The end of Microsoft Research's AI Frontiers group

hunch.netNov 7, 10:02 AM PT

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John Langford @JohnCLangford
The End of AI Frontiers https://t.co/rQOIpmthGr . There's a bit of a train wreck here that's painful to express. Nevertheless, it's a significant event for me and quite a few other folks involved so I wanted to memorialize a bit.
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Source: hunch.net (hunch.net)
Published: Nov 7, 10:02 AM PT
First seen here: Nov 7, 6:26 PM PT
Edition: Saturday, November 7, 2026, ranked 3
Status: A publication reported this; the company may not have confirmed it.
Engagement: As shown by each platform when we last looked (Nov 8, 6:27 PM PT).
Why it’s here: A research lab closure at Microsoft, with 500 points on Hacker News.
Topics: AI, Enterprise

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