Today, I’m talking with Kevin Scott, the chief technology officer of Microsoft, and one of the company’s AI leaders. Kevin is one of my favorite repeat Decoder guests, and he joined the show this time to talk about the future of search. 
Microsoft just announced an open-source tool for websites to integrate AI powered natural language search with just a little bit of effort, in a way that lets them actually run whatever models they want and keep control of their data. I saw some demos before Kevin and I chatted, and the improvements over the bad local search on most sites was obvious. So we talked about what this will mean for AI, for search engines, and for the future of the web. 

Links: 
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 <li>Microsoft’s plan to fix the web: letting every website run AI search for cheap | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/web/669437/nlweb-microsoft-ai-agents-open-web">Verge</a>
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 <li>Introducing the Model Context Protocol | <a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/model-context-protocol">Anthropic</a>
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 <li>Copyright Office head fired after reporting AI training isn’t always fair use | Ars Techn<a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/05/copyright-office-head-fired-after-reporting-ai-training-isnt-always-fair-use/">ica</a>
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 <li>Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott on how AI and art will coexist in the future | Deco<a href="https://www.theverge.com/23900198/microsoft-kevin-scott-ai-art-bing-google-nvidia-decoder-interview">der </a>
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 <li>Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott thinks Sydney might make a comeback | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23733388/microsoft-kevin-scott-open-ai-chat-gpt-bing-github-word-excel-outlook-copilots-sydney">Decoder</a>
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 <li>Microsoft’s CTO explains how AI can help health care in the US right now | <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/7/21210331/vergecast-interview-microsoft-cto-kevin-scott-ai-rural-america-health-care">Vergecast</a>
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Transcript: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/e/669409">https://www.theverge.com/e/669409</a>

Credits:
Decoder is a production of The Verge and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Our producers are Kate Cox and Nick Statt. This episode was edited by Xander Adams. 
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