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# Asha Sharma
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**Type:** Person (executive)
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**Current Role:** CEO, Microsoft Gaming (February 2026-present)
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**Domain:** Entertainment (gaming), AI
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## Background
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- Former executive at Instacart and Meta
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- Previously led Microsoft Copilot development
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- Comes from Microsoft's AI division
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## Strategic Position
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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.
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## Timeline
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- **2026-02-21** — Named CEO of Microsoft Gaming; pledges "We will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop" |