Research Internships at Microsoft provide a dynamic environment for research careers with a network of world-class research labs led by globally-recognized scientists and engineers, who pursue innovation in a range of scientific and technical disciplines to help solve complex challenges in diverse fields, including computing, healthcare, economics, and the environment.

Recent advances in the development of generative artificial intelligence create both new possibilities and unprecedented challenges for digital communication. Our team uses mixed methods approaches to drive technical implementations grounded in sociotechnical insights. We identify opportunities to make existing systems robust against the misuse of AI technologies and develop core theoretical principles and technical implementations for models that are safe when deployed at population scales. We also explore methods that facilitate self-determination, giving people a voice in the models they use.