Windows and Xbox publisher Microsoft has significantly ramped up its focus on and use of artificial intelligence (AI) this year, with the firm pushing strongly for the internal use of Copilot in its workflows and prioritizing employees that represent "critical AI talent" — even as tensions between it and partner OpenAI have reportedly risen over time.
It's not a surprise, then, to see an AI-generated image get used for one of the company's hiring advertisements. What is surprising, though, is how shockingly and embarrassingly dumb it is.
