The Day Microsoft Called And Why Most Companies Still Get AI Wrong

Send us Fan Mail He was about to quit. Then Microsoft called. Peter built a Slack bot called Howdy, got acquired by Microsoft, and came out the other side with a perspective on AI that most CEOs have never heard. He's not here to tell you AI will save your business. He's here to tell you why the way you're using it right now is probably making things worse.In this episode we cover: — Why automating a broken process just runs the problem faster — What actually happened when Microsoft acquired Howdy — Why most companies are integrating AI into the wrong things — How to know if your business is genuinely ready for AI — What CEOs need to understand before going AI-firstConnect with Peter: Website: Linkedin: Connect with Hina: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | @hinawithwings YouTube | @thehinasiddiqui Email | hina@thehinasiddiqui.com 00:00 Trailer 01:36 Introduction — Peter's unconventional path from library to tech consulting 01:51 Why starting a career in a library builds better consulting instincts 05:47 Building automation before it was a buzzword 07:10 AI and the philosophical question of what work actually means 11:57 The Slack bot Howdy and how the Microsoft acquisition happened 15:28 What changes inside a product after a tech giant acquires it 20:44 Why most companies are automating the wrong problems 23:38 How to know if your business is actually ready for AI 27:07 What CEOs need to hear before going AI-first 28:21 This or That — open source, augmentation, engineers vs product thinkers 37:58 Peter's life as a movie 39:30 Where to find Peter Production Credit: Edited and produced by @the32collective_ /

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The Day Microsoft Called And Why Most Companies Still Get AI Wrong is an episode from The Corporate Life - A Podcast by Hina Siddiqui by Hina Siddiqui.

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This episode was published on Apr 1, 2026.

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