In this episode of Force Multiplier, Danny is joined by Dame Clare Barclay, President of Enterprise & Industry, EMEA at Microsoft and former CEO, Microsoft UK. Clare and Danny discuss how they see AI being used in education, and how this extends to future generations. She shares what she’s seeing across AI startups and enterprises, why skills and lifelong learning are the critical unlock, and what governments can do to drive productivity and inclusive growth.

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Referenced in this episode:

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI, Ethan Mollick

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Co-Intelligence-Living-Working-Ethan-Mollick-ebook/dp/B0CHHY2PS4

Supremacy (AI, ChatGPT, and the race that will change the world), Parmy Olson https://www.amazon.co.uk/Supremacy-ChatGPT-Race-Change-World/dp/1035038226

00:45 AI as a Lifter for All

01:31 Who Shapes the Outcome

03:18 Personalized Tutors in Education

03:26 Teachers Plus AI Support

05:26 Kids Using AI Wisely

07:01 Clare's Role at Microsoft

08:14 Government and AI Strategy

09:40 Skills and Lifelong Learning

11:47 AI Reshaping Organizations

13:33 Agents and Frontier Firms

16:57 Adoption Speed and Disruption

02:14 Enterprises Meet Startups

18:45 AI As Shock Trigger

19:11 Banking AI Benchmark Race

20:40 Startup Acceleration Era

21:41 Agent Costs And Value

24:11 Experimentation Culture Shift

25:14 Personal Agents In Practice

26:46 Satya And Microsoft Agents

28:44 Microsoft Culture To AI

33:35 Curiosity New Year Advice

34:14 Mum Learns AI Story