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Jez Corden

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella really wants you to stop calling AI "slop" in 2026 — "We are beginning to distinguish between spectacle and substance."

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on a Microsoft Copilot background.

The fact my first article of 2026 is about artificial intelligence is probably tone-setting for what will be another year dominated by AI news and headlines.

It's hard to avoid right now, particularly if you're a user of Microsoft ecosystem products. Every single app, service, and product Microsoft has on the market now has some kind of AI integration, regardless of quality and usefulness.

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