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AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic · July 10 · 14 min

Microsoft's $2.5B AI Bet: Genius or Mistake?

Jaeden and Conor dig into Microsoft’s $2.5B AI investment and its new 6,000-person implementation unit, and Conor shares his spicy take on why throwing money and systems at AI often misses the real problem. They break down why most AI pilots fail to drive adoption, why resistance to change (not the technology) is the real bottleneck, and how leaders can actually ignite enthusiasm and get people using AI at the individual level. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/57ATwMDuaMg Get the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: https://aibox.ai Conor’s AI Course: https://www.ai-mindset.ai/courses Jaeden’s AI Business Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustle Chapters 00:00 Microsoft’s $2.5B AI Investment and Industry Trends 00:34 Conor’s Spicy Take: Is Microsoft’s Approach a Mistake? 01:08 What AI Implementation Units Are Trying to Achieve 02:06 The Common Pitfall: Blaming Systems, Not People 03:30 Why AI Pilots Often Fail to Drive Adoption 04:19 The Real Problem: Resistance to Change, Not Technology 06:05 Igniting the Spark: Getting People Excited About AI 09:22 Driving AI Use at the Individual Level 12:11 Company Culture and Leadership 13:23 The Bubble We Live In: AI Adoption Gaps See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Jaeden and Conor dig into Microsoft’s $2.5B AI investment and its new 6,000-person implementation unit, and Conor shares his spicy take on why throwing money and systems at AI often misses the real problem. They break down why most AI pilots fail to drive adoption, why resistance to change (not the technology) is the real bottleneck, and how leaders can actually ignite enthusiasm and get people using AI at the individual level.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/57ATwMDuaMg
Get the top 80+ AI Models for $8.99 at AI Box: https://aibox.ai
Conor’s AI Course: https://www.ai-mindset.ai/courses
Jaeden’s AI Business Community: https://www.skool.com/aihustle

Chapters
00:00 Microsoft’s $2.5B AI Investment and Industry Trends
00:34 Conor’s Spicy Take: Is Microsoft’s Approach a Mistake?
01:08 What AI Implementation Units Are Trying to Achieve
02:06 The Common Pitfall: Blaming Systems, Not People
03:30 Why AI Pilots Often Fail to Drive Adoption
04:19 The Real Problem: Resistance to Change, Not Technology
06:05 Igniting the Spark: Getting People Excited About AI
09:22 Driving AI Use at the Individual Level
12:11 Company Culture and Leadership
13:23 The Bubble We Live In: AI Adoption Gaps

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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