frontier model economics

  1. Nadella’s “Don’t Use Frontier Models” Guide to Cheaper, Governed Copilot AI

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees on The New York Times’ Hard Fork podcast in June 2026 that they should stop reflexively using the most powerful AI systems for routine work and instead let products such as Copilot route tasks to cheaper, appropriate models. His line — “Don’t use...