How Business Leaders Use AI to Stay Ahead in Daily Lives

CEOs are integrating AI into both their personal and professional lives. Artificial intelligence is becoming central to daily routines.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang uses AI as a tutor. Apple’s Tim Cook relies on it to organize emails efficiently. Other executives use AI to manage research, communications, and decision-making.

The AI market is projected to hit $4.8 trillion by 2033. It is reshaping sectors like education, healthcare, finance, and entertainment. By 2030, AI could contribute about $15.7 trillion to the global economy, according to PwC.

From Jensen Huang to Tim Cook, here’s how seven CEOs are using AI every day.

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella

Microsoft has invested heavily in AI. The company launched Copilot in 2023. In 2024, it signed a $13 billion partnership with OpenAI. Microsoft also created dedicated AI teams.

CEO Satya Nadella has led the company since 2014. He has discussed how AI will transform workflows and cognitive labor. For him, AI is essential both in and out of the office. Bloomberg reported that AI is integrated into nearly every aspect of his work.

Nadella explained how he listens to podcasts differently. He uploads transcripts into Copilot on his phone. During his commute, he discusses the content with a voice assistant.

At Microsoft headquarters in Washington State, he uses Copilot to summarize Outlook and Teams messages. He relies on at least 10 custom agents from Copilot Studio for meeting prep and research.

“I’m an email typist,” Nadella told Bloomberg, showing how AI enhances productivity.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, leads one of Silicon Valley’s most influential AI companies. OpenAI’s ChatGPT went viral after a 2022 demo. Users asked about everything from diets to recipes.

Over three years, OpenAI has released advanced GPT models. It continues expanding globally, despite competition from Chinese tech companies like DeepSeek.

In January 2025, President Donald Trump announced a $500 billion private-sector AI infrastructure initiative called Stargate. OpenAI was asked to contribute.

Altman uses AI to streamline personal tasks. On Adam Grant’s “ReThinking” podcast, he said, “Honestly, I use it in the boring ways.” He relies on AI for emails, document summaries, and even fatherhood.

After welcoming his first child in February, Altman said AI became indispensable. “Clearly, people have been able to take care of babies without ChatGPT for a long time,” he noted. “I don’t know how I would have done that.” Now, he mainly uses ChatGPT to research child development stages.

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

Nvidia is a global tech giant with a market value exceeding $3 trillion. The company designs hardware, including GPUs and AI chips. These support advanced AI research.

At the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference in May, Huang explained how he uses AI. “I use it as a tutor every day,” he said. “For new concepts, I might say, ‘Explain it like I’m 12,’ then move to a doctorate-level understanding.”

AI helps close the tech knowledge gap. “In this room, few know how to program in C++, yet 100% know how to program AI,” Huang said. “AI translates what you want to say into the language you need.”

In a 2024 Wired interview, Huang said he uses Perplexity and ChatGPT almost daily for research. Topics include computer-aided drug discovery and other scientific innovations. AI allows him to create frameworks and ask progressively specific questions.

Apple’s Tim Cook

Apple is expanding into AI under CEO Tim Cook. He announced Apple Intelligence, a generative AI system, at WWDC 2024. Features included Image Playground and tools to remove unwanted photo backgrounds.

Cook, CEO since 2011, shared in a 2024 Wall Street Journal interview that AI helps summarize long emails. “If I can save time here and there, it adds up across a day, week, or month,” he said. “It’s changed my life.”

In 2023, on “Good Morning America,” Cook expressed excitement about AI. “There are unique applications for it,” he said. “We are looking at it closely.”

Zillow’s Jeremy Wacksman

Zillow, a real estate tech company, is integrating AI into its services. In 2023, it launched AI-powered natural-language search.

CEO Jeremy Wacksman uses AI for efficiency. “I spend a lot of time catching up on meetings or asynchronous documentation,” he told The New York Times Dealbook. ChatGPT creates personalized summaries from data.

Wacksman encourages staff to experiment with AI. Zillow hosts “AI days” to showcase innovations. AI tools like Replit speed up prototyping. Product teams use AI to rapidly create test versions for users.

Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong

Coinbase expanded AI in 2021 by acquiring Agara, a support platform. In 2024, Armstrong reported the first “AI-to-AI crypto transaction.” AI systems exchanged tokens with each other.

Coinbase partnered with Perplexity AI for real-time crypto data. Armstrong said it powers market analysis and trading insights.

In an August 2025 “Cheeky Pint” podcast, Armstrong shared that he personally uses AI extensively. He applies a decision-making framework called RAPIDS. AI participates as a decision-maker alongside human input.

Armstrong also required employees to adopt AI workflows. Those who didn’t comply were let go. “Some had valid reasons,” he said. “Some didn’t, and they got fired.”

LinkedIn’s Ryan Roslansky

LinkedIn uses AI tools for professional networking. Premium users gained access to AI-powered people search in November 2025.

CEO Ryan Roslansky described AI as a “second brain” during a fireside chat in San Francisco. He uses AI to draft high-stakes emails to executives, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

AI doesn’t write emails entirely. Instead, it guides him step by step to refine messages. “Historically, AI would draft a reply blindly,” he said. “Now, it helps me make decisions rather than make them for me.”

Eli Lilly’s David Ricks

Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical leader, is using AI in drug discovery. In September 2025, the company announced an AI-powered platform giving biotech companies access to research models.

In October 2025, Eli Lilly revealed a supercomputer being built with Nvidia. It will be the most powerful in pharma. The machine enables AI research at an unprecedented scale.

CEO David Ricks explained that AI helps him in meetings and research. “I read medical journals, attend conferences, and collaborate with scientists,” he said on the “Cheeky Pint” podcast. “I have one or two AIs running every minute of every meeting, asking science questions.”

Ricks prefers Anthropic’s Claude or xAI’s Grok over ChatGPT. AI enhances productivity while supporting curiosity-driven research.

How Business Leaders Use AI to Stay Ahead in their daily lives