Satya Nadella argues that the shift to an AI-driven economy goes beyond past digital upgrades and demands robust external ecosystems around firms. He says frontiers without partners, tools, and networks aren’t stable or sustainable.

• Nadella argues AI's staying power depends on building an external ecosystem (partners, tools, networks), not just pushing the tech frontier alone
• He ties this to Azure's own growth—now serving over 95% of Fortune 500 companies—as proof that open platforms with broad developer buy-in create durable value
• He warns that single-company control over an ecosystem stifles innovation, citing closed gaming consoles and app stores as examples of delayed features and high fees
• His prescription: open standards, shared infrastructure (APIs, common data formats, governance models) to keep AI platforms competitive and sustainable

This page collects NPR Money’s recent stories on topics from workplace insights (inspired by Survivor) and AI data centers cutting power costs to the gas price crisis and shifting job market trends. It links to reports on everything from private-equity experiments and public goods to the impact of infinite scroll and global supply chains.

• AI data centers are driving down local power bills in the areas around them
• A pro-worker private equity model is being tested in Charleston schools to reshape labor relations
• Infinite-scroll inventor Nir Eyal now regrets his role in making feeds addictive
• Russia's economy hasn't collapsed despite sanctions

This article discusses the need for new industrial policies to manage the transition to superintelligent AI. It emphasizes the importance of democratic processes in shaping AI's future, ensuring broad access and mitigating risks. The authors argue for proactive measures to ensure that AI benefits everyone and addresses potential disruptions to jobs and society.

• OpenAI is calling for explicit industrial policy to manage the transition to superintelligent AI rather than leaving it to market forces alone
• The company frames democratic governance and broad access as necessary to prevent AI benefits and power from concentrating among a small few
• Past technological transitions show that translating growth into widespread prosperity required deliberate political action, not automatic diffusion, and superintelligence will require similarly ambitious intervention
• The proposal centers on building new institutions and safeguards to keep advanced AI systems controllable and aligned while rethinking the social contract around jobs and economic participation