Artificial Intelligence
Building intelligent machines that complement human reasoning and extend what people can do.
Group
IDEAS Research
Science + Innovation for Next-Gen Productivity IDEAS Research is the applied science team in IDEAS, the central data organization in Microsoft’s Copilot division. Our mission is to advance the frontier of human productivity in the…
Publication
ThetaEvolve: Test-time Learning on Open Problems
Tool
Fara-7B
Microsoft’s first agentic small language model specifically designed for computer use. With only 7 billion parameters, Fara-7B achieves state-of-the-art performance within its size class and is competitive with larger, more resource-intensive agentic systems that depend…
Group
Machine Intelligence
Advanced machine learning research, grounded in trust, efficiency, capability. The Machine Intelligence team at MSR Cambridge (UK) is dedicated to foundational machine-learning research, guided by the principles of responsible AI, collaboration, and scientific excellence. Our…
Group
People-Centric AI
Developing knowledge, model capabilities, and experiences that centre human values. People-Centric AI develops knowledge, model capabilities, and experiences that enable human agency and skill, support creativity and collaboration, and ensure equitable representation and participation. We…
Group
Future AI Infrastructure
Innovative hardware and systems for sustainable and efficient AI infrastructure Our mission in Future AI Infrastructure is to co-design the next generation of hardware and systems for Microsoft’s AI and Cloud datacenters—spanning storage, networking and…
Project
Value Compass
Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) have achieved remarkable breakthroughs, yet their growing integration into humans’ everyday life raises important societal concerns. Incorporating diverse human values into these powerful generative models is critical for enhancing AI…