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GridSFM: A new, small foundation model for the electric grid
| Weiwei Yang, Andrea Britto Mattos Lima, Thiago Vallin Spina, Spencer Fowers, and Baosen Zhang
Introducing GridSFM, a small foundation model that can predict AC optimal power flow in milliseconds, boosting efficiency and unlocking cost savings. Learn how GridSFM gives grid operators direct visibility into congestion, stability, and system health.
Building realistic electric transmission grid dataset at scale: a pipeline from open dataset
| Andrea Britto Mattos Lima, Thiago Vallin Spina, Weiwei Yang, Spencer Fowers, Ruslan Nagimov, and Baosen Zhang
Microsoft Research is excited to release an open dataset of approximate transmission topology of the U.S. power grid derived from publicly available data. The ability to study transmission-level power grid behavior is essential for modern power systems research. Analyses of…
Technical approach for classifying human-AI interactions at scale
| Amber Hoak, David Tittsworth, Kate Lytvynets, Scott Counts, Weiwei Yang, Ben Cutler, and Jonathan McLean
Semantic Telemetry helps LLMs run efficiently, reliably, and in near real-time. Learn about the engineering behind that system, including the trade-offs and lessons learned along the way—from batching strategies to token optimization and orchestration.
Research Focus: Week of April 21, 2025
In this issue: our CHI 2025 & ICLR 2025 contributions, plus research on causal reasoning & LLMs; countering LLM jailbreak attacks; and how people use AI vs. AI-alone. Also, SVP of Microsoft Health Jim Weinstein talks rural healthcare innovation.
Engagement, user expertise, and satisfaction: Key insights from the Semantic Telemetry Project
| Amber Hoak, Scott Counts, Kate Lytvynets, David Tittsworth, Siddharth Suri, Nirupama Chandrasekaran, Ben Cutler, and Weiwei Yang
Semantic Telemetry Project data show that people who use AI for more professional and complex tasks are more likely to keep using the tool and to use it more often. Novice AI users engage in simpler tasks, but their usage…
Semantic Telemetry: Understanding how users interact with AI systems
| Amber Hoak, Scott Counts, Kate Lytvynets, David Tittsworth, Siddharth Suri, Ben Cutler, and Weiwei Yang
AI interactions can be iterative and complex. Learn how the Semantic Telemetry project at Microsoft Research is developing a new data science approach to understand human-AI interactions and their value.