Satya Nadella Denies Leaked Microsoft Strategy to Make Users Addicted to AI
At its Build 2026 conference, Microsoft announced a major strategic pivot from Bill Gates-era traditional software toward an "agentic AI" future, highlighted by the unveiling of the Qualcomm-collaborated Project Solara. However, this transition faces controversy following a leaked internal document for an AI assistant named Scout, which allegedly outlined executives' strategies to "make people addicted" and dependent on the technology. CEO Satya Nadella has strongly denied the claims, dismissing the leaked document as "nonsense," while investigative reports stand by the authenticity of the executive-authored strategy.