Social sciences
Microsoft Research Blog
New Future of Work: AI is driving rapid change, uneven benefits
For the past five years, the New Future of Work report has captured how work is changing. This year, the shift feels especially sharp. Previous editions have focused on technology’s role in increasing productivity by…
Podcast
Ideas: Steering AI toward the work future we want
Microsoft Chief Scientist Jaime Teevan and researchers Jenna Butler, Jake Hofman, and Rebecca Janssen unpack the New Future of Work Report 2025 and explore the ideal AI-driven working world. Plus, is AI a tool or a collaborator? And…
Group
Collab AI Research
How Microsoft is using science and research to invent the future of collaboration Collaboration is a central feature of how work gets done, involving coordination across people, tasks, and information sources. As AI systems increasingly…