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This is probably the biggest change in knowledge work since PCs. Think about how did work happen pre PCs - a multinational company trying to do a forecast.

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“In fact, I would say this is probably the biggest change in knowledge work since PCs.”

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Unpacked. I think it's it's actually you you're pulling on a very interesting thread, which is at some level, what's the big structural change that needs to happen? In fact, I would say this is probably the biggest change in knowledge work since PCs. I mean, I always, you know, think about, like, how did work happen pre PCs. Right? I mean, think about a multinational company like ours trying to do a forecast.

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Historical comparison that contextualizes AI's impact using a relatable business example. The 'biggest change since PCs' framing is bold and the forecast example makes it concrete.

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You now have that chain of thought, where you can see it work. Now their actions through computer use - that's the state of the copilot today.

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I went to the American Embassy in Delhi, and I said, where's the line to give up my green card? And they said, there is no such line. That would be a crazy thing to do in the nineties.

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This is probably the biggest change in knowledge work since PCs. Think about how did work happen pre PCs - a multinational company trying to do a forecast.

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Jobs had the best line for computers: 'it's a bicycle for the mind.' Bill had a line which I liked: 'information at your fingertips.' We need now a new concept metaphor for how we use computers in the AI age.

The revenue from the SharePoint ecosystem - the consulting community, the implementers - their revenue was something like seven times greater than Microsoft's own software revenue.

You now have that chain of thought, where you can see it work. Now their actions through computer use - that's the state of the copilot today.

I went to the American Embassy in Delhi, and I said, where's the line to give up my green card? And they said, there is no such line. That would be a crazy thing to do in the nineties.

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