William B. Weeks

William B. Weeks

William B. Weeks is a physician-economist who leads Microsoft’s AI for Health effort.  There, he conducts research in concert with not-for-profit organizations and academic centers designed to improve health and health outcomes. He also serves as the Medical Director for Bing, Microsoft’s search engine. Weeks has published a book and over 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts examining economic and business aspects of healthcare services utilization and delivery, physicians’ return on educational investment, healthcare delivery science, social determinants of health, population health, and healthcare value. Weeks has received multiple national awards for his research efforts.

Articles by: William B. Weeks

Ai robot hand holding virtual globe in a futuristic room made from binary code.

'Their capacity to emulate human language and thought is immensely powerful': Far from ending the world, AI systems might actually save it

By Juan M. Lavista Ferres, William B. Weeks published

From disaster recovery to conservation and healthcare, plenty of AI projects will greatly benefit humanity, Microsoft experts Juan M. Lavista Ferres and William B. Weeks say.