Microsoft CorporationNadella urges US-China shared AI safety norms and a leader-to-leader cyber notification channel, a policy/regulatory push that is not a direct company financial event.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the United States and China should establish shared norms on AI development and safety, including a direct leader-to-leader notification channel for cybersecurity attacks, as Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Washington to meet with President Trump. Speaking with CNBC's Deirdre Bosa at APEC, Nadella said both countries care about the same things: diffusing the technology so citizens get value and doing so safely, and that the more norms they set, with the US in particular able to lead, the better off the world is. Nadella also discussed Microsoft's new Copilot, which has about 30 million customers so far and rolls out in the coming weeks with three modes: chat, code, and Autopilot, an agentic mode connected to a user's apps, email, and workflows. He said trust will be Microsoft's biggest issue, pointing to Agent 365 as the company's fastest-adopting enterprise product for observing, governing, and securing AI agents, and warned that token costs mean the current level of subsidy cannot last, so customers must ultimately see return on investment. Nadella attended the state dinner during the summit, and Bosa said any direct US-China communication line emerging from the talks would be a positive step.
Microsoft CorporationNadella urges US-China shared AI safety norms and a leader-to-leader cyber notification channel, a policy/regulatory push that is not a direct company financial event.