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AFMR: Benchmarks, Evaluation and Measurement

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Agency: Microsoft Research
Funding: Varies
Deadline: Check Source
Status: Active
Eligibility: Academic researchers

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Supports research on evaluating the functionality, efficiency, and reliability of language models.

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Academic researchers

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