{"id":25753,"date":"2026-10-28T15:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T22:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/?page_id=25753"},"modified":"2026-10-29T09:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T16:13:55","slug":"ai-councils-at-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/ai-councils-at-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"AI councils at Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b4982b30 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-rd-heading-h-2-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rd-xs);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rd-xs)\">Inside Track series: AI councils at Microsoft<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-rd-paragraph-lg-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Explore how we&#8217;re using AI councils to shape how we adopt AI, navigate emerging challenges, and turn what we learn into practical guidance for other organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-eae88d79 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex has-2-columns\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rd-s)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-post post-24374 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-councils category-it-strategy tag-ai tag-ai-and-copilot tag-change-management tag-corporate-functions tag-customer-zero tag-employee-experience tag-governance tag-works-councils m-blog-post wp-block-tenup-post-picker\">\n\t\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Guiding our AI deployment with a set of employee councils\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb608622 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-null\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-rd-paragraph-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-18T09:05:00-07:00\">June 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-post-title\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Guiding our AI deployment with a set of employee councils\" data-bi-id=\"24374\" href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/guiding-our-ai-deployment-with-a-set-of-employee-councils\/\" target=\"_self\" >Guiding our AI deployment with a set of employee councils<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"has-rd-paragraph-lg-font-size wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The AI adoption curve gets steeper every day, as the technology continues to advance at lightning speed. At Microsoft Digital, the company\u2019s IT organization, we\u2019re using a set&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article class=\"wp-block-post post-25790 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-microsoft-digital tag-ai tag-ai-and-copilot tag-change-management tag-customer-zero tag-data tag-data-and-analytics tag-governance tag-security-and-governance m-blog-post wp-block-tenup-post-picker\">\n\t\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Deploying AI with employee councils: An IT playbook from Microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb608622 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-null\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/10\/10853-Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/10\/10853-Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/10\/10853-Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/10\/10853-Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/10\/10853-Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/10\/10853-Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/10\/10853-Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-rd-paragraph-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-10-29T09:00:00-07:00\">October 29, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-post-title\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Deploying AI with employee councils: An IT playbook from Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"25790\" href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/deploying-ai-with-employee-councils-an-it-playbook-from-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\" >Deploying AI with employee councils: An IT playbook from Microsoft<\/a><\/h4>\n\n<div class=\"has-rd-paragraph-lg-font-size wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Bringing employee voices into our AI decision-making The early phase of enterprise AI can be a little chaotic, and that\u2019s OK. Teams experiment. Ideas are generated across the&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--rd-xs)\">More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 msit-post-card-query-loop-redesigned-template wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-ad04d25d wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-24374 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-councils category-it-strategy tag-ai tag-ai-and-copilot tag-change-management tag-corporate-functions tag-customer-zero tag-employee-experience tag-governance tag-works-councils m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Guiding our AI deployment with a set of employee councils\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb608622 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-null\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10851-Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-rd-paragraph-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-18T09:05:00-07:00\">June 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-19 wp-block-post-title has-rd-heading-h-4-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Guiding our AI deployment with a set of employee councils\" data-bi-id=\"24374\" href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/guiding-our-ai-deployment-with-a-set-of-employee-councils\/\" target=\"_self\" >Guiding our AI deployment with a set of employee councils<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-rd-paragraph-lg-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The AI adoption curve gets steeper every day, as the technology continues to advance at lightning speed. At Microsoft Digital,&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-23935 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-councils category-microsoft-digital tag-ai tag-ai-and-copilot tag-change-management tag-it-operations m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Measuring the impact of our AI investments in IT at Microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb608622 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-null\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10858-Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10858-Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10858-Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10858-Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10858-Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10858-Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/06\/10858-Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-rd-paragraph-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-04T09:00:00-07:00\">June 4, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-20 wp-block-post-title has-rd-heading-h-4-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Measuring the impact of our AI investments in IT at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"23935\" href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/measuring-the-impact-of-our-ai-investments-in-it-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\" >Measuring the impact of our AI investments in IT at Microsoft<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-rd-paragraph-lg-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">As an IT organization, we need to understand which of our AI investments are creating business value for Microsoft. We&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-23832 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-councils