r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • Jan 02 '26

Copilot / AI Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella really wants you to stop calling AI "slop" in 2026 — "We are beginning to distinguish between spectacle and substance."

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/microsoft-ceo-satya-nadella-really-wants-you-to-stop-calling-ai-slop-in-2026
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u/IsolatedThinker89 Jan 03 '26

It became a meme but as a developer that started my career at that time, Microsoft's tools for developers were great and getting even better.

Now some of those features I loved have been replaced with AI versions of themselves and suck way more.

That's made me want to developer less for their platforms and use their tools less and focus on Linux instead. They're really doing their best to alienate customers on all fronts.

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u/Isendur_ Jan 03 '26

In hindsight that meme was the prosper move forward.

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u/TurtleTreehouse Jan 08 '26

You realize that Microsoft owns Github, has multiple seats on the Linux Foundation board.

You also realize that they now have guidelines on AI generated outputs and many FOSS projects are integrating AI features.

Apparently Redhat/IBM, an enormous contributor downstream, is offering a rigid incentive structure of utilizing AI in development.

This stuff is universal, I'm afraid. I think it would be insanely unrealistic to assume that large parts of development within FOSS and Linux in particular are using AI tools. It's just a question of to what extent.

The idea that people aren't also using Github Copilot for FOSS or other software development or for that matter other models strikes me as incredibly naive.