20250630 - 'AI is no longer optional': Microsoft admits AI doesn't help at work

eating your own dog poop Text version: https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/06/30/ai-is-no-longer-optional-microsoft-admits-ai-doesnt-help-at-work/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy me nice things: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Source: Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. 'Using AI is no longer optional.' https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-internal-memo-using-ai-no-longer-optional-github-copilot-2025-6 Previously on Pivot to AI: Microsoft plays down AI bubble, cancels data center leases https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/02/24/microsoft-plays-down-ai-bubble-cancels-data-center-leases/ Generative AI: 'no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation' https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/29/generative-ai-no-significant-impact-on-earnings-or-recorded-hours-in-any-occupation/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiJ7X8Bu9wk&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Microsoft and AI: spending billions to make millions https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/05/31/microsoft-and-ai-spending-billions-to-make-millions/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFpXn9wmE3o&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA