Microsoft Research Podcast

Can we AI our way to a more sustainable world? 

April 20, 2026 | Doug Burger, Amy Luers, and Ishai Menache
Doug Burger, sustainability expert Amy Luers, and optimization researcher Ishai Menache examine the global emissions implications of datacenter operations, efficiency gains, and AI's potential across electrification, materials, and food systems.

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    Collaborators: Gaming AI with Haiyan Zhang 

    July 20, 2023 | Gretchen Huizinga and Haiyan Zhang

    For over a decade, Xbox has been leveraging AI to elevate gaming. Haiyan Zhang, GM of Gaming AI, explores the collaborations behind the work and the potential for generative AI to support better experiences for both players and game creators.

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    AI Frontiers: Models and Systems with Ece Kamar 

    April 13, 2023 | Ashley Llorens and Ece Kamar

    The third episode of AI Frontiers features Ece Kamar, deputy lab director at Microsoft Research Redmond. Kamar draws on decades of experience in AI research and an opportunity she and Microsoft colleagues had to evaluate and experiment with GPT-4 prior to its release in discussing…