Microsoft AI Diffusion Report: How AI is being adapted worldwide

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Microsoft’s latest AI Diffusion Report reveals how the world is adopting AI globally, and what that means for countries embracing this new general-purpose technology. In this special edition of Tools and Weapons, Microsoft's Vice Chair and President Brad Smith sits down with Juan Lavista Ferres, Chief Data Scientist and Director of the AI for Good Lab, to unpack the report’s most striking insights.



Together, they explore why diffusion (not just invention) will determine who benefits most from AI, spotlight countries leading the charge like the UAE, Singapore, and South Korea, and examine the rise of models such as China’s DeepSeek across parts of Africa. It’s a conversation about technology’s reach, the pace of progress, and what it means for the world.



00:00:32 - Intro

00:01:55 - Why AI diffusion matters

00:02:47 - AI opens up new opportunities and possibilities

00:04:00 - AI is the fastest growing technology in human history

00:05:47 - Country rankings, who is adopting AI fastest

00:06:31 - Lessons from the global leader, UAE

00:07:40 - How South Korea became a leading user

00:09:35 - USA, a leader in innovating, #24 in using AI

00:10:45 - AI Skilling, the path to growing the economy with this technology

00:13:40 - DeepSeek, the big AI story of 2025

00:16:30 - Closing, What's next for AI in 2026



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