Jaime Teevan
@teevan.bsky.social
Chief Scientist & Technical Fellow at Microsoft. Professor at UW. Mother to four wild boys. #AI #HCI #Productivity #FutureOfWork
How can AI move beyond simple responses and reliably address complex tasks? Meet Benjamin Van Durme (www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...), who is pushing the boundaries of natural language tools so they can handle multi-step processes with contextual understanding.
January 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How can AI move beyond simple responses and reliably address complex tasks? Meet Benjamin Van Durme (www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear...), who is pushing the boundaries of natural language tools so they can handle multi-step processes with contextual understanding.
Can AI truly serve everyone, regardless of language or culture? Meet Sunayana Sitaram (www.linkedin.com/in/sunayana/), a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research India, who is working hard to ensure that it will.
November 26, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Can AI truly serve everyone, regardless of language or culture? Meet Sunayana Sitaram (www.linkedin.com/in/sunayana/), a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research India, who is working hard to ensure that it will.
Curious about how AI and remote work are reshaping our workplaces? Meet Brent Hecht (www.linkedin.com/in/brenthecht/), a pioneer in human-centered AI research.
November 23, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Curious about how AI and remote work are reshaping our workplaces? Meet Brent Hecht (www.linkedin.com/in/brenthecht/), a pioneer in human-centered AI research.
That’s a wrap! Hope the #NewFutureOfWork report helps you #LeadLikeAScientist. Of course that means experimenting. But remember, the scientific process is also about learning from others (e.g., via this report) and sharing & validating your findings. #Slide41 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 12, 2024 at 3:14 PM
That’s a wrap! Hope the #NewFutureOfWork report helps you #LeadLikeAScientist. Of course that means experimenting. But remember, the scientific process is also about learning from others (e.g., via this report) and sharing & validating your findings. #Slide41 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
Are LLMs the printing press of our time? They democratize knowledge, empower creativity, and enable collaboration. But they also require responsibility, accountability, and ethics. We can write the future of work with them. #NewFutureOfWork #Slide40 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Are LLMs the printing press of our time? They democratize knowledge, empower creativity, and enable collaboration. But they also require responsibility, accountability, and ethics. We can write the future of work with them. #NewFutureOfWork #Slide40 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
An example of the importance of innovation v. automation via Erik Brynjolfsson: If the ancient Greeks had automated all labor sans innovation, nobody would have to work but we'd all still be using latrines. What will be the #GenAI equivalent to indoor plumbing? #Slide39 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 10, 2024 at 4:02 PM
An example of the importance of innovation v. automation via Erik Brynjolfsson: If the ancient Greeks had automated all labor sans innovation, nobody would have to work but we'd all still be using latrines. What will be the #GenAI equivalent to indoor plumbing? #Slide39 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
I’m really curious about the new jobs AI will create. @donasarkar.bsky.social has some good ideas for the short-term around emerging AI-focused roles like AI validator, red-teamer, and adoption driver. But I bet my kids have jobs we haven’t even imagined yet. #Slide38 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 9, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I’m really curious about the new jobs AI will create. @donasarkar.bsky.social has some good ideas for the short-term around emerging AI-focused roles like AI validator, red-teamer, and adoption driver. But I bet my kids have jobs we haven’t even imagined yet. #Slide38 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
Research consistently shows inexperienced workers receive more of a productivity boost from #genAI (#Slide8) - but it can only help them if they know about it. Currently people from counties with high rates of college education are more likely to search for #ChatGPT. #Slide37 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 8, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Research consistently shows inexperienced workers receive more of a productivity boost from #genAI (#Slide8) - but it can only help them if they know about it. Currently people from counties with high rates of college education are more likely to search for #ChatGPT. #Slide37 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
The dynamics of shared control between people and computers are complicated. Effective human-AI collab requires that AI systems be designed to support the human part when things fail. We need to engage with the entire sociotechnical system in which AI is deployed. #Slide36 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 7, 2024 at 3:34 PM
The dynamics of shared control between people and computers are complicated. Effective human-AI collab requires that AI systems be designed to support the human part when things fail. We need to engage with the entire sociotechnical system in which AI is deployed. #Slide36 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
