Alvaro Celis

Work 3.0: From Tool to Teammate — How AI is Rewriting the Org Chart and Redefining Productivity Last year, Aparna Chennapragada (Chief Product Officer at Microsoft) reminded us that organizations haven’t truly adopted AI , individuals have. Beneath the buzz, the real blockers are trust, organizational inertia, and how work itself is changing. (Link Below to 2024) This year at the MIT AI Conference, Aparna and I will unpack a couple themes: 🧠 How the AI revolution is moving from tools to teammates, fundamentally reshaping roles, teams, and workflows. 🤝 Why what’s magical today becomes tomorrow’s commodity . and how companies can build trust and stay ahead of the curve. ⚡ What it takes to build resilient, adaptive organizations in the age of intelligent systems. 📅 Join us for this high-impact conversation at the MIT AI Conference 🔗 https://lu.ma/mitai2025 We’re grateful to our sponsors: E14 Fund, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, OpenAI, MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program, HoundDog.ai, Dheyo AI, espressoai.it, BCG X, Egon Zehnder, Horizon Neuroscience, Roomie, TriNet, MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship, Chonkie, Myndboosters AI, MemVerge, Cheyenne Ventures, Fenwick & West, Genspark. #MITAI2025 #AI #Innovation #Technology #FiresideChat #FutureOfWork #Work3 #AIProductivity #TrustInAI #Conference #Networking #MIT MIT Alumni Startups (MITAS): Shuja Keen, Daniela G., Adriana Catalina Vázquez Ortiz, Lorenzo Ligato, Dima Ayyash, Laura Hoang, Mainak Ghosh, Farzan Subhani, Nancy Wang, Serena Chung, Rand Hidayah, Rachel Lang, Luna Maroun, Zeenat Patrawala, Andreas Sanidiotis.

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It was an honor to moderate the "Rethinking Learning in the Age of AI" panel at The Ashby Workshops with Brendan McCord, Founder & Chair of the Cosmos Institute, Neesha Nanda, CEO & Founder of HeyBodhi.ai, and Lev Gonick, CIO of Arizona State University. The workshops brought together leaders across business, government, education, creative arts, and nonprofits to tackle critical questions such as education and workforce development, among others. In my "Upskilling for AI" workshop, we explored how organizations can build practical pathways for their teams. One theme emerged consistently: amid this technology inflection point, success means meeting people where they are on the journey. The human element isn't separate from AI transformation—it's central to it. Watching this diverse group of leaders share insight and inspire new actions was transformative. This is what possibility looks like in practice.

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Today at NVIDIA GTC, we announced the general availability of the Hammerspace AI Data Platform (AIDP). Here is what makes this different from every other AI data announcement you'll hear this week: Minutes… Not months to connect, process, and operationalize your data with AI Simple – start with the infrastructure you already have, scale to production anywhere 10x faster delivering outcomes compared to traditional AI storage solutions

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Just wrapped our earnings call and wanted to share a few highlights from the quarter. Bottom line: We’ve got great momentum across our AI platform and our family of Copilots, fueling our increasing investments in both capital and talent. We’re building a planet-scale cloud and AI factory. We’ll increase our AI capacity by 80% this year, and nearly double our DC footprint over the next two. That includes Fairwater in Wisconsin, the world’s most powerful AI datacenter, which will scale to two gigawatts alone. We are building a fungible fleet that spans every stage of the AI lifecycle and is constantly optimized to deliver the best ROI and TCO for us and our customers. One example: during the quarter, we increased the token throughput for GPT-4.1 and GPT-5 by more than 30% per GPU. Our family of Copilots and agents also surpassed over 150 million monthly active users across high value domains: • Information work: 90 percent of the F500 now use Microsoft 365 Copilot – and we’re shipping updates very fast • Coding: GitHub Copilot now has 26 million-plus users • Security: 36+ agents integrated across Entra, Defender, Purview, Intune • Science & Health: We helped document 17 million-plus patient encounters, up 5X year over year • Consumer: Tons of new capabilities announced over the past two weeks, from Groups and Mico in Copilot, to "Hey Copilot" in Windows And this week, we signed a new agreement with OpenAI, a milestone for both companies. It’s been an incredible investment, with nearly 10X return and no carry. All the value goes straight to shareholders. Another thing I feel super proud about is that Microsoft is now behind two of the largest nonprofits in the world! You can read more about our results here: https://lnkd.in/gxtVeMk2

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I’m really excited to join this timely conversation on AI & The Future of Work hosted by the Bay Area Council. As AI reshapes industries and disrupts traditional career pathways, we have a unique opportunity to democratize access to skills and rethink the signals employers use to recognize talent and potential. One powerful tool in this moment: registered apprenticeships. They provide a proven pathway to train, upskill, and diversify our workforce — ensuring that more people can participate and thrive in the AI-driven economy. Looking forward to the discussion with fellow leaders and to advancing innovative solutions together. #FutureOfWork #AI #Apprenticeship #TalentDevelopment #WorkforceInnovation #BayArea

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