Nadella Says He Interrogates AI Models Instead of Trusting Their Output
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said he doesn't take model output at face value but manipulates and interrogates it. He uses the company's Cowork and Excel agents to analyze spreadsheets and track SEC filings, including real-time ROIC calculations.
- Nadella: "I just don't see a model output and take it, I want to manipulate it"
- Excel agent generated five scenario sheets from a single formula in a shared spreadsheet
- Agent combines SEC filings and internal data into a dashboard with ROIC by layer
- Nadella calls manipulation, interrogation and reasoning key drivers of agent performance
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