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The 33-year-old executive Satya Nadella is trusting to fix Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant
Jacob Andreou has had a rapid ascent at the 51-year-old tech giant. He is leading the charge to retool its pivotal AI product.
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Jacob Andreou, a 33‑year‑old Microsoft executive, was tasked early this year with demonstrating the capabilities of the company’s internal AI tool, Copilot Tasks, by having it autonomously order a McDonald’s cheeseburger to his apartment near the Silicon Valley campus. Andreou and his team worked nonstop to get the tool operational, and the successful delivery would confirm that the AI agent could execute the end‑to‑end task as intended. Colleagues note that Andreou’s hands‑on involvement with developers and his technical savviness have earned him respect within Microsoft. This demonstration is part of Satya Nadella’s broader effort to revitalize Microsoft’s AI strategy.
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