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Brad Smith quote, Jan 3, 2025

Vice Chair and President, Microsoft · Jan 3, 2025 · Post, The Golden Opportunity for American AI

A key opportunity for most people will be to develop an AI fluency that will enable them to use AI in their jobs, much as they use laptops, smartphones, software applications, and the internet today.

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Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President, Microsoft
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The Golden Opportunity for American AI
Topics
Education, Work
Company
Microsoft
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blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2025/01/03/the-golden-opportunity-for-american-ai/

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