The Information's TITV Microsoft CPO on AI Strategy, Anthropic’s Acquisition Plans, Gaming Startup Trains AI | Oct 16, 2025
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Oct 16, 2025 
Aparna Chennapragada, Microsoft's Chief Product Officer for AI, shares insights on their innovative AI-at-Work strategies and the importance of building trust in AI tools. She discusses the evolution from instruction-following to reasoning agents capable of synthesizing workplace communication. The conversation also explores Anthropic’s shift towards acquisition strategies in response to competitive pressures and the unique financing behind xAI's massive Colossus 2 data center. Lastly, find out how General Intuition utilizes gaming data to train AI, capitalizing on the nuances of gameplay for model improvement.
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AI Adoption Is Extremely Rapid
- AI adoption is the fastest technology diffusion yet, compressing decades into years.
- Microsoft reports 90% of Fortune 500 using Copilot Studio and 100M+ Copilot users across products.
Three Pillars For Enterprise AI
- Build AI products on three pillars: best intelligence, integrate with existing workflows, and ensure trust and compliance.
- Keep humans in the loop and prioritize security to accelerate enterprise adoption.
Measure With Workbench And Keep Humans Central
- Measure AI impact with workbench benchmarks for real work tasks like spreadsheets and meetings.
- Design agents that keep the human at center instead of acting autonomously without approval.