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Kylie Robison

Satya Nadella sees another Bill Gates 'tidal wave'

Chairman and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft Corporation Bill Gates attends an Antitrust press conference May 5, 1998

Hi folks, Kylie Robison with the tech team here. On a fairly regular basis, I bring up former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's infamous and sweaty "developers, developers, developers" speech. It's one of those memes that's perfect for replacing the word developers with any trending term of your choice, and today, the key phrase is obviously A.I.

Artificial intelligence is undoubtedly buzzy, bringing back a bit of that perspiration-fueled fervor reminiscent of the dotcom boom era. The frenzy it's stirred up has led to some rather curious deals, such as the case of a fledgling startup, roughly a week old, boasting a valuation of around $100 million, all on the basis of a lofty A.I.-infused vision rather than much of a physical product, as reported by the New York Times.

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