Microsoft scientist brings tech acumen and a focus on more inclusive LLMs to MBZUAI

Summary

Monojit Choudhury, formerly of Microsoft Research and Project Turing, has joined MBZUAI as a professor of natural language processing. Choudhury's work at Microsoft involved developing NLP applications and responsible AI, including manually programming LLMs to prevent toxic or biased content. He was impressed by GPT-4's capabilities and believes academia is the best place for deep research in NLP. Why it matters: Choudhury's experience at Microsoft, including his work on responsible AI and LLMs, could contribute to MBZUAI's NLP research and the development of more inclusive LLMs.