Microsoft Research Forum

Quarterly Brief | March 2024

The Next Era of AI Research

Research advances are driving real-world impact faster than ever, with the latest advances in AI transforming the way we all live, work, and think.

In this Forum episode, we share how AI is transforming health care and the natural sciences, the intersection of AI and society, and the continuing evolution of foundational AI technologies. Read more about this episode below, and register (opens in new tab) for the series.

“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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DIVE INTO OUR COLLECTION OF RESEARCH TALKS AND UPDATES

Chris Bishop at Research Forum

Keynote: The Revolution in Scientific Discovery

Chris Bishop shares the vision for how Microsoft Research AI for science will leverage AI to model and predict natural phenomena, and provides updates on exciting real-world progress.

Research Forum Ep2 | Panel | Transforming the Natural Sciences with AI

Microsoft researchers share their advancements in the fields of foundations models, drug discovery, material design and machine learning, highlighting how deep learning is transforming the natural sciences.

Lightning talks & essays

Informative talks and thought-provoking essays from researchers across Microsoft about fundamental AI advances, the impact of AI on health and natural sciences, the intersection of AI and society, and more.

What’s new in AutoGen?

Presented by Chi Wang

The Metacognitive Demands and Opportunities of Generative AI

Presented by Lev Tankelevitch

Multimodal Generative AI: the Next Frontier in Precision Health

Written by Hoifung Poon

GigaPath: Foundation Model for Digital Pathology

Presented by Naoto Usuyama

Getting Modular with Language Models: Building and Reusing a Library of Experts for Task Generalization

Presented by Alessandro Sordoni

Generative AI and Plural Governance: Mitigating Challenges and Surfacing Opportunities

Presented by Madeleine Daepp

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.