▲ 280 ▼ Microsoft executive vice president bemoans employees sending him "AI slop," saying "This is a doom loop." (www.windowscentral.com) submitted 11 hours ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kvasir476@lemmy.world 159 points 11 hours ago (3 children) You don't get to complain about the slop when you built the slop factory. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] riskable@programming.dev 7 points 4 hours ago Remember, though: Microsoft invented the slop factory when they created Microsoft Office. Sending useless documents back and forth via Outlook predates AI by decades. I thought they admitted defeat, embracing the uselessness and futility of nearly all office work when they released SharePoint, but I guess they're still just getting started 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent [–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 48 points 10 hours ago* ...And mandated their employees use it. Now he's crying they did what they were told permalink fedilink source parent [–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 66 points 11 hours ago He's probably only complaining because it's affecting him personally. If it was only destroying everyone else's lives he would be happy to be an executioner. After all, he's just following orders. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] riskable@programming.dev 7 points 4 hours ago Remember, though: Microsoft invented the slop factory when they created Microsoft Office. Sending useless documents back and forth via Outlook predates AI by decades. I thought they admitted defeat, embracing the uselessness and futility of nearly all office work when they released SharePoint, but I guess they're still just getting started 🤷 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 48 points 10 hours ago* ...And mandated their employees use it. Now he's crying they did what they were told permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 66 points 11 hours ago He's probably only complaining because it's affecting him personally. If it was only destroying everyone else's lives he would be happy to be an executioner. After all, he's just following orders. permalink fedilink source parent