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Michael MacKenzie, Microsoft’s VP of Product Management for Azure IoT and Digital Operations, explains how physical AI differs from traditional automation: automation repeats a task, while physical AI gets smarter each time it runs. This short introduces the distinction as part of a broader conversation on IoT and physical AI.

Michael MacKenzie explains how IoT, industrial AI, and physical AI connect machine data to decisions and actions. He outlines the roles of Azure IoT Hub, Azure IoT Operations, and Azure Device Registry, including operational inference and the policy, access, and certificate controls that bridge IT and operational technology.

Michael MacKenzie shares how Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Global Industrial IoT Platforms, spotlighting Azure IoT, Microsoft Fabric, and integrated AI and security solutions.