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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

AI is impacting healthcare—from medical training to drug discovery. Learn how things are changing from those using, studying, and developing healthcare AI in “The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited” with host @peteratmsr.bsky.social. All episodes available now: www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I learned a lot about what is going on today with AI in the real world of medicine, in these in-depth conversations with so many great people. Fun, also, to reconnect with @goldbergcarey and @zakkohane. Key insights for healthcare, sure, but also for any other industry sector.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Featured on the cover of @ScienceMagazine, BioEmu @MSFTResearch, a deep learning system that rapidly generates diverse protein conformations for accurate insights into protein function. Illustration: N. Burgess/Science; Data: S. Lewis et al., www.science.org/toc/science/...

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Medical education needs to evolve to meet the AI moment. In Ep. 9 of "The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited," Dr. Morgan Cheatham & Daniel Chen explore how clinicians in training use AI while navigating questions of responsibility & the future of care. msft.it/6010sJY94

Illustrated headshots of Peter Lee, Dr. Morgan Cheatham & Daniel Chen. The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited runs along the bottom of the graphic.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

So pleased to launch @MSFTResearch Asia – Singapore today. This takes our longstanding collaborations to the next level and gives new opportunities to advance AI to benefit humanity. We're grateful for the engagement of so many great people and orgs here. news.microsoft.com/source/asia/...

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Microsoft Research Asia Launches Singapore Lab to Drive AI Innovation, Industrial Transformation, and Talent Development - Source Asia

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

When it comes to uses of AI, the thing that most excites me today is how discovery is being accelerated in medicine, biology, chemistry, materials, and beyond. Great work at great labs everywhere, including (and especially) at Microsoft @MSFTResearch news.microsoft.com/source/featu...

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AI for science: 5 ways it’s helping solve big challenges – from the lab to the field

Microsoft is using AI to accelerate breakthroughs in health, energy, climate and more, reshaping science from the lab to the field.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

I always learn so much, every time I talk to people like Daphne Koller, Noubar Afeyan, and Eric Topol. I think you'll understand why if you listen to this latest episode of The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited @msftresearch.bsky.social.

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

First encounters with generative AI can be memorable. In Ep. 7 of “The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited,” @billgates.bsky.social and Sébastien Bubeck recount their early experiences and share how they see the tech changing healthcare now and in the future. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

If you are part of a team or organization that is doing advanced materials design, chemical engineering, or biomolecule design, please consider joining the early access program @MSFTResearch for our Skala DFT functional.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I had fun doing a "Take 5" interview for the inaugural edition of Signal, a new Microsoft print magazine. They asked me 5 out of a master list of 50 questions. More info about the magazine at msftsignal@microsoft.com www.linkedin.com/posts/stevec...

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

In Ep. 7 of “The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited,” @billgates.bsky.social and Sébastien Bubeck explore the state of generative AI in medicine, the potential of “medical intelligence” to empower people across healthcare, and what will come next. msft.it/6012SvJmy

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

What is Density Functional Theory and why is the recent advance on solving it via deep learning so important? Chris Bishop @MSFTResearch explains in this short video.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We're excited to reveal this major advance in computational chemistry, an AI model called Skala @MSFTResearch for the exchange-correlation functional, accurate enough, and super fast, for precise in silico predictions of chemical experiments. An early access program is now open.

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David Shaywitz @dshaywitz.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

This @newyorker.com essay by Sid Mukherjee is deft and brilliant, navigating the complex and fraught domain of early diagnosis with almost unimaginable clarity, compassion, and grace. Absolutely essential read, and h/t @erictopol.bsky.social for flagging.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Students who have just finished their first year in college: If you end up going eventually to medical school and then into a residency, you will then start your own medical practice in 2035. What will AI and biomedical science be like in that year? I think it'll be amazing...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

What's really happening with AI in healthcare? Really fun and informative conversation with @BillGates and @SebastienBubeck on "The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited" @MSFTResearch. We chat about what we are seeing today, and expectations for the future.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Neural rendering (for computer graphics) has been around a long time, but transformers now enable some pretty amazing and highly practical results. A brief and entertaining summary by @twominutepapers of recent work @MSFTResearch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYJk...

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Microsoft’s New AI: Ray Tracing 16,000,000 Images!

