{"id":1156017,"date":"2026-01-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-story&#038;p=1156017"},"modified":"2026-02-23T09:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T17:29:11","slug":"on-second-thought","status":"publish","type":"msr-story","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/story\/on-second-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"On Second Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-style-default\" style=\"min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1160168 size-full\" alt=\"On Second Thought with Sinead Bovell | video series header\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSFT_Header_SecondThought-final_2000x1333.jpg\" style=\"object-position:78% 61%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"78% 61%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSFT_Header_SecondThought-final_2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSFT_Header_SecondThought-final_2000x1333-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSFT_Header_SecondThought-final_2000x1333-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSFT_Header_SecondThought-final_2000x1333-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSFT_Header_SecondThought-final_2000x1333-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MSFT_Header_SecondThought-final_2000x1333-240x160.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-2cb6a229 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-408cd6c9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:120px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer d-none d-sm-block\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-display\" id=\"on-second-thought\">On Second Thought<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h4\" id=\"a-video-series-with-sinead-bovell\">A video series with Sinead Bovell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer d-none d-sm-block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group alignfull mt-0 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0; padding-top:0\" class=\"wp-block-msr-immersive-section alignfull row has-background-gradient has-background-gradient-spectrum-3 wp-block-msr-immersive-section\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-msr-immersive-section__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0; padding-top:0\" class=\"wp-block-msr-immersive-section alignfull row wp-block-msr-immersive-section\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-msr-immersive-section__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group alignfull mt-0 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group briefing-book-hero-details is-style-dark-mode p-4 z-20 container theme-dark is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns wp-block-columns--stack-tablet mt-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default mt-0 h1\" id=\"about-on-second-thought-1\">About &#8220;On Second Thought&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On Second Thought<\/strong> is a video series that digs into the questions everyone is asking about AI. Each episode pairs futurist Sinead Bovell with experts across Microsoft to unpack the tension, promise, and real-world impact of this rapidly evolving technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From how AI is reshaping work, health, and scientific discovery, to how it can become more inclusive and globally representative, we move past hot takes and into honest conversations with the people building what comes next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-spectrum is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The future of AI deserves more than a first impression; it deserves a second thought.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2013 Sinead Bovell, Founder, WAYE<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:0; padding-top:0\" class=\"wp-block-msr-immersive-section alignfull row wp-block-msr-immersive-section\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-msr-immersive-section__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns spectrum-border spectrum-border--blue-green spectrum-border--w-50 spectrum-border--position-right py-5 wp-block-columns--stack-tablet px-3 px-md-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58.31%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"On Second Thought with Sinead Bovell | Series Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/c58ViuapeTs?feature=oembed&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mt-5 pl-md-5 wp-block-columns--stack-on-tablet is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"heading-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-spectrum-fill\" id=\"get-a-sneak-peek\">Get a sneak peek<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-4\">Be on the lookout as we release new episodes and resources biweekly with the technologists shaping AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In each episode, Sinead and her guest discuss the next frontiers of AI and the implications for everyday applications across health, science, work and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a data-bi-type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/signal\/?p=777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about the series<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"On Second Thought | grid of four photos of Sinead in different settings\" class=\"wp-image-1160058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788-655x368.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MFST_Quad_SecondThought_1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-left:8.3%;flex-basis:41.69%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading h3\" id=\"about-sinead\">About Sinead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"w-sm-75 mt-sm-5 mt-md-0\">Sinead Bovell is a futurist and founder of WAYE, known for making emerging technologies understandable and accessible. She advises CEOs, governments, startups, and global institutions on AI, national security, and long-term strategy. An eleven-time UN speaker, Sinead is helping shape global conversations on the future of work and exponential technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full my-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Sinead Bovell leaning on a tall table\" class=\"wp-image-1158765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788-655x368.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/On-Second-Thought_Sinead-Bovell_1400x788-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sinead Bovell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"w-sm-75 mt-sm-5 mt-md-0\">In each episode, Sinead brings her curiosity to the table&nbsp;by&nbsp;probing assumptions, translating complexity, and exploring what AI means for everyday life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-dark-mode p-4 z-20 container theme-dark is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:22%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column headings-large is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:56%\">\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-lighter-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-lighter-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-guide\">Episode guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore previews of upcoming episodes. Full conversations release biweekly\u2014watch episode 1 on AI for Health now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-0-series-introduction\">AI for Health: How is AI reshaping care?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you curious about what changes when AI joins you in the healthcare journey? In this conversation, Sinead talks with Jonathan Carlson, head of Microsoft Research Health Futures, about the accelerating pace of AI adoption in medicine, the promise of personalized treatment, and the shifting relationship between clinicians, patients, and the technology that supports them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What happens when AI enters healthcare? | On Second Thought\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/WKrGCu398ss?feature=oembed&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"speaker\">Featured guest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/jcarlson_headshot3-e1460411503529.png\" alt=\"Jonathan M. Carlson\" class=\"wp-image-213919\" style=\"width:150px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/blog\/tag\/jonathan-carlson\/\">Jonathan Carlson<\/a><\/strong><br>Health Futures | Managing Director, Microsoft Research\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a computational biologist, Jonathan Carlson has collaborated with dozens of labs around the world, publishing more than a hundred papers at the intersection of machine learning, immunology, and virology. