Leak Reveals Microsoft Wants Its AI To Be 'Addictive'
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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella slams company exec for outlining plan to ‘make people addicted’ to Scout AI tool
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella slammed one of the software giant’s own executives for outlining a plan to “make people addicted” to a new AI tool called “Scout.”
Satya Nadella denies claims Microsoft wants to “make people addicted" to AI — as the company shifts from Bill Gates’ software vision to an agentic future
Satya Nadella denies claims Microsoft wants to make people addicted to AI as the company pivots from traditional software to AI agents.
Microsoft deliberately wants to make users dependent on its new AI assistant Scout, which monitors what the user is doing in Windows all the time, reveals internal documents that have recently leaked, while the company led by Satya Nadella claims that it is not true, even though it is written in black and white.
Microsoft AI Leak Sparks Backlash After ‘Make People Addicted’ Claim
Microsoft is facing fresh scrutiny after a leaked internal document reportedly included the phrase “Make people addicted” as part of a broader strategy discussion for an AI assistant project. The leak has sparked criticism online, with many questioning how far technology companies should go in encouraging daily engagement with AI-powered products. The controversy comes at […]
Satya Nadella publicly torches a VP's plan to make Microsoft's AI agent deliberately addictive
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has sharply criticized an internal memo proposing to make users "addicted" to the company's new AI agent Scout. "Not sure who is writing and leaking this nonsense," Nadella wrote to about 50 top engineers. AI should empower people, and Scout should actually lead to less screen time. The article Satya Nadella publicly torches a VP's plan to make Microsoft's AI agent deliberately addictive appeared first on The Decoder.
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