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Microsoft is bent on filling Windows 11 with AI – and many people think so coming at expense About the usefulness of the operating system.
After Microsoft released a new update that prevents users from shutting down their PCs, that distressed feeling rings true now more than ever – there should be no excuse for not having a core functionality that works.
The patch, released on January 13, was the first security update of the new year, and it ultimately caused more problems than it fixed. As Microsoft it tellsA bug related to its System Guard Secure Launch protection feature was preventing users from shutting down or hibernating their PCs, and instead causing them to get stuck in an endless shutdown loop in which they either did not complete the process and remained on, or simply restarted. This creates a potential safety risk for devices left unattended, not to mention unnecessary pressure on energy bills.
To fix the problem, Microsoft released an emergency out-of-band update this Saturday, a normally rare intervention that’s feeling more and more common these days, The Verge Mentioned in its coverage. And while the scale of the problem doesn’t appear to be entirely catastrophic – as only PCs installed with Windows 11, older versions of 23H2, and specifically the Enterprise or IoT editions were affected – it’s still an embarrassingly glaring omission.
“When you vibe code an OS,” said jokingly A Redditor is making fun of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella brag About 30 percent of the company’s code is now written with AI.
The buggy update comes as Microsoft faces more and more heat for its Ahabian monomania for AI. Company officials have described turning Windows 11 into an “agent OS” and even a full-fledged “canvas for AI.” These changes include filling Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot into the OS’s file explorer, and testing features like Copilot Vision and Copilot Action, which collectively allow AI to analyze a user’s screen to act on their behalf. The company has also done used repeatedly Along with new ways to insert a button for Copilot into the system’s interface.
It’s not surprising, then, that earlier this month, the word “microslop” went viral online. This was a direct response to Nadella’s argument that we should stop using the word “slope” recently crowned Word of the year to describe poor text, images and videos mass-produced by AI models.
Ironically, Microsoft’s obsession with AI appears to be affecting the employees who create it. The Verge informed Last week the company was closing its Redmond headquarters library in favor of pursuing “AI-powered learning experiences.”
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