Microsoft CEO says 'I look at all agents as users', and that means AI ones too, as each agentic bot 'will have its own identity'

REDMOND, WASHINGTON - APRIL 4: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella waves during an event celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Microsoft on April 4, 2025 in Redmond, Washington. The company also gave an update on Copilot, its AI tool. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images).

It seems like the present chunk of our mildly dystopian timeline is in part dedicated to figuring out exactly what is to become of our digital future alongside AI. "Agentic" AI is one lens through which many an AI boffin is considering this future, and it looks like that's to the extent that our human agency might be considered on a level with AI agency, as far as our software is concerned.

At least, that's the message I'm getting from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's public comms on the issue. When speaking to Morgan Stanley about the increase in Microsoft 365's TAM (total addressable market), such as we see through increasing Microsoft 365 subscriptions and users, the CEO was asked specifically whether he thinks about the "agentic future" involving more users or more agents.