tanteJul 1, 2025

Using "AI" is no longer optional at Microsoft. Reminds me how when Meta had to force their engineers to use their "Metaverse" product.

If your product doesn't even gain traction internally, maybe it's just ... shit?

(Original title: ‘AI is no longer optional’ — Microsoft admits AI doesn’t help at work)

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/30/ai-is-no-longer-optional-microsoft-admits-ai-doesnt-help-at-work/

‘AI is no longer optional’ — Microsoft admits AI doesn’t help at work

An internal Microsoft memo has leaked. It was written by Julia Liuson, president of the Developer Division at Microsoft and GitHub. The memo tells managers to evaluate employees based on how much t…

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@tante These tools can be useful, it’s just that Copilot can’t really.
Jul 1, 2025 at 10:21amWeb
Show threadtriswebJul 1, 2025

@alper @tante lol, yep. Sadly (even as a great AI skeptic) I have to admit that the latest generation is a true tool and companies that don't use them are likely to fall behind. They really won't be optional, as unfortunate as it is.

But Copilot ain't that.