Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott oversees the company's AI efforts, including its big partnership with OpenAI and ChatGPT. Kevin and I spoke ahead of his keynote talk at Microsoft Build, the company’s annual developer conference, where he showed off the company’s new AI assistant tools, which Microsoft calls Copilots. Microsoft is big into Copilots. GitHub Copilot is already helping millions of developers write code, and now, the company is adding Copilots to everything from Office to the Windows Terminal.Basically, if there’s a text box, Microsoft thinks AI can help you fill it out, and Microsoft has a long history of assistance like this. You might remember Clippy from the ’90s. Well, AI Super Clippy is here.Microsoft is building these Copilots in collaboration with OpenAI, and Kevin manages that partnership. I wanted to ask Kevin why Microsoft decided to partner with a startup instead of building the AI tech internally, where the two companies disagree, how they resolve any differences, and what Microsoft is choosing to build for itself instead of relying on OpenAI. Kevin controls the entire GPU budget at Microsoft. I wanted to know how he decides to spend it. We also talked about what happened when Bing tried to get New York Times columnist Kevin Roose to leave his wife. Like I said, this episode has a little bit of everything. Okay. Kevin Scott, CTO and executive vice president of AI at Microsoft. Here we go.Links:Microsoft Build - The Verge Kevin Scott on Vergecast in 2020 GitHub Copilot gets a new ChatGPT-like assistant to help developers write and fix code - The Verge Hackers made Iran's nuclear computers blast AC/DC - The Verge Microsoft resurrects Clippy again after brutally killing him off in Microsoft Teams - The VergeGoogle’s Sundar Pichai talks Search, AI, and dancing with Microsoft - The VergeCongress hates Big Tech — but it still seems optimistic about AI - The VergeHollywood writers to strike over low wages caused by streaming boom. - The Verge The 70 percent solution — CNNSal Khan: How AI could save (not destroy) education | TED TalkWhy a Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled - The New York TimesResponsible AI principles from MicrosoftMicrosoft has been secretly testing its Bing chatbot ‘Sydney’ for years - The Verge        Transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/23497429Credits:Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.Today’s episode was produced by Jackie McDermott and Raghu Manavalan, and it was edited by Callie Wright.The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Sr. Audio Director is Andrew Marino, our Editorial Director is Brooke Minters, and our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott discusses the enduring trend of scaling in AI, emphasizing the shift to inference over training as models improve. He touches on the future business models for training data and speculates on ad units for autonomous agents. Scott's short-term pessimism contrasts with his long-term optimism for industry growth and Microsoft's AI platform.

In this episode, Sarah and Elad speak with Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott about his unlikely journey from rural Virginia to becoming the driving force behind Microsoft's AI strategy. Sarah and Elad discuss the partnership that Kevin helped forge between Microsoft and OpenAI and explore the vision both companies have for the future of AI. They also discuss yesterday’s announcement of “copilots” across the Microsoft product suite, Microsoft’s GPU computing budget, the potential impact of open source AI models in the tech industry, the future of AI in relation to jobs, why Kevin is bullish on creative and physical work, and predictions for progress in AI this year.No Priors is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel on YouTube and like this episode.Show Links: May 23, 2023: The Verge - Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott Thinks Sydney Might Make a Comeback May 23, 2023: Microsoft Outlines Framework For Building AI Apps and Copilots January 10, 2023: A Conversation with Kevin Scott: What’s Next In AI Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.comFollow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @kevin_scottShow Notes:[00:00] - Kevin Scott's Journey to Microsoft CTO[12:44] - Microsoft and Open AI Partnership[21:18] - The Future of Open Source AI[32:12] - AI for Everyone[45:29] - AI and the Future of Jobs[51:44] - The Future of AI and Regulation[58:10] - Taking a Global Perspective

AI is amazing… or terrifying, depending on who you ask. This is a technology that elicits strong, almost existential reactions. So, as a Memorial Day special, we're running an episode of Recode Media with Peter Kafka that digs into the giant ambitions and enormous concerns people have about the very same tech.First up: Joshua Browder (@jbrowder1), a Stanford computer science dropout who tried to get an AI lawyer into court.Then: Microsoft's CTO Kevin Scott (@kevin_scott) pitches a bright AI future. Plus: hype-deflator, cognitive scientist and author Gary Marcus (@GaryMarcus) believes in AI, but he thinks the giants of Silicon Valley are scaling flawed technology now—with potentially dangerous consequences. Subscribe for free to Recode Media to make sure you get the whole series: https://bit.ly/3IOpWuBPivot will return on Friday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott discusses the state of Microsoft's AI efforts, including Bing's competition with Google. They explore the role of AI in creative content creation and the nature of art. Kevin also talks about improving GPU capacity and the benefits of using a portfolio of models for AI applications. The integration of specialized knowledge, copyright issues in AI training, and the reliability of AI-generated summaries are also discussed.

Kevin Scott, Microsoft's CTO, discusses AI's impact on education, healthcare, and jobs, and the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership. Topics include ethical AI, empowering rural communities, humanist perspective on AGI, and Copilot suggestions for businesses. Scott explores technology revitalizing communities, AI's influence on labor markets, and framing AGI. Rapid-fire questions cover various sectors for future achievements and progress.

AI has captured the imagination of Silicon Valley seemingly overnight. And in all this excitement, it's hard to tell what's really going on. What is this technology, how does Silicon Valley plan to change our world with it, and what exactly has a bunch of smart people very worried?I'm doing a special series to figure that all out. Over the next three weeks, I'll talk to true AI believers and its sharpest detractors to get the real story about where this technology stands, and what it might mean for us. First up: I meet Joshua Browder (@jbrowder1), a Stanford computer science dropout who tried to get an AI lawyer into court.Then: Microsoft's CTO Kevin Scott (@kevin_scott) pitches me on a bright AI future. (5:10)Plus: I talk to hype-deflator, cognitive scientist and author Gary Marcus (@GaryMarcus). He believes in AI, but he thinks the giants of Silicon Valley are scaling flawed technology now—with potentially dangerous consequences. (25:30)Subscribe for free to Recode Media to make sure you get the whole series.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kevin Scott, Microsoft's expert in AI, discusses Microsoft's approach to AI, the next Industrial Revolution, developer productivity & flow state, reprogramming the American Dream, and advice to builders in the AI Revolution series on a16z Live podcast.

Kevin Scott is the CTO of Microsoft. Before that, he was the Senior Vice President of Engineering and Operations at LinkedIn. And before that, he oversaw mobile ads engineering at Google. This conversation is part of the Artificial Intelligence podcast. If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to https://lexfridman.com/ai or connect with @lexfridman on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Medium, or YouTube where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on iTunes or support it on Patreon.

Fei-Fei Li, a leading advocate for human-centered AI, joins Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind, and Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s CTO, to discuss their journeys in AI. The conversation navigates Reid’s early Stanford experiences, the transformation of academic concepts into industry applications, and the crucial role of technology in drug discovery. They emphasize the need for ethical considerations and public communication in scientific advancements, particularly highlighting the collaborative successes during the COVID vaccine development.