New AI tools are helping to improve online search, but we must all still evaluate a flood of information. This is especially a challenge for young students, who must learn to distinguish among sources of information when doing school assignments, learning on their own, or even shopping. To help meet this challenge, Microsoft offers unique […]

The year began with news of layoffs in the tech sector, but it’s important to note that demand for skilled cybersecurity employees remains strong. Filling cybersecurity roles will likely be a persistent challenge for businesses for the foreseeable future. Recognizing the talent gap in cybersecurity, last year, the U.S. House introduced legislation to boost cybersecurity education

Yesterday, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith published a milestone blog about the vast potential of artificial intelligence—and the need to establish guardrails for this transformative technology. Smith underscores that AI “brings huge opportunities to better the world.” He writes, “The ability to discover new insights in large data sets will drive new advances in medicine,

The wave of interest—and investment—in artificial intelligence continued this week, drawing media coverage and attention inside Washington, DC, and around the nation. On Monday, Microsoft announced that it would extend its partnership and investment in OpenAI, the developer of generative AI tools DALL-E 2 and ChatGPT. OpenAI said Microsoft’s investment will allow it to “develop AI that is increasingly

As we expected, consumer data privacy bills have been introduced in several states, including New York, Indiana, Oregon, and others. More could follow. Some states are also focusing specifically on data privacy for children and in the healthcare sector. Bloomberg Law offers a deep dive on state bills here. We’ll be watching for progress on this

There has been a recent flood of news stories and commentary about rapid developments in artificial intelligence that enable you to create digital images, essays, and stories with just a few verbal prompts. What we’ve heard less about is how AI can be used to drive scientific discovery. Earlier this week, the New York Times ran a

This week’s historic delay in selecting a Speaker of the House temporarily prevents Congress from moving forward. But once a Speaker is selected—hopefully within days—House members will be sworn in, and the work of legislating will begin. We will be looking for progress on several key tech policy issues, such as establishing federal data privacy