turnout. As branch manager Connie Boyd put it, "A computer opens doors, and AI will open a door for them." @ALA_PLA @Microsoft
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Quincy, Washington, is just one of the many communities where @Microsoft is working to ensure our investments in technology go hand in hand with investments in people and local opportunities.
Through workforce development, education partnerships, and sustained community engagement, we're helping create pathways to economic opportunity and supporting the long-term growth of the communities where we operate.
Quincy offers an important blueprint for putting our Community-First AI commitments into practice.
Long-term investment in local communities sounds good on paper. What does it look like in practice?
In Quincy, WA, it's connecting residents to new career opportunities through workforce development, education partnerships, and sustained community investment.
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Microsoft's partnership with the @ALA_PLA looks to offer residents AI skills development to encourage career and education mobility.
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We spend a lot of time talking about artificial intelligence. But we can’t lose sight of human intelligence and the judgment, perspective, and different ways of thinking that people bring. @mustafasuleyman summed it up: "People matter more than AI."
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We’ve only scratched the surface of how AI can help people of all ages build the skills they need for a changing economy. "Learning Curves" is available now and explores this important journey. Worth a read. blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-i…
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If we believe AI is one of the most powerful technologies we’ve ever created, we should also recognize that no technology is above the law.
Innovation needs to keep moving forward. But safety needs to keep pace. We need sensible, balanced rules that enable us to do both.
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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.
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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.
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We are behind the scenes at #GlobalStage today. Stay tuned for the full interviews with @TonyMaciulis!
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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
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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
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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!
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