Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has brought attention to a new concept he calls token capital. In his view, companies built for the future will need more than human talent alone. Success in the AI economy, he said, comes from combining human capital with token capital. The idea frames people and tokens as two forms of value that can work together. As AI becomes a larger part of business, Nadella is presenting this combination as a central feature of future companies.
Nadella promotes token capital for AI-era companies
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has highlighted token capital as a key idea for future companies, arguing that success in the AI economy depends on combining human and token capital.

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