Microsoft's AI Frontiers group ends; John Langford leaves
What happened
According to a November 8 report, John Langford, a researcher manager at Microsoft Research New York, announced his departure and said the AI Frontiers team has ended. The team had about 50 people and moved from Microsoft Research into Microsoft AI in early September. The 02:02 report said he had tried to place members but that the team's formal status and where the remaining staff go were unclear. The 02:04 report added that he left after arranging placements for team members, attributing the departure to a new management line that favors scaling up and rejects research, and to innovation struggling to reach real applications. He also said other founding leaders appear to have reached similar conclusions, and that the team will not offer internships next year.
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- Hacker News front pagePickMicrosoft Research's AI Frontiers team ends, John Langford departs
John Langford announced that Microsoft Research's AI Frontiers team is ending and that he has left after placing team members. The roughly 50-person team was folded into Microsoft AI in early September. He blamed the departure on a new management line that favors scaling over research and struggles to move innovation into real use. Other founding leaders seem to have reached similar conclusions, and the team will offer no internships next year.
- Hacker News front pageMicrosoft Researcher John Langford Exits. AI Frontiers Group Declared Finished
Microsoft Research New York 研究员经理 John Langford 已离职，并宣布 AI Frontiers 团队结束。该团队约有 50 人，9 月初从 Microsoft Research 转入 Microsoft AI；他称已尽力安置成员，但团队的正式状态及剩余人员去向未明确。他认为所在部门侧重规模扩张，研究创新缺乏实际应用路径，并表示团队来年不会提供实习机会。
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