The CEO of Microsoft asks to stop calling AI “junk” and demands a new balance with humans

Satya Nadella defends artificial intelligence as a tool of cognitive amplification.

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The debate surrounding artificial intelligence continues to intensify, and now it’s been the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, who has wanted to take a clear stance. In a recent intervention, the executive has called to abandon the simplistic narrative that reduces AI to “slop” (low-value or poorly generated content) and move towards a more mature and balanced vision of its impact.

According to Nadella, the current debate is too polarized between those who see AI as a threat and those who consider it a magical solution. For Microsoft’s top executive, this approach is no longer useful. In his opinion, it’s necessary to overcome the dichotomy between “junk” and “sophistication” to build a new framework that takes into account how people interact with each other when they have cognitive amplification tools.

AI as an extension of human capabilities

Nadella’s message doesn’t revolve around defending any use of artificial intelligence, but rather rethinking its role. From his point of view, AI shouldn’t be understood solely as a content generator, but as an additional layer that enhances creativity, productivity, and the way we work and communicate.

This vision aligns with the strategy Microsoft has been following, integrating AI into products like Windows, Office, or its cloud services, always with the idea that the user maintains control and final judgment.

A debate that goes beyond technology

The CEO of Microsoft’s words also point to a broader issue: how the relationship between humans is redefined in an environment where AI is omnipresent. Nadella defends the need to find a “new balance” social and cultural, where these tools are used responsibly and with purpose, avoiding both automatic rejection and uncritical adoption.

In a moment when AI generates equal parts enthusiasm and rejection, Microsoft’s stance seeks to reduce the noise and focus the debate on something more constructive: what we do with these tools and how they transform us as individuals and as a society.