Microsoft CEO Touts His Own DIY AI Project To Wall Street and His 20 Million Followers
theodp writes: During Microsoft's 2026Q4 earnings call, CEO Microsoft Satya Nadella took time to tout a dashboard he personally created using AI from a Morgan Stanley analyst's PDF research report, which suggested a rosy payback for the so-called MAG7's ('Magnificent 7' companies) massive capital expenditures on AI (to which Nadella later added a "not financial advice" disclaimer). "It would be…
During Microsoft's 2026Q4 earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella showcased a dashboard he developed using AI from a Morgan Stanley analyst's PDF research report, which contained insights on the potential financial returns from the MAG7 companies' substantial investments in AI. Nadella emphasized that the process was straightforward: he fed the PDF into Copilot, which generated a rich semantic model and integrated it into Power BI with OneLake, pulling data from external sources including SEC filings of the MAG7 companies.
The resulting dashboard was stored in GitHub and accessible through Copilot, enabling various roles—such as knowledge workers, data engineers, and professional developers—to interact with the data and applications. Nadella highlighted how this DIY project demonstrated AI's potential to streamline workflows, ensure governance, security, and manageability within an enterprise environment.
However, the announcement received mixed reactions on social media, with some praising the innovation while others questioned the practicality and necessity of such a project.
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