No Priors Ep. 18 | With Kevin Scott, CTO of Microsoft

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. 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