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Brad Smith
@BradSmi
President and Vice Chair
@Microsoft
, Co-author of #ToolsAndWeapons. Husband. Dad. Proud native of Appleton, Wisconsin.
Redmond, Washingtonnews.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/Joined April 2008
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Mathias Döpfner gave as good an explanation of the “tools and weapons” concept as I’ve heard yet.
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On this week’s episode of Tools and Weapons, Mathias Döpfner, CEO of multimedia publishing house @AxelSpringer, joins @BradSmi to discuss how a healthy media ecosystem is vital in safeguarding democracy. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mat
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In
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, experts representing academia, industry and non-profits explain what’s wrong with the way carbon is measured today and what we need to do to fix it – including participation in the #CarbonCall. Microsoft’s
@lucasjoppa
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The current methods of greenhouse-gas accounting are broken. Thanks to @amyleurs and coauthors we have a new article in @Nature outlining the need for reliable, interoperable systems. This needs to be the foundation of a net zero carbon economy. nature.com/articles/d4158
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For the U.S. to remain a global economic and innovation leader, we must continue as a country to invest in technology research and development. The bipartisan competitiveness bill is a critical step towards ensuring continued American progress and leadership.
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A global media powerhouse that started out in a pig stable? It’s just one of the incredible origin stories Mathias Döpfner tells in the next episode of Tools and Weapons. The other is his own. Don’t miss it.
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Mathias Döpfner: Can democracy survive without independent journalism?
Listen to this episode from Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith on Spotify. Why does the head of a global media powerhouse still give his occupation as “journalist?” Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel...
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AI expert
@kaifulee
has something in common with my son: a lifelong fascination with science fiction. We talked about how the power of stories can help explain the possibilities of AI – and how soon science fiction could become science fact. news.microsoft.com/tools-and-weap
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In the latest episode of #ToolsAndWeapons, #AI expert @kaifulee joins @BradSmi to discuss the implications of job automation and why he remains an “AI optimist.” Dive in: ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kai
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To achieve net zero, organizations must reinvent the way they travel. That’s why we’re working with
@AlaskaAir
and
@twelve_co2
to accelerate decarbonization in the aviation industry.
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We’re collaborating with @AlaskaAir and @Twelve_co2 to accelerate decarbonization in the aviation industry by exploring how to use low carbon fuels produced by renewable electricity, like Twelve’s E-Jet. Read more: prnewswire.com/news-releases/
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For better and for worse, “AI doesn’t feel anything." AI expert
@kaifulee
shares how he thinks AI will impact individuals and entire economies – and the three areas it probably won't. Episode 4 of Tools and Weapons is out now.
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Kai-Fu Lee: How AI teaches us what it means to be human
Listen to this episode from Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith on Spotify. In 2017, leading AI expert Kai-Fu Lee shared a dire prediction: half of all jobs – both blue collar and white collar – could...
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Every time I talk with
@tomfriedman
, I learn something new.
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In @BradSmi's latest episode of #ToolsAndWeapons, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist @tomfriedman discusses how tuning into nature & building communities can help us tackle some of the world's biggest issues. Subscribe here: bit.ly/3NNnKmP
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The world’s 550 million Spanish speakers are separated by oceans, borders, and cultures, but have somehow kept the language from fragmenting for over 300 years. I visited
@RAEinforma
in Madrid to learn more and how AI poses new challenges and opportunities.
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Daily Show Host, author, and now... Microsoft Chief Questions Officer. It was fun to add a new line to
@Trevornoah
's resume today. We always appreciate the way he leads us to fresh answers by asking new questions.
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Today we launched our Digital Equity Dashboard to help officials direct public investments to the people who need it most. It uses data to provide a clear picture of the digital gaps that in turn will lead to opportunity across the United States.
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A street-by-street view of digital inequity in the United States - Microsoft On the Issues
Today, Microsoft is releasing a new Digital Equity Data Dashboard to help create better understanding of the economic opportunity gaps in towns, cities and neighborhoods across the United States
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My next podcast guest says, “The key to our future hinges not on what we know, but on how well we listen.” And you can trust that when
@tomfriedman
talks, I listen, because he’s lived life at the extremes – and shares what he’s learned.
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‎Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith: Thomas Friedman: It's not what we know, but how well we listen...
‎Show Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith, Ep Thomas Friedman: It's not what we know, but how well we listen - Jul 12, 2022
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Sometimes stopping is more important than starting. The Santa Justa Lift in Portugal is an example of just that. It opened 120 years ago and teaches us an important lesson about technology and safety.
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When you hear NZ PM
@jacindaardern
describe the day that led her to create the Christchurch Call, you get why it’s so important for government and tech to fight violent online extremism. I invite you to listen to our conversation on Tools and Weapons.
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‎Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: Can we work together to end...
‎Show Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith, Ep Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern: Can we work together to end violent extremism online? - Jul 5, 2022
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Is there any common ground left in how we see the world? In the first episode of Tools and Weapons, I talk to my friend
@TrevorNoah
about disinformation, the media, and what it might take for us to find our way back to a shared reality. Available now:
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Trevor Noah: Who do you trust (when you don’t trust the news)?
Listen to this episode from Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith on Spotify. Since his first night anchoring The Daily Show in 2015, Trevor Noah has used comedy to connect the dots between local events...
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@BradSmi
says, “Just as we become more sophisticated in addressing other forms of cyber threats, we need to address with urgency, perhaps even greater urgency, this new cyber threat as well. Because, in many ways, it's really directed at the core of our democracy."
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Today, we disclosed how Russia's attacks against Ukraine coordinate cyberattacks within Ukraine, espionage outside Ukraine, and cyber influence operations targeting people around the world. It will take a coordinated response to combat this threat. bit.ly/3N7P4Md
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House passage of the NDO Fairness Act is an important milestone for increasing transparency in government requests for customer data. Thanks
@RepJerryNadler
@RepFitzgerald
for your leadership in ensuring that secrecy is the exception, not the norm.
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Microsoft is advancing AI with ethical principles that put people first. Our Responsible AI Standard takes a thoughtful approach, moving from principles to practices and collaborating with industry, academia and regulators for meaningful progress.
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Microsoft's framework for building AI systems responsibly - Microsoft On the Issues
Today we are sharing publicly Microsoft’s Responsible AI Standard, a framework to guide how we build AI systems. It is an important step in our journey to develop better, more trustworthy AI. We are...
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Protecting public and private sector customers from foreign information operations is a top priority for us. To further strengthen Microsoft’s cyber threat analysis and research capabilities, today we’re announcing plans to acquire
@MiburoSolutions
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Microsoft to acquire Miburo to boost threat intelligence research into new foreign cyber threats -...
Editor’s note: On July 1, Microsoft’s acquisition of Miburo was completed. Today, Microsoft is announcing that we have entered into an agreement to acquire Miburo, a cyber threat analysis and...
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