Microsoft President Brad Smith says AI has no crystal ball for the future, and the key is ensuring its benefits reach everyone
Microsoft Vice Chairman and President Brad Smith posted on X on October 25, 2026, that there is no crystal ball that can predict where AI will take us. The more important question is what kind of future we want to build with it, and how to ensure its benefits reach everyone.
He said that technology, at its best, helps people stand taller and reach farther. That should be our goal in approaching AI. The post included a video.
Smith has previously discussed AI access gaps, skills training and regulatory issues in public, including differences in adoption rates between the Global North and South.
Original source:
Title: There’s no crystal ball for where AI will take us... Publisher: Brad Smith（@BradSmi） Publication date: 2026-10-25 URL: https://x.com/BradSmi/status/2114489296300441603 Source type: Social media Verification status: Original text read for this report; accessed on 2026-10-25 Supporting content: full post text and identity as Microsoft Vice Chairman and President.
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The core fact of this event is that Microsoft President Brad Smith made a public statement on X about AI’s future and the distribution of its benefits. The post emphasizes choice rather than prediction.
“Benefits reach everyone” is Smith’s wording. The source verified in this report does not provide any specific policy or product action tied to the post. Smith has previously discussed global AI adoption gaps in other settings.
This event records a public statement by a corporate executive about the direction of AI. The follow-up question is whether it is accompanied by any specific initiative or data.
ABAB News · Cognitive Law
The future of AI can be described as something for which there is no crystal ball.
The goal can be set as ensuring that the benefits reach everyone.
The best state of technology can be described as helping people stand taller.