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Microsoft Research Focus – Edition #97

October 29, 2026

Host Sowbhagya Suresh shares some of the latest news and cutting-edge research from across Microsoft—from understanding the challenges facing coding agents to uncovering how people use AI at work and improving extended-range weather…
Called to serve: Tech, research, and positive impact with Chris White

October 20, 2026 · 38 min

Lab Director Chris White has worked on research challenges with real-world implications—from new approaches to wartime data analysis to tools for combating human trafficking. He talks to program manager Weishung Liu about the influences…
What AI gets wrong and what failure teaches us

October 6, 2026 · 40 min

Jennifer Neville did not want to go into computer science—but that’s exactly where she landed. Neville discusses the starts and stops that led to her professional sweet spot and her work identifying “surprising failures” making it hard for…
Can we AI our way to a more sustainable world?

April 20, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

Doug Burger, sustainability expert Amy Luers, and optimization researcher Ishai Menache examine the global emissions implications of datacenter operations, efficiency gains, and AI's potential across electrification, materials, and food…
Ideas: Steering AI toward the work future we want

April 9, 2026 · 54 min

Microsoft Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and researchers Jenna Butler, Jake Hofman, and Rebecca Janssen unpack the New Future of Work Report 2025 and explore the ideal AI-driven working world. Plus, is AI a tool or a collaborator? And why…

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Will machines ever be intelligent?

March 23, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

Are machines truly intelligent? AI researchers Subutai Ahmad and Nicolò Fusi join Doug Burger to compare transformer-based AI with the human brain, exploring continual learning, efficiency, and whether today’s models are on a path toward…
Trailer: The Shape of Things to Come

March 3, 2026 · 2 min

Microsoft research lead Doug Burger introduces his new podcast series, The Shape of Things to Come, an exploration into the fundamental truths about AI and how the technology will reshape the future. The Shape of Things to Come podcast…
Ideas: Community building, machine learning, and the future of AI

December 1, 2025 · 56 min

As the Women in Machine Learning Workshop (WiML) marks its 20th annual gathering, cofounders, friends, and collaborators Jenn Wortman Vaughan and Hanna Wallach reflect on WiML’s evolution, navigating the field of ML, and their work in…
Ideas: More AI-resilient biosecurity with the Paraphrase Project

October 6, 2025 · 52 min

Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz and guests Bruce Wittmann, Tessa Alexanian, and James Diggans discuss the Paraphrase Project—a red-teaming effort that exposed and secured a biosecurity vulnerability in AI-driven protein design. The work offers a…
Coauthor roundtable: Reflecting on healthcare economics, biomedical research, and medical education

August 21, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min

For the series finale, Peter Lee, Carey Goldberg, and Dr. Zak Kohane compare their predictions to insights from the series’ most recent guests, including experts on AI’s economic and societal impact, leaders in AI-driven medicine, and…
Reimagining healthcare delivery and public health with AI

August 7, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min

Former Washington State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah and Mayo Clinic CEO Dr. Gianrico Farrugia explore how healthcare leaders are approaching AI when it comes to public health, care delivery, the healthcare-research connection, and…
Navigating medical education in the era of generative AI

July 24, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min

Next-generation physicians Morgan Cheatham and Daniel Chen discuss how generative AI is transforming medical education, exploring how students and attending physicians integrate new tools while navigating questions on trust, training, and…