Monitoring my kids as toddlers was boring enough, monitoring AI is even worse! I developed #microproductivity to help myself multitask while watching my kids, but also explored its impact on self-driving car takeover: teevan.org/publications... #NewFutureOfWork #Slide35 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 6, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Monitoring my kids as toddlers was boring enough, monitoring AI is even worse! I developed #microproductivity to help myself multitask while watching my kids, but also explored its impact on self-driving car takeover: teevan.org/publications... #NewFutureOfWork #Slide35 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
People form opinions about #GenAI – and anticipate the related workflow changes – before using it. Don't let your opinions stray from reality. Use AI to build your expectations from experience. Where to start? Copilot (copilot.microsoft.com)! #NewFutureOfWork #Slide34 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 5, 2024 at 4:15 PM
People form opinions about #GenAI – and anticipate the related workflow changes – before using it. Don't let your opinions stray from reality. Use AI to build your expectations from experience. Where to start? Copilot (copilot.microsoft.com)! #NewFutureOfWork #Slide34 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
How do people react to new technologies? It depends on their expectations, hopes, fears. AI is no different. LLMs are part of a larger sociotechnical system that shapes and is shaped by people and contexts. How we design and use AI matters for our society and future. #Slide33 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 4, 2024 at 6:41 PM
How do people react to new technologies? It depends on their expectations, hopes, fears. AI is no different. LLMs are part of a larger sociotechnical system that shapes and is shaped by people and contexts. How we design and use AI matters for our society and future. #Slide33 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
"By bringing together people, knowledge, and working practice, ML knowledge bases can go beyond a consumption-oriented representation of past work, and instead become the medium through which work is conducted." www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear... by Lindley & Wilkins. #Slide32 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 3, 2024 at 4:18 PM
"By bringing together people, knowledge, and working practice, ML knowledge bases can go beyond a consumption-oriented representation of past work, and instead become the medium through which work is conducted." www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear... by Lindley & Wilkins. #Slide32 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
Microsoft came into existence as a document company. But LLMs can unlock the knowledge in docs through natural language. As we transition from a doc company to conversational one, the focus shifts to enabling great conversations (see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Bd...). #Slide31 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 2, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Microsoft came into existence as a document company. But LLMs can unlock the knowledge in docs through natural language. As we transition from a doc company to conversational one, the focus shifts to enabling great conversations (see: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Bd...). #Slide31 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
If you don't reimagine how you work given the recent AI advances, you'll be left behind. But you shouldn't just think of AI as a new cog in your existing workflows. AI can track task interdependence, allocate roles, and redistribute work for better team outcomes. #Slide30 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
February 1, 2024 at 2:08 PM
If you don't reimagine how you work given the recent AI advances, you'll be left behind. But you shouldn't just think of AI as a new cog in your existing workflows. AI can track task interdependence, allocate roles, and redistribute work for better team outcomes. #Slide30 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
What if LLMs could not only help us with our work, but also our work habits? By offering coaching and actionable feedback after a meeting, for example, LLMs can help us collaborate better. See MeetingCoach: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... #NewFutureOfWork #Slide29 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
January 31, 2024 at 2:51 PM
What if LLMs could not only help us with our work, but also our work habits? By offering coaching and actionable feedback after a meeting, for example, LLMs can help us collaborate better. See MeetingCoach: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/... #NewFutureOfWork #Slide29 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
Everyone knows Copilot summarizes meetings - so you can go to FEWER mtgs. But Copilot can also catalyze conversation - so you can go to BETTER mtgs. Look for suggested prompts like: "What Qs are unresolved?" or "List different perspectives by topic." #NewFutureOfWork #Slide28 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
