Episode · MD MEETS · 2025-11-29

Books mentioned on Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: AI Boom, Energy Battle & His Complicated Alliance with Sam Altman

2 books · With Satya Nadella · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the world - and straining the planet’s power grid. In this episode, Mathias Döpfner talks with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella about the explosive AI boom, the massive energy demands of data centers, and what it takes to keep innovation sustainable.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   Mindset

   Carol S. Dweck · at 9:37

   Mindset by Carol S.

   Discussed

   “We the one of the metaphors we use a lot coming out of this child psychology and Carol Dwek's work of growth mindset is uha when you say skill set there's I think the most important skill set for long-term relevance is you know how do you be be a learn it all and not a knowit all right that”

   Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: AI Boom, Energy Battle & His Complicated … 2025-11-29 Listen at 9:37

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2. 

   Technology and the Rise of Great Powers

   Jeffrey Ding · at 45:46

   Discussed

   “I think if you think back I I'm a big believer in the Jeffrey Ding uh you know school which is all about diffusion of technology right everybody today is more about the hype of one AI technology quite frankly the country or that is going to really win is going to be the one that can scale up broadly”

   Satya Nadella Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella: AI Boom, Energy Battle & His Complicated … 2025-11-29 Listen at 45:46

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