20260121 - What Satya Nadella actually said at Davos about the AI bubble
Release Date: 01/21/2026
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https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/01/21/what-satya-nadella-actually-said-at-davos-about-ai/ - blog post
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- AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2026/01/20/ai-boom-could-falter-without-wider-adoption-microsoft-chief-satya-nadella-warns/
- Conversation with Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLsoEJ7WpZY
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