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Many doctors and patients like using AI and find it useful. But what is AI's impact on healthcare's workforce and economics? Some great insights from @emollick and @azeem on the latest "The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited" @MSFTResearch podcast. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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What AI's impact on individuals means for the health workforce and industry

In Episode 6 of “The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited,” guests Ethan Mollick and Azeem Azhar explore the impact and potential of AI in health through an economics lens—from individual gains to the...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The benefits of AI scribes: (1) doctors spend less time working on documentation; (2) more relevant info gets into the clinical note, and (3) both doctors and patients are more satisfied because they can pay attention to each other, instead of a computer. www.wsj.com/health/healt...

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Why AI May Be Listening In on Your Next Doctor’s Appointment

New systems for documenting outpatient visits are adding features and moving into hospitals. “We are just scratching the surface,” one doctor says.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

In this podcast, @zakkohane told an interesting story about AI recommending opposing treatments for a patient, depending on whether it was prompted to be a doctor vs an insurer. Sparks important puzzles about AI values, two years after gpt-4 and our book.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Balanced article on the Aurora model @MSFTResearch that handles "not only weather, but also any Earth system with data available ... like air pollution and wave height in addition to weather events like tropical cyclones." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/c...

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A.I. Is Poised to Revolutionize Weather Forecasting. A New Tool Shows Promise.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Just published in @Nature, AI foundation model Aurora @MSFTResearch. It gives the most accurate predictions, not only of weather but also a wide range of environmental events, from hurricanes and typhoons to air quality and ocean waves. Available on @AzureAIFoundry and @ECMWF

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

In the realm of AI agents for doing complex tasks that require multi-step planning and browser use, Magentic-UI from @MSFTResearch is at the cutting edge. I think you'll find it surprisingly useful. Now available in open source on Azure Foundry.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

It's an incredible joy to share the great work of our research teams @MSFTResearch, led by great people like Chris Bishop, @dcburger, @nfusi, @jcarlsonmsr, @FrankNoeBerlin, @ecekamar, and so so many more across our and our collaborators' labs.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

"The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited" podcast looks into the reality of AI in healthcare? With coauthors @goldbergcarey @zakkohane, we dissect what we've learned so far in my conversations with doctors, techies, patients, researchers, and policy thinkers.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

On "The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited" podcast @MSFTResearch, guest @CALonghurst talks about AI "empathy." E.g., a worried patient might send "nasty" message to the doctor, but AI has infinite ability to respond with in a supportive and useful way. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

At #EmTech AI yesterday I spoke about AI's ability to "learn the languages of nature." Most fun was the lively on-stage chat with Will Douglas Heaven @techreview plus unusually interesting audience questions spanning core tech to biz to philosophy.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

On the "The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited" podcast @MSFTResearch, @RoxanaDaneshjou speaks about the practical problems that bias in AI models pose for healthcare, as well as the potential for AI to detect and mitigate biases and errors by humans. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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Laws, norms, and ethics for AI in health

In Episode 4 of “The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited,” guests Laura Adams, Vardit Ravitsky, and Dr. Roxana Daneshjou explore how to responsibly implement AI in medicine, from governance and fairn...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

On "The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited" podcast @MSFTResearch, Vardit Ravitsky talks about #AIexceptionalism -- expecting more transparency and less bias from AI than we expect of ourselves. A fascinating conversation on AI ethics and philosophy. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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Laws, norms, and ethics for AI in health

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I truly appreciated the honor of speaking at the @PittPubHealth commencement yesterday and receiving an honorary doctorate. Loved interacting with so many dedicated students and faculty. Special thanks to Dean Maureen Lichtveld for her brilliant leadership.

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

How much energy and water is consumed by datacenters? Not just their operation, but also to produce and install the chips, servers, cooling, and other support equipment, plus transportation and eventual disposal? Now in @Nature, a full lifecycle analysis. news.microsoft.com/source/featu...

