Mathematical foundations of AI workshop
The workshop on the mathematical foundations of AI, hosted by Microsoft Research Cambridge, brings together researchers from academia and industry to explore emerging directions and open challenges.
Advancing the science of AI agent evaluation and governance
On October 22–23, 2026, Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon University’s AI Measurement Science & Engineering Center (AIMSEC) will convene 120 key leaders across academia, industry, civil society, and government to define shared standards and measurement science for evaluating and governing…
Agent Lightning v1.0: A 3,500-Line Lightweight Agentic RL Framework for Training Agents with Real Harnesses
Training AI agents with reinforcement learning can be challenging because their tools, context, and decision-making are managed by complex frameworks. Agent Lightning connects existing agents to RL training, making it easier to improve them without…
Sparrow Studio Tutorial – Ep 1. – What is Sparrow Studio?
Welcome to this first video on Sparrow Studio. In this video, we’ll provide an introduction to Sparrow Studio, what it is, and how it can be used to process and manage your ecology data. In…
What AI gets wrong and what failure teaches us
Jennifer Neville did not want to go into computer science—but that’s exactly where she landed. Neville discusses the starts and stops that led to her professional sweet spot and her work identifying “surprising failures” making…