Part of the issue with AI is how it can be used to rewrite history or get a version of the truth that is not entirely truthful.
I asked 3 LLMs why Microsoft is called the evil empire. This is the last paragraph of their answers:
Claude : "It's worth noting the company has changed substantially under Satya Nadella, who took over in 2014. Microsoft became one of the largest contributors to open source, acquired GitHub, built strong developer goodwill, and largely shed the "evil empire" reputation. The nickname feels dated today — though some would argue the aggression just moved to subtler forms like cloud lock-in and Teams bundling."
OpenAI : "It's worth noting that Microsoft's reputation has changed significantly since the era of leaders like Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer. Under Satya Nadella, the company has generally been viewed as more cooperative with open-source software and competitors, though it still faces scrutiny because of its size and influence."
Mistral : "Over time, Microsoft has worked to shed this image, especially under CEO Satya Nadella, by embracing open source, supporting cross-platform development, and promoting corporate responsibility"
So do you agree that Microsoft is now great and Nadella can walk on water?
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@jon well I am not fond of Microsoft. I’m not going to call them an evil empire. That cheapens it for actual evil empires. And I do have a soft spot for Satya simply because of how he has really pushed for disability access in Windows. Microsoft has had considerably worse leaders. But no, he does not walk on water.
I agree.
Amazon or any Musk related are much more evil nowadays than Microsoft ever was.
Microsoft is a big corp and does big corp evil things, like trying to have a monopoly in as many fields as it can. Definitely not good. But at least they try not to look evil, which is something too many big corps have stopped doing nowadays.
A pity they are so strong in the corporate world. In other fronts I have plenty of alternatives so I have no need to touch their products, but at job I have no choice.
