Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaking on the 0pening day of the 2026 during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty ImagesMicrosoft chief executive Satya Nadella has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) risks becoming a speculative bubble unless its use spreads beyond big tech companies and wealthy economies. “For this not to be a bubble by definition, it requires that the benefits of this are much more evenly spread,” said Mr Nadella. However, Mr Nadella said he was confident that AI would prove to be transformative across industries, such as helping to develop new drugs. “So the [intellectual property] of any application or any firm is, how do you use all these models with context engineering or your data?” Mr Nadella said.

Source: The Irish Times January 20, 2026 14:13 UTC