Episodios

  • Will machines ever be intelligent?

    Will machines ever be intelligent?
    Mar 23 2026

    Are machines truly intelligent? AI researchers Subutai Ahmad and Nicolò Fusi join Doug Burger to compare transformer-based AI with the human brain, exploring continual learning, efficiency, and whether today’s models are on a path toward human intelligence.

    The Shape of Things to Come podcast series
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Trailer: The Shape of Things to Come

    Trailer: The Shape of Things to Come
    Mar 3 2026

    Microsoft research lead Doug Burger introduces his new podcast series, The Shape of Things to Come, an exploration into the fundamental truths about AI and how the technology will reshape the future.

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    2 m
  • Ideas: Community building, machine learning, and the future of AI

    Ideas: Community building, machine learning, and the future of AI
    Dec 1 2025

    As the Women in Machine Learning Workshop (WiML) marks its 20th annual gathering, cofounders, friends, and collaborators Jenn Wortman Vaughan and Hanna Wallach reflect on WiML’s evolution, navigating the field of ML, and their work in responsible AI.

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    56 m
  • Ideas: More AI-resilient biosecurity with the Paraphrase Project

    Ideas: More AI-resilient biosecurity with the Paraphrase Project
    Oct 6 2025

    Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz and guests Bruce Wittmann, Tessa Alexanian, and James Diggans discuss the Paraphrase Project—a red-teaming effort that exposed and secured a biosecurity vulnerability in AI-driven protein design. The work offers a model for addressing AI’s dual-use risks.

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    52 m
  • Coauthor roundtable: Reflecting on healthcare economics, biomedical research, and medical education

    Coauthor roundtable: Reflecting on healthcare economics, biomedical research, and medical education
    Aug 21 2025

    For the series finale, Peter Lee, Carey Goldberg, and Dr. Zak Kohane compare their predictions to insights from the series’ most recent guests, including experts on AI’s economic and societal impact, leaders in AI-driven medicine, and doctors in training.

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    1 h y 18 m
  • Reimagining healthcare delivery and public health with AI

    Reimagining healthcare delivery and public health with AI
    Aug 7 2025

    Former Washington State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah and Mayo Clinic CEO Dr. Gianrico Farrugia explore how healthcare leaders are approaching AI when it comes to public health, care delivery, the healthcare-research connection, and the patient experience.

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    1 h y 16 m
  • Navigating medical education in the era of generative AI

    Navigating medical education in the era of generative AI
    Jul 24 2025

    Next-generation physicians Morgan Cheatham and Daniel Chen discuss how generative AI is transforming medical education, exploring how students and attending physicians integrate new tools while navigating questions on trust, training, and responsibility.

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    1 h y 16 m
  • AI Testing and Evaluation: Reflections

    AI Testing and Evaluation: Reflections
    Jul 21 2025

    In the series finale, Amanda Craig Deckard returns to examine what Microsoft has learned about testing as a governance tool. She also explores the roles of rigor, standardization, and interpretability in testing and what’s next for Microsoft’s AI governance work.

    Show notes: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/podcast/ai-testing-and-evaluation-reflections/
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    29 m