Key facts
- Scott said companies must show benefits to local communities rather than simply promise economic gains.
- Scott spoke to Nikkei Asia on the sidelines of the Nikkei Forum Global Management Dialogue 2026 in Tokyo.
- Scott said Microsoft is taking a measured approach to infrastructure expansion.
Microsoft chief technology officer Kevin Scott said technology companies building data centers that power artificial intelligence must show their benefits to local communities rather than simply promise economic gains, Nikkei Asia reported on November 11.
Scott spoke to Nikkei Asia on the sidelines of the Nikkei Forum Global Management Dialogue 2026 in Tokyo on November 11. He said Microsoft is taking a measured approach to infrastructure expansion.
The report said opposition to the projects is intensifying. It gave no further detail on the scale of that opposition or on Microsoft's expansion plans.