Microsoft Science President Peter Lee steps down after Research unit was outpaced by OpenAI
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-01
- Microsoft Science President Peter Lee announced on LinkedIn that he is leaving; his next move (rival lab, startup, or outside the industry) is unclear.
- His Research unit originally led Microsoft's AI work but was outpaced by OpenAI, later pivoting to evaluating OpenAI models, including distilling them into smaller models and applying them to healthcare.
- The exit completes a gradual step-back that began earlier this year when EVP Igor Tsyganskiy took over Microsoft Research and Lee moved to Microsoft Science, spanning physical, biological and medical fields.
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