The Real Truth About AI, Data & Careers - Insights from a Microsoft Leader | Mr. Cecil Sunder

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with Microsoft Director Mr. Cecil Sunder about AI, data, and their implications for careers and the economy.

Send us Fan Mail I recently had a chance to sit down with Mr.Cecil Sunder, and it is rare to meet someone who actually inhabits the full weight of their LinkedIn headline. He is a Director at Microsoft and a Global AI Thought Leader, but those roles are really just the engine for his true work as a Business Strategist, Investor, and Champion of Social Impact. Our conversation shifted my perspective on more than just the "tech" of AI; it forced me to look at the "how" of our future economy. ...

People in this episode

Host: Gayathri Prakash

Guest: Mr. Cecil Sunder

Topics covered

• AI
• data
• careers
• business strategy
• social impact
• future economy

Keywords

• AI
• data
• careers
• Microsoft
• business strategist
• social impact
• future economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft

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