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Microsoft quantifies environmental impacts of datacenter cooling from ‘cradle to grave’ in new Nature study

Microsoft developed a new approach to assess the carbon, water and energy impacts of different cooling methods across datacenters’ entire life cycles.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Previous episodes of this podcast series featured doctors, tech developers, a patient, and a VC about the reality of AI in healthcare. But what are the guidelines for using AI? Provocative conversations with Laura Adams, @VarditRavitsky, and @RoxanaDaneshjou. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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Laws, norms, and ethics for AI in health

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Phi-4-Reasoning is a 14B-parameter reasoning model with performance in certain areas that matches or exceeds much larger models such as Deepseek-R1. Check out the tech report! Model now available on @Azure Foundry and HuggingFace. arxiv.org/abs/2504.21318

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

What's happening for real when it comes to AI in healthcare? This series of 12 @MSFTResearch podcasts, hosted by me, talks to doctors, patients, investors, policymakers, and more, to find out. We go past the hype to see what's real, and what's possible. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

What is AI doing for patients, and what does this mean for new companies building consumer-facing health tech products? In this latest episode of "The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited," I talk to patient advocate @ePatientDave and VC @chrissyfarr to find out. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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Empowering patients and healthcare consumers in the age of generative AI

In Episode 3 of “The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited,” guests Dave deBronkart and Christina Farr discuss the growing role of AI in supporting more engaged patients and the evolving relationship b...

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

In Ep. 2 of “The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited," Microsoft’s Dr. Matthew Lungren & Epic’s Seth Hain discuss how generative AI is impacting clinical documentation at scale today & the tech’s longer-term potential to change how people receive care: msft.it/6012qF8Ke

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

If you're like me and interested in what is really happening with #GenAI in medicine, check out the first two episodes of this special series of @MSFTResearch podcasts. Episode 1: doctors, episode 2: devs. Future episodes with patients, regulators, etc. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

It was so much fun to be at the 50th birthday celebration for Microsoft today. Had the good fortune to sit with the instigator of @msftresearch.bsky.social, Nathan Myrhvold.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Episode 2 is out! The first episode of this limited podcast series explored what doctors are really doing -- and not doing -- with #GenAI in medicine. This time, I talk to tech developers about the good, bad, and ugly of making and deploying AI at scale in the clinic.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

In my first week @MSFTResearch, almost 15 years ago, I was introduced to deep learning. I knew it was important, but still had no idea just how world-changing this and later AI developments would be. A fun reflection on this and a lot more: news.microsoft.com/source/featu...

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15 milestones that shaped Microsoft's vision for AI

While it may seem like AI emerged over the past few years as a fully formed technology poised to help change the way we interact with the world around us, the reality is that the development of AI has...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I really appreciate @ePatientDave listening to, and reviewing, the first episode of our limited podcast series @MSFTResearch on AI in medicine. And I appreciate even more that he has agreed to be on an upcoming episode about patient experiences with AI! www.epatientdave.com/2025/03/26/t...

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The AI Revolution, Revisited: It's Succeeding at Real Work

When The AI Revolution in Medicine came out in 2023, I called it the best book I’d seen on AI in healthcare, because it resonated deeply with realities I'd heard in thousands of conversations at hundr...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

What is really happening with Gen AI in the medical clinic today? In this first episode of this limited series of podcasts, I talk to two doctors who use AI and lead their health systems towards the AI era. Future episodes with patients, researchers, regulators, economists, developers, and more.

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

I've been interviewing some really interesting people for a series of podcasts on AI in medicine. I'm learning a lot and I think you will, too. First episode next week on @MSFTResearch 's podcast series. An intro to explain what this is all about is here: www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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The AI Revolution in Medicine, Revisited: An Introduction - Microsoft Research

Two years ago, as GPT-4 made its debut, Microsoft’s Peter Lee & coauthors published a book about generative AI’s potential to transform healthcare. What’s happened since? Join Lee for the new podcast ...

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peteratmsr.bsky.social @peteratmsr.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Carey Goldberg, Zak Kohane, and I wrote a book about what GPT-4, while it was still a secret to the world, might mean for healthcare. Two years later, what did we get right? What did we miss? In this series of podcasts, I talk to people in the real world, to find out.

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Microsoft @microsoft.com · 19/02/2025

01101000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 00100000 01100001 01100111 01100001 01101001 01101110 Introducing Majorana 1: the world’s first quantum processor powered by topological qubits—a groundbreaking leap toward practical quantum computing. msft.it/6006UxEJG

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Microsoft Research @msftresearch.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Nature published Microsoft research detailing our WHAM, an AI model that generates video game visuals & controller actions. We're releasing the model weights, sample data & WHAM Demonstrator on Azure AI Foundry to enable researchers to build on this work. www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...

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