Brad Smith
@BradSmi
Vice Chair and President @Microsoft, Co-author of #ToolsAndWeapons#. Host of Tools And Weapons podcast. Husband. Dad. Proud native of Appleton, Wisconsin.
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There’s no crystal ball for where AI will take us. The more important question is what kind of future we want to build with it, and how we make sure its benefits reach everyone. At its best, technology helps people stand taller and reach higher. That should be our goal with AI.
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If we believe AI is one of the most powerful technologies we’ve ever created, we should also recognize that no technology is above the law.
Innovation needs to keep moving forward. But safety needs to keep pace. We need sensible, balanced rules that enable us to do both.
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Nonprofits are closest to the challenges in our communities, so they should help decide how AI is used to tackle them.
That's the idea behind @Microsoft Elevate for Changemakers. It gives nonprofit professionals hands-on AI skills, credentials they can show, and a community to learn alongside. The goal is to help them use AI for the people they serve.
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It’s always great to be back home in Wisconsin. There’s something special about seeing the people and institutions that make this state thrive, from the Green Bay @packers to the local businesses at @TitletownTechGB and community organizations that invest in Wisconsin every day.
As someone who grew up in the Fox River Valley, the pace of innovation spanning across so many industries is breathtaking. Wisconsin is an important home for @Microsoft. And we’re proud to be invested in its people, businesses, and communities.
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The digital frontier is raising new questions for sovereignty. Governments and organizations need confidence that they can control where AI systems run, who has access to them and how sensitive data is protected.
Today, we’re expanding Microsoft Sovereign Cloud to give customers more choice and control across the public cloud, their own environments and trusted local partners.
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Most of us use the cloud every day without ever thinking about what's behind it. At @Microsoftirl's new Dream Space, students get to see it up close and try their hand at electrical engineering, physical computing, and cloud operations in our mini datacenter lab.
Since 2018, Dream Space has reached more than 550,000 students across Ireland. This new hub brings that work right to our data center communities and helps young people picture a future for themselves in Ireland's digital economy.
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Thank you, @Microsoft Ireland. I always leave energized by the way you show up for our visit, for our company, and for your home country. Nothing shows it more than your support for @LauraLynnHouse, Ireland's Children's Hospice, and our next-door neighbor in Leopardstown.
What began in 2014 with just 10 riders has raised more than €2 million, including €265,000 this year, to support children with life-limiting conditions and their families in the hospice and at home.
This is #MicrosoftGive# at its best. Thank you to everyone who rode, crewed, donated, and cheered. @Microsoftirl
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Always great to spend time with Taoiseach Micheál Martin. Ireland has been @Microsoft's home in Europe for more than 40 years. The optimism and ambition here are contagious. Thank you for your time and the great conversation. @MichealMartinTD @Microsoftirl @IDAIRELAND
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A great moment in Dublin this week, as members of the Trusted Tech Alliance met with Taoiseach @MichealMartinTD at the International AI Summit. This Alliance of world-class providers ensures AI innovation advances with trust, security, and resilience at its foundation.
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Less than 10 percent of people in the world have access to a lawyer. We can change that with AI. It’s great to see the progress of our partnership with Clooney Foundation for Justice and at the Oxford Justice Innovators Programme and meet the cohort of innovators who will bring legal tools to the people who need them most. @Microsoft @ClooneyFDN @UniofOxford
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As AI scales, progress won’t just be measured by how powerful our models become, but by how efficiently we can run them. Maia 300 is an important step. We expect it to deliver 40% more tokens per megawatt than leading GPU-based systems, allowing us to provide more AI compute with the same amount of power.
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Today we are announcing our biggest bet yet on our own silicon.
Starting next calendar year, we will scale our Maia family to multi-gigawatt deployments, making it the primary inference system for our own product and services.
And we’re introducing Maia 300, which delivers 40% more tokens per watt compared to leading GPU-based systems.
We are already deploying Maia 200 across the US, Europe, and Australia, delivering up to 1.7x more tokens per watt across experiences in Teams and Copilot.
Our goal is to build on the full-stack efficiency gains we’ve already seen, while continuing to bring the latest innovations from across the ecosystem into our fleet.
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The Council of Europe has been the guardian of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law across Europe since 1949. All of us @Microsoft are privileged to work with you to use AI to help advance this mission. Thanks for having me.
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A milestone for our cooperation: the Council of Europe and @Microsoft have agreed to work more closely together to defend human rights in the age of AI.
Technology is evolving faster than our democratic safeguards. Working with those shaping it is essential to ensure innovation serves people and our values.
Thank you, @BradSmi, for your personal commitment to human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
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Merci @microsoftfrance! I always enjoy returning to Paris. I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn from you and leave inspired by your commitment to serving France.
It’s always good to see you, @arthurmensch, and thank you for your partnership. I’m grateful for our shared vision to support each other and support Europe as a whole.
Great to be back at Station F with @roxannevarza! It was inspiring to hear how the French startup and developer community is using AI to solve real problems. @joinstationf @microsoftfrance
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October is my favorite month at @Microsoft. It’s when employees around the world come together to support the nonprofits and causes they care about most. What starts as personal acts of generosity adds up to extraordinary impact. Last year alone, Microsoft employees contributed $255.6 million, including the company match, volunteered more than 1 million hours, and supported more than 36,500 nonprofits worldwide.
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Some challenges are simply too large for traditional tools. With decades of mission data and scientific knowledge, @NASA is using AI and @Microsoft technology to help navigate a universe of information. When AI can reason across that history in seconds, it can uncover connections and discoveries that might otherwise remain hidden.
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Last week at @WSJ Journal House during #UNGA#, I joined @alansmurray to discuss the opportunities and responsibilities that come with AI. This technology has the potential to help address major societal challenges, but realizing those benefits will require progress on safety, security, and governance that keeps pace with the technology itself.
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The question isn’t whether AI will keep getting smarter. It’s whether we can put that intelligence into people’s hands in ways that help them do more, create more, and solve bigger problems. Our promise is to help you put it to work.
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