# Rajesh Jha, executive vice president of Microsoft’s Experiences + Devices Group, says AI agents will still require software licenses.

*genai · news · 2026-04-12 · Times of India*

## Key points

- Microsoft's Rajesh Jha claims AI agents will require individual software licenses like human users.
- Jha suggests companies may pay for more software seats as AI agents proliferate.
- AI agents will have their own logins, inboxes, and digital identities within business systems.
- Jha's model challenges the belief that AI adoption will shrink enterprise software revenue.

**Companies:** Microsoft
**Countries:** United States

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