Microsoft Copilot is a hot topic in the tech world right now, especially if you’re a user of Microsoft products.
It feels like you can’t click twice without a Copilot button being waved in your face in most of Microsoft’s services. You can turn them off or uninstall them in many cases, but the rush to add Copilot AI services underpins Microsoft’s oddly panicked and often incoherent strategy around the tech.
We write a lot about Copilot and AI in general, being on the Microsoft beat. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is reportedly forcing staff to adopt AI or face being pushed aside, as rumors of internal projections being cut create questions around the business. There is a general sense of negativity around AI if you look at social media, at least. LG and Microsoft came to a deal to incorporate Copilot in its TVs recently, but the ensuing backlash forced LG to give users an opt-out.
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