It is pointed out that talented people are being exhausted by being forced to use useless AI

While AI can be extremely useful in some applications, there are also many cases where people find that their AI services aren't as powerful as advertised. While AI still lacks the capabilities to completely replace human work, large companies like Microsoft are increasingly trying to replace human work with AI. A blog post has been published claiming that this situation is creating a sense of powerlessness among employees, sparking a buzz.

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The blog post was written by Jonathan Reddy, who worked at Microsoft for five years. Reddy said he visited a friend who works at Microsoft to get his opinion on his AI mapping app, Wanderfugl . However, his friend had a negative reaction to Wanderfugl. However, his friend's negative reaction was directed not at Wanderfugl but at 'AI' itself, and he began talking about the 'terrible AI he was forced to use when working at Microsoft.'

Microsoft has developed an AI service called Copilot, which it uses internally. In May 2025, CEO Satya Nadella claimed that 20 to 30 percent of Microsoft's code was written by AI.

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However, Copilot is prone to errors and is not an effective replacement for existing processes. In fact, in Microsoft's GitHub repository, it has been observed that human employees are repeatedly issuing correction instructions to Copilot's automated processes.

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Despite Copilot's capabilities not being fully operational, Microsoft employees are forced to use it, and those who fail to use it are considered to be incompetent. In fact, a project manager who was leading a friend of Reddy's was fired for 'not using Copilot sufficiently.'

Reddy explained to his friend that AI had helped him develop his own app, but his friend remained hostile toward AI. Reddy noted that there was no hostile reaction to AI in places like Tokyo, Paris, or San Francisco, suggesting that Microsoft's corporate culture had instilled in its employees the belief that AI is useless. He also pointed out that an internal culture that emphasizes AI causes talented employees to lose confidence.

Reddy's blog post has sparked a major debate on the news-sharing website Hacker News. A former Google employee commented, 'There are many people at Google who are deeply hostile to AI. AI is useful in areas like generating concept art, but useless in areas where accuracy is important. At its worst, they force the use of AI even when it's completely ineffective. This makes me overly skeptical of AI advocates and anything related to AI. I hope that those involved in AI development and those profiting from it fail and burn out.'

Others expressed concerns, saying, 'Everyone at large companies hates AI. Ignorant management forces AI on them, but in most situations, AI makes work harder.' Others expressed concerns , saying, 'The code of our enthusiastic AI advocates is making more mistakes. AI advocates think AI is improving development speed, but in reality, it doesn't pass code review. In environments where code review isn't strict, it will be extremely difficult to fix or improve the system.' Another commenter added, 'I'm exhausted by the trend of AI solving all problems and the demands that we keep up with the rapid development of AI. In reality, the fundamental technology of AI hasn't changed much in the last three years. I use AI, and some people working with it have fallen into troublesome behavioral patterns.'