Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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What does it mean to build the infrastructure for AI before we’ve even invented the “light bulb”? In this EmTech AI 2025 session excerpt, Peter Lee of Microsoft Research explores why today’s AI may just be the beginning … and why the real breakthroughs are still to come.

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VIDEO CREDITS
Featured Speakers:
• Peter Lee, Vice President, Microsoft Research
• Will Douglas Heaven, Senior Editor for AI, MIT Technology Review
Excerpt from EmTech AI 2025.

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