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The reality of generative AI in the clinic
| Peter Lee, Dr. Sara Murray, and Dr. Christopher Longhurst
UC San Diego Health’s Dr. Christopher Longhurst and UC San Francisco Health’s Dr. Sara Murray explore how generative AI is changing patient care, clinical workflows, and decision-making and how they envision the technology impacting the future of healthcare.

The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited: An Introduction
| Peter Lee
Host Peter Lee, Microsoft Research president, discusses the motivation behind the new series and the GPT-4 encounter that helped him view the tech not only as a potential tool for improving healthcare but a chance to reexamine what it means…
In the news | JAMA
Large Language Models Answer Medical Questions Accurately, but Can’t Match Clinicians’ Knowledge
This article is about how these models could be used in medical scenarios, current limitations and future research areas, and the how the medical community should agree on how to use this technology.

AI Frontiers: AI for health and the future of research with Peter Lee
| Peter Lee and Ashley Llorens
The second episode of AI Frontiers features Peter Lee, head of Microsoft Research. Lee was among a group within Microsoft to have early access to GPT-4 for evaluation and experimentation. Here, he applies his philosophy of tackling research from what…
Awards | National Academy of Medicine
Peter Lee inducted into the National Academy of Medicine
Peter Lee was inducted into the Nation Academy of Medicine on Friday, October 14, 2022 at the NAM New Member Class Induction Ceremony. His election was announced in October 2019 along with 90 other regular members and 10 international members.…
In the news | CNBC
Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies are studying how the human immune system reacts to the coronavirus
Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies are working together to study how the human immune system responds to the COVID-19 coronavirus. By understanding the immune signature, meaning how humans are responding to the disease, the companies hope to speed the process of…
In the news | MSPoweruser
Peter Lee becomes the head of Microsoft Research
Microsoft today announced leadership changes for Microsoft Research. Peter Lee will be the new leader for the Microsoft Research organization. Peter Lee was already leading several research teams that were developing technology in healthcare and life sciences. In his new…
Awards | National Academy of Medicine
Peter Lee elected to National Academy of Medicine
Peter Lee, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Healthcare, was elected by his peers in the National Academy of Medicine for distinguished contributions to medicine and health—advancing state-of-the-art artificial intelligence for precision medicine, including genomics, immunomics, and medical imaging, and in cloud technology for…
In the news | Official Microsoft Blog
Microsoft for Healthcare: technology and collaboration for better experiences, insights and care
Microsoft's technology and partnerships are helping empower care teams, improve clinical and operational outcomes and advance precision healthcare, with a specific focus on putting people's privacy at the center.