Employees Snub Microsoft’s AI for ChatGPT

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Workplace AI mutinies, legal cage matches over AI’s book-snatching habits, OpenAI’s hush-hush gadget that’s not a wearable (sorry, no AI earrings yet), and YouTube’s new “slop button” that’s either a creator’s dream or a shortcut to a soulless content swamp. Buckle up for a ride through the tech world’s latest shenanigans, served with a side of snark and a sprinkle of “what the heck is going on here?”

In this week's tech rodeo:

• 🤖 Microsoft’s Copilot ghosted by ChatGPT-loving workers

• ⚖️ Anthropic’s fair-use win (with a pirate-shaped asterisk)

• 🔒 OpenAI’s secret device: not wearable, still mysterious

• 🎥 YouTube’s AI Shorts button: creativity or digital sludge?

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Corporate Rebellion in Microsoft's AI Backyard

Microsoft's grand plan to dominate workplace AI with Copilot is hitting an unexpected snag: employees stubbornly sticking with ChatGPT instead. Despite corporations like Amgen purchasing 20,000 Copilot licenses, workers are ghosting Microsoft's AI assistant for their familiar friend ChatGPT.

The ultimate corporate rebellion? ChatGPT's 800 million weekly users versus Copilot's stagnant 20 million shows the power of consumer habits bleeding into the workplace. 

Microsoft's salespeople, who smugly expected to own the enterprise AI space thanks to their cozy relationships with IT departments, didn't count on one thing: by the time they showed up to the party, employees had already been flirting with ChatGPT at home.

Even multi-million dollar deals with giants like Volkswagen can't make workers switch their AI allegiance.

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Fair Use Face-Off: AI Firm's Partial Victory

A federal judge has delivered a mixed ruling in Anthropic's copyright battle over AI training data, declaring that using legally purchased books to train AI models is fair use—a significant win for the industry. 

But hold the champagne! The same judge ruled Anthropic must still face trial for allegedly pirating "millions" of books from the internet. Awkward.

Judge Alsup colorfully compared authors' complaints to "complaining that training schoolchildren to write well would result in an explosion of competing works." Ouch.

The decision only covers training data, not whether AI outputs infringe copyright—a crucial distinction that leaves plenty of legal quicksand ahead for AI companies still navigating these murky waters.

AI

Not A Wearable: OpenAI's Secret Device

OpenAI and Jony Ive's mystery AI device is taking shape, but don't expect to clip, strap, or insert it anywhere on your body. Court documents reveal the $6.5 billion collaboration won't produce a wearable or in-ear device, contrary to speculation.

The gadget won't arrive until "at least 2026," according to Tang Tan, io's chief hardware officer. While the prototype Sam Altman teased remains a year away from hitting shelves, the court filings emerged from a trademark dispute with audio startup Iyo.

Interestingly, internal emails show OpenAI has explored various form factors and purchased "at least 30 different headphone sets" during development. Altman even declined investing in Iyo, citing he was "working on something competitive."

Tech

YouTube's AI Shorts Button: Content Creator or Destroyer?

YouTube is rolling out a "slop button" using Google's Veo 3 AI that will generate YouTube Shorts from simple text prompts. CEO Neal Mohan frames this as democratizing creativity, calling it "content at the speed of imagination."

But critics see a less rosy future: platforms flooded with AI-generated "slop" that dilutes authentic human storytelling. 

The tool can create minute-long 1080p videos with characters, scenes, and effects—with little to no human input required. While YouTube celebrates innovation, creators worry about being buried under an avalanche of algorithm-chasing synthetic content.

Is this empowering creativity or just making it harder to find the real humans in a sea of digital mimicry?

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