Hello, listeners. Back by popular demand, we're sharing another episode of the Tools and Weapons podcast, brought to you by our friends at Microsoft.

Microsoft's chief technology officer, Kevin Scott, believes that for AI to benefit everyone, humans must be at the center of its development.

His philosophy was shaped by his rural Virginia roots where he belonged to a

hardworking community that used creativity, perseverance, and curiosity to support each other and tackle

practical challenges. In this episode, you'll hear about how a culture grounded in human values can

lead to safer products, how AI can increase access

to critical services like education and medicine, and what Chopin's G minor ballad can teach us about

AI and human connection. You can find more Tools and Weapons episodes at codestory.co

slash tools and weapons. And thanks again for listening.

I'm Brad Smith, and this is tools and weapons.

On this podcast, I'm sharing conversations with leaders who are at the intersection of the promise and the peril of the digital age.

We'll explore technology technologies role in the world

as we look for new solutions for society's biggest challenges.

You can look at AI as a potential way to transform really hard

zero-sum problems into non-zero-sum ones.

And I think that lens is one that we ought to use more,

because that's the true benefit and power of technology,

is helping us have more leverage, more abundance,

more of everything for everyone.

That's Kevin Scott, Microsoft's chief technology officer who leads the company's AI strategy.

His vision to make AI a tool available to people everywhere has roots in his rural Virginia

upbringing.

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