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שרה בירד חוקרת AI מ מייקרוספט

Bird’s eye view: "Bing AI still makes mistakes but we try to get it down to a minimum"

13.08.23|Roni Dori

Dr. Sarah Bird, Responsible AI Leader at Microsoft, has been part of Bing's AI chat from the beginning. In an in-depth interview, she shares how it's taught not to be racist, chauvinistic or discriminatory and when it is okay for the model to behave “in a humanlike way and when is it crossing the line”

מנכ”ל מיקרוסופט סאטיה נדאלה

From dormancy to dominance: Microsoft's 1000% share surge defines a pivotal decade

27.07.23|Viki Auslender

The launch of a complementary software package for Microsoft 365 powered by artificial intelligence illustrates how the technology giant has continued to grow under the leadership of CEO Satya Nadella

מוסף שבועי 8.6.23 ג'רון לאניר ממייסדי האינטרנט

The Lanier sphere: "Artificial intelligence should be more like the Talmud"

15.06.23|Roni Dori

Jaron Lanier is one of the most influential tech gurus in the world, one of the founders of the internet and the godfather of virtual reality. He’s also a sharp critic of the tech industry, even though he’s a senior employee at Microsoft. In an interview with Calcalist, he explains why AI should become like the Talmud

CTech Work After Work Alon Haimovich וידאו

Generative AI “is not a trend” for employees, says Microsoft Israel

15.06.23|James Spiro

Alon Haimovich, Microsoft Israel Country General Manager, spoke to CTech during KPMG’s Work After Work event

Work after Work פאנל מנחה רועי ברגמן משתתפים מימין רוני מיכאל , אלון חיימוביץ' , רן גוראון ו יעל רגב

Microsoft Israel GM: “AI will become the private tutor of every schoolkid”

14.06.23|Irad Atzmon Schmayer

Alon Haimovich, Israel Country General Manager at Microsoft, was speaking during a panel at the Work After Work event hosted by Calcalist and KPMG

מוני חסיד מיקרוסופט

Mony Hassid, Managing Partner at Microsoft’s M12, is stepping down

23.05.23|Meir Orbach

Hassid’s decision comes on the back of numerous personnel changes at Microsoft’s investment arm following the company’s decision earlier this year to develop a more focused investment strategy tightly aligned to Microsoft

קמפוס מיקרוסופט החדש ב הרצליה Microsoft Office Outside

14 Israeli startups selected for Microsoft’s fourth AI for Good acceleration program

19.04.23|James Spiro

The companies have been selected to promote sustainability and will receive benefits worth more than $350,000 and access to Microsoft and Open AI’s AI tools, with an emphasis on Responsible AI

מטא פייסבוק 6.12.22

Second wave of Meta layoffs to hit Israel next week

13.04.23|Meir Orbach

After the first wave last month included mainly employees from the HR departments, this time employees from a wide variety of fields, including programmers and engineers, are expected to be let go, with the total number of people being laid off estimated to be many dozens

מיכל ברוורמן בלומנשטיק מנכלית מיקרוסופט ישראל מחקר ופיתוח

Microsoft Israel to lay off dozens as part of global cutbacks

26.03.23|Meir Orbach

According to Business Insider, layoffs are coming to Microsoft’s cyber team on Monday. Microsoft announced in January that it is laying off 10,000 workers

Artificial relationships: Will AI replace love in the near future?

14.03.23|Adir Ron

“While Generative AI models simply mimic humans and are not sentient in any way, it is becoming increasingly common for people to develop emotional connections with AI models such as ChatGPT,” writes Adir Ron, CTO at Microsoft for Startups

איור הייטק טוב ורע

The fast & the spurious: Failures of Tesla, Amazon and Google testify to the motives behind the scenes

21.02.23|Viki Auslender

Tesla's autonomous driving is causing accidents, Amazon is killing small merchants, and Google's chatbot is wrong. The hasty launches and uncontrolled expansion indicate that it is not "innovation" that drives these companies, but short-term profits

Microsoft and Israeli startup Classiq collaborate to bring advanced quantum software to researchers and academic institutions

Collaboration to offer academia access to state-of-the-art quantum algorithm design, analysis, and hardware execution via Azure Quantum

ועידת Tech TLV ד"ר תומר סיימון המדען הראשי, מיקרוסופט ישראל מחקר ופיתוח

Microsoft Israel R&D Chief Scientist: "We are making AI accessible to everyone without the need to be an AI engineer"

29.11.22|Irad Atzmon-Schmayer

"If in the past we had to develop a new artificial intelligence for each function, today’s artificial intelligence consists of one model that can perform many tasks," said Dr. Tomer Simon, speaking at Calcalist's Tech TLV conference

מנכ"ל מיקרוסופט סאטיה נאדלה ב פורום הכלכלי העולמי ב דאבוס

Thanks to cyber, Microsoft is keeping its Israeli employees - for the time being

18.10.22|Meir Orbach

Even though the cyber center of the technology giant is located in Israel, in the event of a worsening recession in the U.S., its employees and the employees of the company's R&D center in Israel will also face layoffs

מטה מיקרוסופט אוריג'ינל

Microsoft makes further cuts after growth slowdown

The software giant has laid off hundreds of employees due to the worsening economic climate. The latest layoffs aren't expected to impact the company's Israeli employees

Hadar Weiss and Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk Microsoft

Microsoft launches new streaming tech developed by Israel R&D team

The tech giant's new technology enables a significant increase in the number of participants in streaming events - up to millions simultaneously, and is based on the innovation developed at Israeli startup Peer5, which was acquired by Microsoft last year

Idit Gazit Berger - Digital Native, Microsoft

“Invite more people to dream with you, that's how you will succeed”

08.08.22|Noa Gadot

Idit Gazit Berger, Head of Digital Native at Microsoft, shares why Digital Native is significant, how being a woman has shaped her decisions, and what she has learned throughout her journey

אולי האמן VP אנטרפרייז במיקרוסופט ULI HOMANN

“The Israeli economy is so strong that it’s worth investing in,” says Microsoft CVP

31.05.22|Sophie Shulman

“Israel is an important creator of technology,” noted Ulrich Homann, a Corporate Vice President in the Cloud and AI business at Microsoft

מיכל ברוורמן בלומנשטיק מנכ"לית מיקרוסופט ישראל מחקר ופיתוח ועידת TECH TLV

Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk appointed as CTO for Microsoft’s new Security, Compliance, Identity, and Management Division

31.05.22|Meir Orbach

The appointment of Braverman-Blumenstyk, who will continue to serve in her position as General Manager of Microsoft Israel R&D Center, is part of a comprehensive re-organization at Microsoft in which the company will merge all of the security products under a single division

מנכ"לית מיקרוסופט ישראל היוצאת רונית אטד מנכ"ל מיקרוסופט ישראל הנכס אלון חיימוביץ'

Microsoft Israel GM Ronit Atad steps down, to be replaced by Alon Haimovich

30.05.22|Meir Orbach

Atad headed Microsoft Israel for the past three years and will be replaced by Haimovich, who serves as Public Sector and Enterprise Commercial Lead, VP Sales at the company