Microsoft has reorganized its AI research division, moving the AI Frontiers team from Microsoft Research to Microsoft AI (MAI), led by Mustafa Suleyman. The lab was established in October 2023 and specializes in small models and agent research, with contributions to projects such as AutoGen, FARA, Magentic-One, Magentic-UI, and Phi.
The multi-agent open-source framework AutoGen, along with the AI application development SDK Semantic Kernel, was later integrated into Microsoft's unified Agent development framework, Microsoft Agent Framework. AI Frontiers will continue to conduct advanced research on agents and models.
MAI is also training a series of its own models and has formed a Superintelligence team, with the goal of developing what it calls 'Humanist Superintelligence' — a high-capability AI designed to address specific problems, remain under human control, and serve humanity.
Ece Kamar, the former head of AI Frontiers, recently left Microsoft after a 16-year tenure. She described building AI Frontiers as one of the highlights of her career at Microsoft. Her next move has not been announced.