January 30, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Everyone knows Copilot summarizes meetings - so you can go to FEWER mtgs. But Copilot can also catalyze conversation - so you can go to BETTER mtgs. Look for suggested prompts like: "What Qs are unresolved?" or "List different perspectives by topic." #NewFutureOfWork #Slide28 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
Imagine if an LLM turned a survey into an interview, asking you questions to draw out your best thoughts and then combining your insights with others. Feels like a new AI-mediated way to collaborate, which reminds me of the MicroWriter: teevan.org/publications.... #Slide27 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
January 29, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Imagine if an LLM turned a survey into an interview, asking you questions to draw out your best thoughts and then combining your insights with others. Feels like a new AI-mediated way to collaborate, which reminds me of the MicroWriter: teevan.org/publications.... #Slide27 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
GPT4 aced the USMLE exam (required to practice medicine in the US), but can it actually help me stay healthy? I'd really like a standing metaprompt that subtly encourages me to eat well & exercise, even when not thinking about it. #NewFutureOfWork #Slide26 #GoalDirectedAI aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
January 28, 2024 at 2:23 PM
GPT4 aced the USMLE exam (required to practice medicine in the US), but can it actually help me stay healthy? I'd really like a standing metaprompt that subtly encourages me to eat well & exercise, even when not thinking about it. #NewFutureOfWork #Slide26 #GoalDirectedAI aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
GitHub was our first product to integrate LLMs, and for good reason: LLMs are great at translating NL to code. Developers work 56% faster with AI, and those with less experience benefit most. Imagine the possibilities when coding's as easy as talking! #NewFutureOfWork #Slide24 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
January 27, 2024 at 3:38 PM
GitHub was our first product to integrate LLMs, and for good reason: LLMs are great at translating NL to code. Developers work 56% faster with AI, and those with less experience benefit most. Imagine the possibilities when coding's as easy as talking! #NewFutureOfWork #Slide24 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
You can’t perceive a 100ms delay, but when your search results are just 100ms slower you think they’re worse. LLMs prove the benefit of little extra compute time. Can #SlowSearch (teevan.org/publications...) teach us how to make the latency worth it? #NewFutureofWork #Slide23 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
January 26, 2024 at 9:51 AM
You can’t perceive a 100ms delay, but when your search results are just 100ms slower you think they’re worse. LLMs prove the benefit of little extra compute time. Can #SlowSearch (teevan.org/publications...) teach us how to make the latency worth it? #NewFutureofWork #Slide23 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
How did hashtags and at-mentions become a thing? Twitter learned from user behavior. LLMs are no different. Millions of chats are creating new patterns and possibilities every day. What new features will emerge? #NewFutureofWork #Slide22 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
January 25, 2024 at 10:28 AM
How did hashtags and at-mentions become a thing? Twitter learned from user behavior. LLMs are no different. Millions of chats are creating new patterns and possibilities every day. What new features will emerge? #NewFutureofWork #Slide22 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
I used to think AI would do my grunt work, learning the things I do over and over again. But LLMs have surprised me in their value for creative work. We even used one in the early Copilot days to generate ideas for unexpected ways to integrate LLMs into our products. #Slide21 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
January 24, 2024 at 11:05 AM
I used to think AI would do my grunt work, learning the things I do over and over again. But LLMs have surprised me in their value for creative work. We even used one in the early Copilot days to generate ideas for unexpected ways to integrate LLMs into our products. #Slide21 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
Don't let AI go to your head! GenAI imposes new metacognitive demands, requiring we plan, monitor & evaluate our cognitive strategies. One way to improve AI systems is to explicitly integrate metacognitive support (e.g., via self-reflective prompts). #NewFutureofWork #Slide19 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
January 23, 2024 at 10:16 AM
Don't let AI go to your head! GenAI imposes new metacognitive demands, requiring we plan, monitor & evaluate our cognitive strategies. One way to improve AI systems is to explicitly integrate metacognitive support (e.g., via self-reflective prompts). #NewFutureofWork #Slide19 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
LLMs will change the skills students need to learn, and the way they learn them. I look forward to exploring how AI can support (v. substitute for) learning in my keynote at #BETT2024 this Wed (uk.bettshow.com/keynote-spea...). #NewFutureofWork #Slide25 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...
January 22, 2024 at 12:56 PM
LLMs will change the skills students need to learn, and the way they learn them. I look forward to exploring how AI can support (v. substitute for) learning in my keynote at #BETT2024 this Wed (uk.bettshow.com/keynote-spea...). #NewFutureofWork #Slide25 aka.ms/nfw2023pdf#p...