December 1, 2025 | Jenn Wortman Vaughan and Hanna Wallach

As the Women in Machine Learning Workshop (WiML) marks its 20th annual gathering, cofounders, friends, and collaborators Jenn Wortman Vaughan and Hanna Wallach reflect on WiML’s evolution, navigating the field of ML, and their work in responsible AI.

October 6, 2025 | Eric Horvitz, Bruce Wittmann, Tessa Alexanian, and James Diggans

Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz and guests Bruce Wittmann, Tessa Alexanian, and James Diggans discuss the Paraphrase Project—a red-teaming effort that exposed and secured a biosecurity vulnerability in AI-driven protein design. The work offers a model for addressing AI’s dual-use risks.

August 21, 2025 | Peter Lee, Carey Goldberg, and Dr. Isaac Kohane

For the series finale, Peter Lee, Carey Goldberg, and Dr. Zak Kohane compare their predictions to insights from the series’ most recent guests, including experts on AI’s economic and societal impact, leaders in AI-driven medicine, and doctors in training.

August 7, 2025 | Peter Lee, Dr. Umair Shah, and Dr. Gianrico Farrugia

Former Washington State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah and Mayo Clinic CEO Dr. Gianrico Farrugia explore how healthcare leaders are approaching AI when it comes to public health, care delivery, the healthcare-research connection, and the patient experience.

July 24, 2025 | Peter Lee, Dr. Morgan Cheatham, and Daniel Chen

Next-generation physicians Morgan Cheatham and Daniel Chen discuss how generative AI is transforming medical education, exploring how students and attending physicians integrate new tools while navigating questions on trust, training, and responsibility.

July 21, 2025 | Kathleen Sullivan and Amanda Craig Deckard

In the series finale, Amanda Craig Deckard returns to examine what Microsoft has learned about testing as a governance tool. She also explores the roles of rigor, standardization, and interpretability in testing and what’s next for Microsoft’s AI governance work.

July 14, 2025 | Kathleen Sullivan, Ciaran Martin, and Tori Westerhoff

Drawing on his previous work as the UK’s cybersecurity chief, Professor Ciaran Martin explores differentiated standards and public-private partnerships in cybersecurity, and Microsoft’s Tori Westerhoff examines the insights through an AI red-teaming lens.

July 10, 2025 | Peter Lee, Daphne Koller, Noubar Afeyan, and Dr. Eric Topol

Daphne Koller, Noubar Afeyan, and Dr. Eric Topol, leaders in AI-driven medicine, discuss how AI is changing biomedical research and discovery, from accelerating drug target identification and biotech R&D to helping pursue the “holy grail” of a virtual cell.

July 7, 2025 | Kathleen Sullivan, Daniel Carpenter, Timo Minssen, and Chad Atalla

Professors Daniel Carpenter and Timo Minssen explore evolving pharma and medical device regulation, including the role of clinical trials, while Microsoft applied scientist Chad Atalla shares where AI governance stakeholders might find inspiration in the fields.