Defying all sense of reason, Microsoft continues onward in its march of aggressively incorporating AI into every one of its products. Reception has been mixed to say the least, with most looking at AI at a rather unfavorable position, quickly calling out its flaws and referring to AI generated and AI assisted content as ‘slop’.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella does not seem to share the same opinion though, as he recently commented on his sn scratchpad on how everyone needs to ‘go beyond the arguments of slop’ and embrace it as the future.
It’s a sad state of affairs really, and as the enshittification of services and softwares continues there does not seem to be a silver lining in sight, and we may have to brace ourselves for more forced AI slop in 2026.
Microsoft CEO Wants You to Stop Calling AI ‘Slop’
On his ‘Looking Ahead to 2026’ blog post, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reaffirmed Microsoft’s investment in making AI the next big thing, hoping that users would be able to move beyond the debate of ‘slop vs sophistication’.
In other words, he does fully endorse the usage and combination of AI tools with human creators in order to potentially achieve an equilibrium that impacts the world, as it is regulated.
It’s also a rather vague way of not commenting on the general public’s distrust in AI, which has been used to spread both propaganda and fake, malicious news. Reaffirming your trust in AI when its integration has caused all sorts of mayhem in your products (ranging from unwanted features to botched performance) is most certainly not a positive outlook, and kind of comes across as tone deaf.
Expect More AI Slop in 2026
Given that Microsoft has cleared the air about its continued investment into AI solutions, it’s safe to say that we won’t be seeing a shift anytime soon. As more unnecessary AI features get injected into software products, the product itself worsens in quality.
This is what is set to happen with Xbox as well, with the upcoming Halo CE remake expecting to have a heavy focus on generative AI as well. The same is expected to get a whole lot worse with Windows 11, with recent updates forcing users to migrate to alternative operating systems.
It’s going to get worse before it gets better, and it might be a good idea to get a hold on as the world awaits the inevitable pop of the bubble.
