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Asha Sharma
Type: Person (executive) Current Role: CEO, Microsoft Gaming (February 2026-present) Domain: Entertainment (gaming), AI
Background
- Former executive at Instacart and Meta
- Previously led Microsoft Copilot development
- Comes from Microsoft's AI division
Strategic Position
Sharma's appointment is notable because she is an AI expert making explicit commitments against AI-replacing-human-creativity, not an AI skeptic. Her February 2026 pledge to avoid "soulless AI slop" represents an AI division leader's assessment that AI cannot replace the authenticity and intentionality of human-created games.
Timeline
- 2026-02-21 — Named CEO of Microsoft Gaming; pledges "We will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop"