- Published on August 31, 2025
- In Global Tech
AI Is Entering Its DOS to GUI Era, Says Microsoft CPO
Don’t think of AI as a threat but as an amplifier, advises Microsoft CPO Aparna Chennapragada.
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- By Siddharth Jindal
Microsoft 365 is focused on combining intelligence with enterprise context and data to unlock new possibilities, according to the chief product officer (CPO) at Microsoft, Aparna Chennapragada, who told AIM in an exclusive conversation that “this is the golden age of building.”
Chennapragada said she thinks this is “the DOS-to-GUI moment of AI,” and added that Microsoft is pursuing two paths—integrating AI into familiar tools like Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and developing AI-first interfaces such as the M365 Copilot app and new AI editors.
She mentioned the recently launched COPILOT() function in Excel, which lets users analyse, generate content, and brainstorm directly in the grid. “We want to meet users where they are and help them there,” she said, pointing to
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Siddharth Jindal
Siddharth is a media graduate who loves to explore tech through journalism and putting forward ideas worth pondering about in the era of artificial intelligence.
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