Recognizing that bigger isnt always better, Microsoft has released its smallest open AI models to date, Phi 3. The new micro models are the most capable and cost effective small language models SLMs available, according to Microsoft. With its small size, the company said the models can fit on a smartphone and can be used, even if not connected to the Internet. What were going to start to see is not a shift from large to small, but a shift from a singular category of models to a portfolio of
