Dubbed “Looking Ahead to 2026,” the post in question offers little in terms of Nadella’s actual look-ahead for the new year, instead focusing almost entirely on the CEO’s hopes that artificial intelligence will become more widely accepted and used IRL.
Opening with the declaration that “there’s no question 2026 will be a pivotal year for AI,” the piece regurgitates the same pro-AI talking points you’ve likely heard countless times already, asserting that the initial phase of discovery is over and that attention should now shift toward integrating AI-powered tools into society to deliver real-world impact.
Nadella also urged a move “beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication,” a part many news outlets interpreted – perhaps somewhat clickbait-ily, though you can make your own judgments on that – as him begging people to stop calling the output of AI tools “slop”.