Episode 187 | The AI Paywall: Navigating Copilot Licensing and Expectations with Peter Ward
About this episode
The episode discusses the discrepancies between Microsoft Copilot demos and actual licensing availability with guest Peter Ward.
For this episode, I spoke with Peter Ward, a fellow Microsoft MVP and CEO of NYC-based SoHo Dragon, on the growing gap between what organizations see in Microsoft Copilot demos and what is actually available through their existing licenses. We explore how licensing complexity can impact adoption, create unrealistic expectations, and even lead to an emerging divide between AI-enabled employees and everyone else. You can find more information about my guest on my blog at buckleyplanet.com/
People in this episode
Host: Christian Buckley
Guest: Peter Ward
Topics covered
- AI licensing
- Microsoft Copilot
- organizational expectations
- adoption challenges
- employee divide
Keywords
- AI Paywall
- Copilot Licensing
- Microsoft MVP
- adoption
- expectations
- SoHo Dragon
- employee divide
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Microsoft, SoHo Dragon
Places: NYC
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