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Washington and a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology from Dartmouth College. Carlson led the Antigen Map Project, a partnership with Adaptive Biotechnologies that resulted in multiple clinical diagnostics and scientific discoveries through ML-based decoding of immune system genetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"annotations \" data-bi-aN=\"citation\">\n\t<article class=\"annotations__list card depth-16 bg-body p-4 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"annotations__list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"annotations__type d-block text-uppercase font-weight-semibold text-neutral-300 small\">Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/source\/features\/digital-transformation\/how-ai-can-help-cancer-patients-receive-personalized-and-precise-treatment-faster\/?msockid=21ca0fb7fc51696313331985fdd768a6\" data-bi-cN=\"How AI can help cancer patients receive personalized and precise treatment faster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-external-link=\"true\" data-bi-aN=\"citation\" data-bi-type=\"annotated-link\" class=\"annotations__link font-weight-semibold text-decoration-none\"><span>How AI can help cancer patients receive personalized and precise treatment faster<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"glyph-in-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"annotations \" data-bi-aN=\"citation\">\n\t<article class=\"annotations__list card depth-16 bg-body p-4 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"annotations__list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"annotations__type d-block text-uppercase font-weight-semibold text-neutral-300 small\">News<\/span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/5WaysAIChangingHealthOST\" data-bi-cN=\"5 ways AI is changing healthcare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-external-link=\"true\" data-bi-aN=\"citation\" data-bi-type=\"annotated-link\" class=\"annotations__link font-weight-semibold text-decoration-none\"><span>5 ways AI is changing healthcare<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"glyph-in-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"annotations \" data-bi-aN=\"citation\">\n\t<article class=\"annotations__list card depth-16 bg-body p-4 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"annotations__list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"annotations__type d-block text-uppercase font-weight-semibold text-neutral-300 small\">Research Lab<\/span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/HealthFuturesOST\" data-bi-cN=\"Microsoft Health Futures\" data-external-link=\"false\" data-bi-aN=\"citation\" data-bi-type=\"annotated-link\" class=\"annotations__link font-weight-semibold text-decoration-none\"><span>Microsoft Health Futures<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"glyph-in-link glyph-append glyph-append-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-0-series-introduction\">AI for All: How do we make AI truly inclusive?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever wondered whose perspectives actually shape the AI we all use? This episode looks at how language, culture, and lived experience shape the way AI understands the world around us. Sinead grabs coffee with Hiwot Tesfaye from Microsoft\u2019s Office of Responsible AI to chat about what it takes to build systems that reflect everyone, not just the loudest or most represented communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How do we make AI truly inclusive? | On Second Thought\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/foMra37pgqA?feature=oembed&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"speaker\">Featured guest<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Profile-photo-of-Hiwot-Tesfaye.png\" alt=\"Hiwot Tesfaye - On Second Thought guest \" class=\"wp-image-1159617\" style=\"width:150px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Profile-photo-of-Hiwot-Tesfaye.png 800w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Profile-photo-of-Hiwot-Tesfaye-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Profile-photo-of-Hiwot-Tesfaye-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Profile-photo-of-Hiwot-Tesfaye-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Profile-photo-of-Hiwot-Tesfaye-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Profile-photo-of-Hiwot-Tesfaye-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hiwottesfaye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hiwot Tesfaye<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><br>Office of Responsible AI | Technical Advisor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a technical advisor in the Office of Responsible AI, Hiwot blends her data science and AI policy backgrounds to support the development and adoption of practices across Microsoft that foster trust in AI solutions. She believes that earning trust in AI is a global imperative and founded the Global Perspectives on Responsible AI Fellowship program to bring global perspectives into key AI deliberations, informing how AI products and systems are developed and deployed and shaping the policy debates that govern them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"annotations \" data-bi-aN=\"citation\">\n\t<article class=\"annotations__list card depth-16 bg-body p-4 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"annotations__list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"annotations__type d-block text-uppercase font-weight-semibold text-neutral-300 small\">Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/ResponsibleAIOST\" data-bi-cN=\"Responsible AI: Ethical policies and practices | Microsoft AI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-external-link=\"true\" data-bi-aN=\"citation\" data-bi-type=\"annotated-link\" class=\"annotations__link font-weight-semibold text-decoration-none\"><span>Responsible AI: Ethical policies and practices | Microsoft AI<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"glyph-in-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"annotations \" data-bi-aN=\"citation\">\n\t<article class=\"annotations__list card depth-16 bg-body p-4 \">\n\t\t<div class=\"annotations__list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"annotations__type d-block text-uppercase font-weight-semibold text-neutral-300 small\">Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/GlobalAIPerspectivesOST\" data-bi-cN=\"Engaging Global Perspectives in AI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-external-link=\"true\" data-bi-aN=\"citation\" data-bi-type=\"annotated-link\" class=\"annotations__link font-weight-semibold text-decoration-none\"><span>Engaging Global Perspectives in AI<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"glyph-in-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-0-series-introduction\">AI for Scientific Discovery: Can AI help scientists think better, not just faster?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What if the next Nobel-scale breakthrough begins with AI? Sinead visits a quantum lab with John Link from the Microsoft Discovery team to explore how AI is transforming the scientific process. 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He began his career in implantable medical devices and has since delivered innovation across industries including gaming, mixed reality, quantum computing, and advanced AI for science. 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Sinead sits down with Colette Stallbaumer, General Manager of M365 Copilot, about how AI is reshaping roles, skills, and leadership. 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