Microsoft Bets Big on AI as the Next Computing Revolution, Though Risks Remain

Microsoft is betting big on AI, seeing it as the next major computing paradigm after PCs, the internet, mobile, and cloud.

CEO Satya Nadella believes AI can reshape every software category and business. He highlights how Microsoft is incorporating AI across all products and business units.

Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI for large language models like GPT-3 has given it a lead over rivals like Google in natural language AI.

Nadella refers to AI systems as having powerful "reasoning engines", but these systems currently do not actually reason like humans.

Microsoft aims to stay ahead in AI innovation but risks overconfidence in immature AI systems, which could lead to harm if deployed incautiously across products.