Satya Nadella 'Not Sure' Who Said Microsoft Wanted to Make Addictive AI
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- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella disavowed an internal strategy document aiming to 'make people addicted' to AI assistant Scout, calling it 'nonsense' leaked by unknown parties.
- The document was co-authored by Microsoft executives Omar Shahine and Jakob Werner with AI assistance, contradicting Nadella's claim of ignorance.
- Shahine, the Corporate Vice President leading Scout, publicly documented his role in developing the product, and his name was listed as an author on the strategy document.
- Microsoft's phase one plan for Scout included building user dependency and addiction, which Nadella later stated is the 'exact opposite' of the company's goals.
- Microsoft ignored 404 Media's pre-publication inquiries about the 'addiction' language and later criticized the report to another outlet without addressing the authors.