{"id":1004556,"date":"2024-02-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?p=1004556"},"modified":"2024-02-22T11:18:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T19:18:43","slug":"research-focus-week-of-february-5-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/blog\/research-focus-week-of-february-5-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Focus: Week of February 5, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome to Research Focus, a series of blog posts that highlights notable publications, events, code\/datasets, new hires and other milestones from across the research community at Microsoft.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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EVENT RECAP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Microsoft Research Forum series kicks off with focus on the promise and challenges of AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With a look back at the incredible changes of 2023 and a look ahead at the tangible advances to come, the inaugural Microsoft Research Forum explored bold new ideas and important issues in the era of general AI. Leaders from Microsoft Research, including the AI Frontiers<\/a> team and the AI4Science lab<\/a>, discussed the importance of openness and collaboration to enable successful and responsible AI research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Lee<\/a>, CVP, Microsoft Research and Incubations, led off the discussion, followed by a panel exploring some of the biggest potential AI breakthroughs, along with challenges to overcome. This includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n