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Voices for Innovation Fireside Chat on AI Skilling with Allyson Knox

September 2, 2026 / AI, Skilling / 2 minutes of reading / By Voices for Innovation

Mike McMahon, Managing Director of US Government Affairs at Microsoft and manager of Voices for Innovation, and Allyson Knox, formerly with Microsoft and a leading voice on education and workforce policy, recently held an in-depth conversation on AI skilling policy. AI is changing workplaces and the workstreams of many jobs. Allyson discusses what we can

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Preparing Our Kids for the AI Era

March 5, 2026 / Advisory Task Force, AI, Skilling / 5 minutes of reading / By Amanda Lee

As an executive at a company that powers AI at scale, I spend my days thinking about what it takes to build and run artificial intelligence in the real world—not just in labs, but in production, at massive scale, where performance, reliability, and data matter. And as a parent, I spend my evenings thinking about

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VFI Advisory Task Force leaders Ryan Risley (left) and Carol Lynn Grow (right) with Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (center).

Expanding AI Infrastructure in Harmony with Communities

February 19, 2026 / Advisory Task Force, AI, Brad Smith, Energy / 3 minutes of reading / By Carol Lynn Grow

Last month, I had the chance to attend a Microsoft-hosted tech policy event, “A Conversation on Datacenters: Who Pays for the AI Boom?” held at the Milken Center in Washington, DC. (A replay of the event can be found here.) At the event, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith highlighted the company’s new Community-First

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U.S. AI Policy Framework Comes into Focus

August 18, 2025 / AI / 1 minute of reading / By Voices for Innovation

In late July, the White House issued its much-anticipated framework for U.S. AI policy, “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan.” This milestone Plan advances a wide range of AI policy recommendations—and it may spur Congress to legislate on key AI policy issues. The Plan lays out three key pillars: There have been extensive commentaries

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Expanding Access to Artificial Intelligence through the NAIRR

February 12, 2024 / AI, NAIRR / 3 minutes of reading / By Voices for Innovation

The federal NAIRR would provide AI computing power and data access to qualifying organizations to help them fully benefit from AI.

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VFI Webinar Highlights Generative AI

May 10, 2023 / AI, Bing, Microsoft / 2 minutes of reading / By Voices for Innovation

On April 27 and May 2, Voices for Innovation hosted two timely webinars for our members, “The Evolution and Promise of AI: Demo and Discussion.” (Missed the webinar? Sign up for VFI’s weekly Executive Briefing to receive future webinar invitations.) At each webinar session, John Sampson, Microsoft Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, provided an in-depth

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