The Social Contracts of Microsoft Research

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AI is going to be one of the most defining technologies. We are bringing AI to the world but not only us and only us Exactly Incredibly a company that was once hauled before Congress To defend a monopoly on how people get online Is now partnering with OpenAI and working towards global access. And this shift away from a need to dominate has actually made Microsoft more successful than ever Going back to our roots, I think of it as a continuation of how do we stand for Being that platform company that developed a tools company With broad mission to democratize the most defining tech.

To achieve massive scale, you don’t just need founders, you also need a re-founder – someone to come in at a later stage to keep the mission and culture on track. As Microsoft’s third CEO ever — after Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer — Satya Nadella is doing just that. He’s fostered a culture at Microsoft that rewards new ideas and makes room for feedback. Satya discusses how, as Chairman and CEO, he has transformed Microsoft from a cutthroat culture towards embracing social networks, collaboration, and cloud. Plus, Satya and Reid reminisce about the early conversations that led to Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn. With guest David Mandel, showrunner of Veep.

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