Microsoft Launches Phi-3-mini, a Small Language Model

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Microsoft Introduces Phi-3-mini: Compact Language Models

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Microsoft Phi-3-mini Leads Trio of SLMs

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Compact SLM Breakthrough

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Microsoft VP Praises Cost Efficiency

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Empowering Developers with Efficient Edge AI

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Phi-3: Accessible Via Azure and Hugging Face

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