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Microsoft ’ s Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott has been in the role since January 2017 , having previously been SVP of Engineering & Operations at LinkedIn , now a Microsoft subsidiary . Prior to that he occupied various engineering roles at Google . One of his focuses is harnessing AI to help with societal issues , such as healthcare . Accordingly , he has said : “ If our objective as a society is to get higher-quality , lower-cost health care to every human being who needs it , I think the only way that you can accomplish all three of those goals simultaneously is if you use some form of technological disruption ”

DECEMBER 2020