Satya NadellaManaging Director of Microsoftshared in the podcast Naughty Pint his vision further Integration of artificial intelligence in the companyhow important it is to have all the data at your fingertips and how the current wave of investment in AI differs from the dot-com bubble.
While talking to the driver, John CollisonNadella spoke about the future of the “agent trade” and His leadership method is supported by tools such as teamsand offers a direct insight into the current challenges and opportunities in the technology industry.
When asked about the main goal of the Ignite conference, Nadella explained Naughty Pint that the focus is on ensuring that AI is actually embedded in companies. “More than admiring someone else’s AI factory, it’s about building your own.”he explained.
According to the executive, the big challenge is organizing the data layer to feed artificial intelligence every organization. “The biggest advance we have made is using the diagram (mathematical and computational structure) that is underneath the emails, the documents, the team calls… These are the relationships that, although they may seem disordered, are always responding to a business event,” Nadella explained.
He emphasized that the essential feature of Enterprise AI is that all data is available at all times. However, he admitted that most companies still fails to integrate your business context into a single AI application.
“It’s a process that’s just beginning, but It’s the fastest change we’ve ever seen to an office suite in our history,” he said. He added the need for strict data management and confidentiality, practices that Microsoft has implemented in Copilot to ensure this Security and regulatory compliance.
When comparing the investment cycle in artificial intelligence with the .com bubbleNadella was categorical: “The difference is that today the demand is real and the infrastructure is fully utilized.”
During the bubble of the 2000s, much investment remained in unused infrastructure, such as dark fiber. “Well, I don’t have a usability problem; Everything we have is sold. The challenge is to increase supply to respond to demand,” he explained in Naughty Pint.
The CEO also emphasized that building the current infrastructure requires a global vision and complex management of permits, energy and regulations in a context marked by data sovereignty concerns. “The fleet must be global and able to support all types of workloads.”Nadella pointed out.
Regarding agent trading, he described a new frontier in the interaction between users, AI agents and trading platforms. “The idea is to create an experience where the catalog and the purchasing process flow together and make this possible that conversational agents facilitate the interaction between the user and the merchant“, he explained.
For Nadella, the key is that each company can offer its own catalog of interfaces natural language that enable deep and personalized searches.
“We’re still in the early stages, but the end-user experience is so compelling The data already proves it“, he explained. He also expected intense competition in this areawith players like ChatGPT, Google and Meta.
When it comes to leadership, Nadella illustrated how he applies it Teams as “the new virtual hallway” to tour the company and get in touch with the teams. “I spend most of my day on Teams calls with clients and teams. It’s the most useful way to stay connected and learn,” he said.
He acknowledged certain restrictions due to access permissions, but considered it positive to be able to participate in internal channels and “normalize the presence of the CEO.”
Nadella also emphasized the importance of a coherent organizational culture and promoting continuous learning. “The internal narrative must be vivid and coherent. Growth and the attitude of learning rather than knowing everything was essential“, he explained.
He defined leadership as the ability to do something Set priorities, strengthen teams and balancing short-term and long-term needs.
When Nadella thought about Microsoft’s culture, he acknowledged this part of it Challenges arise from external narratives This can influence inner perception. “Power is much more distributed than you think. Culture is formed in teams and reinforced by management, but it also depends on the ability to resist social memes,” he said.
Regarding the role of the CEO in such a large organization, he emphasized the need to delegate and build solid teams. Focus on important decisions that only the manager can make. “The founder has a unique working memory, but The professional CEO must respect this uniqueness and take his own approach.“Nadella concluded.
In the age of artificial intelligence, he discovered this the tacit knowledge of organizations will lie not only in people but also in AI models is able to structure and preserve this collective knowledge, redefining companies’ intellectual property and competitive advantage.
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