ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 7 days agoMicrosoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windowstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windowstechcrunch.comryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 7 days agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps.
minus-squarePowderhorn@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·7 days agoWhy the fuck did I need Copilot in Notepad in the first place?
minus-squareRomkslrqusz@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoYou didn’t, nor did I. Lots of normies actually use it for taking notes or putting together smaller bits of information, it’s a lot faster to open than Word or LibreOffice. MS probably wanted to capitalize on that to maximize opportunities for engagement with the product. Of course, “need” is very debatable in the context of how consumers are having LLMs shoved in their faces everywhere they go.
minus-squareRandy Hall@social.cooplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days ago@Powderhorn @ryujin470 It’s a ‘solution’ in search of a problem, of course.
Why the fuck did I need Copilot in Notepad in the first place?
You didn’t, nor did I.
Lots of normies actually use it for taking notes or putting together smaller bits of information, it’s a lot faster to open than Word or LibreOffice.
MS probably wanted to capitalize on that to maximize opportunities for engagement with the product.
Of course, “need” is very debatable in the context of how consumers are having LLMs shoved in their faces everywhere they go.
@Powderhorn @ryujin470
It’s a ‘solution’ in search of a problem, of course.