In an exclusive interview with NHK, Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, expressed his stance of emphasizing the development of AI = artificial intelligence such as "ChatGPT" Smith indicated that he would place importance on investing in Japan markets. Microsoft is developing a service for companies that combines its cloud service with ChatGPT, a "generative AI" that automatically creates sentences.

Smith said, "I'm most excited about SMEs, and AI and GPT technology will help solve the challenges SMEs face"