May 19, 2012 - Blogger Leopeva64 announced his latest discovery on X on May 17th, in the Edge Canary 138.0.3323.0 or newer.Several new feature logos have appeared related to Phi mini.
One of the features, called "Prompt API for Phi mini", allows the browser toCalling the built-in Phi-mini model to perform generative AI-related tasks.
Phi-4 is a small language model of theRequires less computing power and runs more efficiently, especially for reasoning or more complex tasksThe According toMicrosoftIntroduction, Phi-4 ownsApproximately 14 billion parameters, excels in text generation.
According to Windows Latest, Phi-4 is able to significantly reduce costs compared to the integration of ChatGPT. According to Microsoft's description, Edge's Prompt API will supportLocal execution of text summarization, classification, rewritingand other tasks. However, the company has also made it clear that the current versionFact-checking capacity not yet in place.
Edge now offers an "AI Rewrite" feature that accomplishes something like thisBut relies on cloud computing. And the new API emphasizes "End-side AI"The ability toProcessing is done directly through the device's local hardware.
Microsoft has also added several interfaces that work with the Phi-4-mini model, including:
- Summarization API for Phi miniThe text can be summarized using the built-in small language model (Phi-mini in Microsoft Edge);
- Writer API for Phi miniThe model can be used to create text;
- Rewriter API for Phi mini, rewrite the text content.
In addition, there are two auxiliary function signs, aDirectly enable native AI models bypassing device performance thresholds; the other is forLogging tools for debugging the operation of local AI functions.
1AI understands that Microsoft is making the Edge browser the first on Windows 11AI at the corebrowser, it was revealed last year that Microsoft may be utilizing a language model called Phi-3 to provide some of the AI functionality for Edge, again taking the approach of running it locally on the device side.