Satya Nadella Denies Knowledge of Microsoft Document Aiming to Make AI 'Addictive'
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Summary
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella publicly distanced himself from an internal strategy document that stated the company wanted to "make people addicted" to its new AI assistant, Scout. The document, written by Microsoft executives Omar Shahine and Jakob Werner with AI assistance, was reported on by 404 Media. Nadella told staff he was unaware of the document and dismissed it as "nonsense," raising questions about executive awareness and internal communications at the company.
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The strategy document was written by Microsoft executives Omar Shahine, Jakob Werner, and some sort of AI writing too
The document explained the company wanted to 'make people addicted' to its new AI assistant, Scout
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