By TOI Tech Desk
Publication Date: 2025-12-30 07:53:00
Satya Nadella believes 2026 will mark a turning point for artificial intelligence—not because of flashier models, but because the industry must finally answer what it’s actually building AI for. The Microsoft CEO wrote a year-end message that cuts through the usual corporate optimism to lay out three uncomfortable priorities. He argues the industry has moved past the “spectacle” phase and now faces harder questions about substance. Companies need to decide whether AI amplifies human potential or replaces it, build systems that work outside labs, and make tough calls about where to deploy…