Societal AI

Beijing, China  |  November 2024

As AI continues to advance and its societal impact deepens, it presents both unprecedented opportunities for progress and significant challenges that require careful navigation. No longer merely a tool, AI is evolving into a companion to humans, reshaping the way…

Beijing, China  |  July 2024

On July 5th, 2024, Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) hosted the MSRA Day as part of the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS). This event, held at MSRA’s headquarters, featured a series of impactful presentations and discussions on the intersection…

Virtual  |  May 2023

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) has far-reaching consequences for society, with the potential to reshape our understanding of social equality, class mobility, and human technological progress. Microsoft Research Asia is delighted to host a closed-door workshop that brings…

Virtual  |  April 2023

Big models have revolutionized various domains, including natural language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition. However, their complexity poses significant challenges for understanding their relationship to human cognition and behaviour, and their implications on important fields such as education. Microsoft…

Virtual  |  February 2023

The goal of this workshop is to delve into the ethical implications of big models (such as GPT, Galactica, CLIP, DALL.E-2) and to stimulate critical thinking and meaningful discussions on the subject. Through keynote talks, panel discussions, and interactive sessions,…

Virtual  |  October 2022

When studying responsible AI (artificial intelligence), most of the time we are studying its impact on people and society. Sociologists, psychologists, and media scientists have long-term accumulation and research results in these areas. When we talk about fairness, we would…