ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 12 hours agoMicrosoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windowstechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windowstechcrunch.comryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 12 hours agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps.
minus-squareRomkslrqusz@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 hours 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.
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.