As 2024 comes to an end, we take a look back at some of the biggest themes that emerged on Behind the Tech over this incredibly exciting year for tech and AI: creativity, education, and transformation. And we take a stroll through some of Kevin’s obsessions – from ceramics to Maker YouTube to classical piano – alongside guests like Xyla Foxlin, Lisa Su, Ben Laude, Ethan Mollick, Refik Anadol, and more.  <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW191255824 BCX8" href= "https://news.microsoft.com/exec/kevin-scott/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Kevin Scott</a>    <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW191255824 BCX8" href= "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/behind-the-tech" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Behind the Tech with Kevin Scott</a>    Discover and listen to other <a class="Hyperlink SCXW191255824 BCX8" href= "https://news.microsoft.com/podcasts/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">Microsoft podcasts</a>.

Michele Elam, William Robertson Coe Professor in the Humanities; Senior Fellow, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence; Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education

Behind the Tech invites listeners to geek out with an amazing line-up of tech heroes, inventors and innovators. Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott takes tech enthusiasts behind-the-scenes to meet AI experts, computer scientists, authors, musicians, digital leaders, bioengineers and neuroscientists who have made discoveries, built tools, and literally helped make our modern world possible.