Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella vs. Google

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella testified this week in Google's antitrust case in Washington, D.C., supporting the U.S. Justice Department's contention that the search giant unfairly leverages its market power to stifle competition, a charge that Google vehemently disputes. 

On this episode of the podcast, we reenact portions of Nadella's testimony, explain the positions staked out by Microsoft and Google in the case, and discuss the irony of Microsoft siding with the DOJ two decades after fighting its own antitrust battle against the agency. 

Read additional excerpts in this GeekWire Post: What Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in court about Google, Apple, search, and the future of AI

Plus, Generative AI and the "Ghost of Lesser Seattle." We revisit our attempt to channel the late, great Seattle newspaper columnist Emmett Watson with the help of ChatGPT, and assess the reaction.

With GeekWire co-founders Todd Bishop and John Cook.

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• Testifying in Google trial, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warns AI could extend search giant’s lead
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• Emmett Watson meets ChatGPT: What if the champion of ‘Lesser Seattle’ could see us now?
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