Optical computing has emerged as a powerful approach for high-speed and energy-efficient information processing. Diffractive ...

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Abstract: Recently, Large Language Models (LLMs) have achieved significant success, prompting increased interest in expanding their generative capabilities beyond general text into domain-specific ...

Fara-7B is Microsoft's first agentic small language model (SLM) designed specifically for computer use. With only 7 billion parameters, Fara-7B is an ultra-compact Computer Use Agent (CUA) that ...

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 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 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 ...

Progress in computer use agents (CUAs) has been constrained by the absence of large and high-quality datasets that capture how humans interact with a computer. While LLMs have thrived on abundant ...

Microsoft’s new AI model works “by visually perceiving a web page,” enabling it to understand and take actions over a PC’s desktop. “It does not rely on separate models to parse the screen, nor on any ...