If you don't have a real stake in the new, then just surviving on the old - even if it is about efficiency - I don't think is a long-term game.
Satya NadellaRead
Human language is the new UI layer, bots are like new applications, and digital assistants are meta apps. Intelligence is infused into all of your interactions.
Interpretation
Language is becoming the primary interface in technology, with bots and digital assistants at the forefront, enhancing user interactions.
In this quote, Satya Nadella emphasizes the pivotal role that human language plays as the user interface (UI) in modern technology. With the rise of bots and digital assistants, the way we interact with technology is shifting to be more conversational and intuitive, where intelligence, in the form of AI, enhances these interactions and makes them more seamless and effective.
In practice
In a tech conference, to introduce the role of AI in contemporary applications.
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