Microsoft’s AI CEO, Mustafa Suleyman, has shared his opinion after recent pushback from users online that are becoming frustrated with Copilot and AI on Windows. In a post on X, Suleyman says he’s mind blown by the fact that people are unimpressed with the ability to talk fluently with an AI computer.

His post comes after Windows president Pavan Davuluri was recently met with major backlash from users online for posting about Windows evolving into an agentic OS. His post was so negatively received that he was forced to turn off replies, though Davuluri did later respond to reassure customers that the company was aware of the feedback.

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    10 hours ago

    They’re completely out of touch with how normal people use their computers. The only people who want AI in their OS are the AI tech bros.

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      8 hours ago

      I was taking my kids to the dentist yesterday and was listening to the radio with them.

      It’s anecdotal and a small sample size but the only people talking about AI are journalists and money men.

      I work in IT and the consensus is it is a valuable tool but it really isn’t taking anyone’s job.

      For my kids and those their age and younger (15) the consensus is AI can fuck off and it’s responsible for polluting their social media with crap.

      Tl;Dr - the only people pushing AI are the money men and the policy makers. No one wants this.

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        8 hours ago

        I’m a young millenial and I definitely know people using ChatGPT. They shouldn’t be, but they are.

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          7 hours ago

          Of course! I’m GenX and I use it at work and home as well for a variety of purposes but do I **need ** it? Does anyone **need ** it?

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            37 minutes ago

            I’d more like put color e-ink into that category - as gimicky and half-baked technology building on a more established one (e-ink is doing quite well with readers, low-power displays, etc.)

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      9 hours ago

      Nope.

      You must be talking with different “tech bros”.

      Or I’m misinterpreting what you mean by “tech bros”.

      Loud recoil and push-back from “tech bros” from where I’m at.

      Free as in freedom.

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          3 hours ago

          A tech bro is someone who puts a bunch of stickers for large corporations on their laptop instead of stickers for open source meetups on their laptop.

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          6 hours ago

          Ah, right. Thanks. Very different beast to the tech enthusiasts I was thinking of.

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            1 hour ago

            Nobody knows everyone else’s definition of everything. Many might call the people you know tech enthusiasts or tech heads or something else. No big deal.

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          And this is why Digit wanted a clarification. Let’s make a quick split between “Tech Bro” and Technology Enthusiast.

          I’d maybe label myself a “tech guy”, and forego the “bro”, but I could see other people calling me a “tech bro”. I like following tech trends and innovations, and I’m often a leading adopter of things I’m interested in if not bleeding edge. I like talking about tech trends and will dive into subjects I know. I’ll be quick to point out how machine learning can be used in certain circumstances, but am loudly against “AI”/LLMs being shoved into everything. I’m not the CEO or similar of a startup.

          Your specific and linked definition requires low critical thinking skills, big ego and access to “too much” money. That doesn’t describe me and probably doesn’t describe Digit’s network.

          Their whole point seemed to be that the tech-aware people in their sphere are antagonistic to the idea of “AI” being added to everything. That doesn’t deserve derision.