Ideas: Steering AI toward the work future we want
TL;DR
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 why the answer matters. The post Ideas: Steering AI toward the work future we want appeared first on Microsoft Research.
Nauti's Take
It's genuinely useful that Microsoft researchers are asking how AI should shape work, not just documenting what it does. The tool vs.
collaborator distinction matters deeply — it shapes accountability, attribution, and how we measure outcomes. Nauti thinks these conversations need to happen beyond Big Tech research labs and include workers, regulators, and educators.
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