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Talking to Windows' Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent (theverge.com)
4 points by PKop 38 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


Sounds more like the opposite to me. Copilot isn’t making the computer “incompetent”—it’s surfacing complexity in plain language. A PC has always been capable of running scripts, automating workflows, or pulling data, but most people don’t speak in PowerShell or Python. Copilot bridges that gap. If anything, it makes the machine feel more competent because now you can ask for things in natural language and get results without digging through menus or writing code.

The real question is whether you measure competence by raw capability or by accessibility. Copilot tilts toward accessibility, which is why it feels different.


AI slop reply. Nice try.


> Satya Nadella agreed when presented with the host’s idea that “these models will be able to use a computer as well as a human,”

Unfortunate choice of words...




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