category-microsoft-digital tag-ai tag-ai-and-copilot tag-employee-experience tag-governance tag-it-operations tag-modern-work tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-works-councils m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Visualizing success: Steering your AI deployment with a strategy council\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb608622 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-null\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/05\/10852-Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/05\/10852-Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/05\/10852-Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/05\/10852-Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/05\/10852-Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/05\/10852-Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/05\/10852-Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-rd-paragraph-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-28T09:05:00-07:00\">May 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-21 wp-block-post-title has-rd-heading-h-4-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Visualizing success: Steering your AI deployment with a strategy council\" data-bi-id=\"23832\" href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/visualizing-success-steering-your-ai-deployment-with-a-strategy-council\/\" target=\"_self\" >Visualizing success: Steering your AI deployment with a strategy council<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-rd-paragraph-lg-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The pace of change when it comes to AI\u2019s impact on business today is astounding. Companies are scrambling to develop&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-23147 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-councils category-it-strategy category-microsoft-digital tag-ai tag-ai-and-copilot tag-business-applications tag-change-management tag-customer-zero tag-data tag-developer-and-automation tag-employee-experience tag-governance tag-it-operations tag-modern-work tag-security-and-governance m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Powering the technical veracity of AI at Microsoft with a Center of Excellence\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb608622 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-null\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10850-Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10850-Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10850-Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10850-Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10850-Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10850-Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10850-Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-rd-paragraph-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-16T07:15:00-07:00\">April 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-22 wp-block-post-title has-rd-heading-h-4-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Powering the technical veracity of AI at Microsoft with a Center of Excellence\" data-bi-id=\"23147\" href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/powering-the-technical-veracity-of-ai-at-microsoft-with-a-center-of-excellence\/\" target=\"_self\" >Powering the technical veracity of AI at Microsoft with a Center of Excellence<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-rd-paragraph-lg-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When we launched our AI Center of Excellence (CoE) in 2023, we had a straightforward goal: Help our organization experiment&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-23030 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-councils category-it-strategy category-microsoft-digital tag-ai tag-ai-and-copilot tag-customer-zero tag-data tag-data-and-analytics tag-device-management tag-employee-experience tag-governance tag-it-operations tag-modern-work tag-network-and-infrastructure tag-security tag-works-councils m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Harnessing AI: How a data council is powering our unified data strategy at Microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb608622 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-null\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10849-Hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10849-Hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10849-Hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10849-Hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10849-Hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10849-Hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2026\/04\/10849-Hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-rd-paragraph-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-09T09:00:00-07:00\">April 9, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-23 wp-block-post-title has-rd-heading-h-4-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Harnessing AI: How a data council is powering our unified data strategy at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"23030\" href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/harnessing-ai-how-a-data-council-is-powering-our-unified-data-strategy-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\" >Harnessing AI: How a data council is powering our unified data strategy at Microsoft<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-rd-paragraph-lg-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Information technology is an ever-evolving landscape. Artificial Intelligence is accelerating that evolution, providing employees with unprecedented access to information and&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-19289 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ai-councils category-it-strategy category-microsoft-digital tag-ai tag-ai-and-copilot tag-corporate-functions tag-customer-zero tag-employee-experience tag-governance tag-security-and-governance m-blog-post\">\n\n<div data-bi-tN=\"Post card: Responsible AI: Why it matters and how we\u2019re infusing it into our internal AI projects at Microsoft\" class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bb608622 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-block-null\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2300\" height=\"1293\" src=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10704_hero_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10704_hero_image.jpg 2300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10704_hero_image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10704_hero_image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10704_hero_image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10704_hero_image-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/uploads\/prod\/2025\/06\/10704_hero_image-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2300px) 100vw, 2300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\" class=\"wp-block-post-date has-rd-paragraph-md-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-26T09:05:00-07:00\">March 26, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-24 wp-block-post-title has-rd-heading-h-4-font-size\"><a data-bi-cN=\"Read blog: Responsible AI: Why it matters and how we\u2019re infusing it into our internal AI projects at Microsoft\" data-bi-id=\"19289\" href=\"https:\/\/cm-edgetun.pages.dev\/insidetrack\/blog\/responsible-ai-why-it-matters-and-how-were-infusing-it-into-our-internal-ai-projects-at-microsoft\/\" target=\"_self\" >Responsible AI: Why it matters and how we\u2019re infusing it into our internal AI projects at Microsoft<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-rd-paragraph-lg-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Like the computer itself and electricity before it, AI is a transformational technology. 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