137 - AI Frontiers: AI for health and the future of research with Peter Lee

In this episode of the Microsoft Research Podcast series, AI expert Ashley Llorens sits down with Peter Lee, head of Microsoft Research, to discuss the potential impact of new large-scale AI models like GPT-4 on the future of research and healthcare. Lee emphasizes the importance of tackling research from the perspective of what will be inevitably true at a future point in time and explores the differences that make integrating AI in healthcare more achievable. Lee draws from his experience working with GPT-4 during its evaluation, and shares insights from his upcoming book and his New England Journal of Medicine article on the benefits, limits, and risks of GPT-4 as an AI chatbot for medicine. This conversation sheds light on the growing influence of AI in healthcare and what the future may hold for AI research.

Overall, the podcast explores the potential of new AI models and their implications on key applications, such as healthcare, and how researchers are working towards building a better future with these tools.

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