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Brent Hecht
@bhecht.bsky.social
Director of Applied Science and Partner at Microsoft. Still kinda an associate professor at Northwestern too. brenthecht.com
The best candidates will be Ph.D. students who have designed and coded model-forward AI systems to advance their research in fields ranging from NLP to UIST-like HCI. Part-time or full-time both work well. If you're interested, send a quick note and CV to oarcentral@microsoft.com.
January 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM

The report is also the product of a huge squad of researchers at Microsoft, but a special thank you to my fellow editors who led the charge: Jenna Butler, Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Rebecca Janßen, Abigail Sellen, Nicole Immorlica, and @teevan.bsky.social.
December 18, 2024 at 9:52 PM
The report synthesizes awesome research coming out of Microsoft and from amazing researchers from around the world. Some of my favorite topics we cover include in-the-world productivity gains seen from generative AI and the importance of avoiding "discursive closure" about what AI is and can be.
December 18, 2024 at 9:52 PM