Microsoft Research Forum

A continuous exchange of ideas about research in the era of general AI

Microsoft Research Quarterly Brief | January 2024

Generative AI is continuing to find new applications across business and the sciences, and researchers are continuing to advance the foundations of AI.

In this Forum episode, we explore the latest breakthroughs in AI models, new applications of AI to important scientific challenges, novel approaches to model evaluation and understanding, and many other key research topics. Read more about this episode below, and register (opens in new tab) for the series.

The Next Era of AI Research

At Microsoft Research Forum, the company’s leading researchers convene the science and technology community for a continuous exchange of ideas about research in the era of general AI. This new series will explore recent research advances, bold new ideas, and important discussions with the global research community. 

“Today we are seeing so much AI research happening at the speed of conversation, to the point where even our top researchers feel that their heads are spinning, but working together, providing openness, providing greater access, we can see that we’ve made tremendous progress.”

– Peter Lee, CVP, Microsoft Research & Incubations
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Keynote: Research in the Era of AI

Microsoft Research & Incubations CVP Peter Lee discusses how the latest generation of powerful AI models is transforming research at Microsoft, and across the sciences.

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Research Forum panel discussion - Ashley Llorens, Sebastien Bubeck, Ahmed Awadallah, and Ece Kamar

Ashley Llorens joins Microsoft researchers Ece Kamar, Ahmed Awadallah and Sébastien Bubeck for a conversation about their work at the frontiers of general AI.

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Lightning talks

Watch brief, informative talks from researchers across Microsoft about the latest work that they and their collaborators are conducting to evaluate model capabilities, apply large models to important scientific challenges, improve their reasoning capabilities, and understand their impact on human cognition.

Improving Reasoning in Language Models with LASER: Layer-Selective Rank Reduction

Presented by Dipendra Misra

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Evaluation and Understanding of Foundation Models

Presented by Besmira Nushi

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Augmenting Human Cognition and Decision Making with AI

Presented by Jake Hofman

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Generative AI Meets Structural Biology: Equilibrium Distribution Prediction

Presented by Shuxin Zheng

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Kahani: Visual Storytelling through Culturally Nuanced Images

Presented by Sameer Segal

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Closing Remarks and Announcements

Presented by Ashley Llorens

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Beyond the Forum

Research Forum is just a snapshot of the great work happening across the research community at Microsoft. Explore these links to learn more about the work of our researchers and their collaborators, the bold new ideas they’re exploring, and the impact they’ll achieve.

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