Azeem Azhar's Exponential View

Leading a Technology Giant During the Techlash

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Microsoft’s president, Brad Smith, argues for multilateral cooperation across borders and sectors in order to advance the regulatory framework for technology companies. In this conversation, he joins Azeem Azhar to discuss:

  • Why regulation is necessary to advance innovation.
  • How to maintain greater purpose at a company’s core while scaling.
  • Why employees organizing is a positive force in every company.
  • The case against the facial recognition ban.

    • Further reading:

    • “Tools and Weapons: The Promise and Peril of the Digital Age” (Brad Smith, 2019)
    • “The Real Reason Tech Companies Want Regulation” (Exponential View newsletter, Jan. 26, 2020)
    • “Thinking About Innovation” (Exponential View newsletter, Dec. 28, 2019)
    • “Tech Firms Need More Regulation” (The Atlantic, Sept. 9, 2019)

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