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Windows Central
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Kevin Okemwa

"Using AI is no longer optional" — Did Microsoft just make Copilot mandatory for its staff as a critical performance metric?

A sign is seen at the Microsoft headquarters on July 3, 2024 in Redmond, Washington.

Artificial Intelligence is increasingly becoming a critical part of Microsoft's business, even though its multi-billion-dollar partnership with Sam Altman's OpenAI is in the crosshairs over high-stakes, for-profit evolution plans.

At the beginning of the year, a leaked internal document revealed that Microsoft pays close attention to its employees' contributions in the company's AI efforts during performance evaluations. The company reportedly leverages these metrics to determine which employees it can't afford to lose.

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