Microsoft has groomed AI talent that other companies are poaching

While few CEOs like to brag that they’re “shameless about stealing great ideas,” as Apple cofounder Steve Jobs once said, they’re less reticent when it comes to poaching great people. Unlike ideas, of course, people aren’t patented and possess free will, which is only occasionally cramped by non-compete agreements. And poaching top talent is a time-tested way to accelerate growth, launch new divisions, or develop instant expertise that can take a company to the next level. Exhibit A this week is an announcement from Qualtrics that Microsoft veteran Gurdeep Singh...