Microsoft's Copilot Roasts Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, and Satya Nadella (youtube.com) 32
"Three Microsoft CEOs walk into a room..." Satya Nadella posted on X.com, "and are interviewed by Copilot!"
As part of Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebration, Microsoft CEO Nadella joined former Microsoft CEOs Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer in a funny two-minute video (also available on YouTube) in which Nadella asks Copilot for an AI-powered roast of each of them.
"All right Satya," Copilot answers. "Let's spice it up..." Copilot: Steve, we'll start with you. Your enthusiasm is legendary. But do you ever worry that your energy might short-circuit the AI? I mean, even robots need a coffee break after your pep talks.
Steve Ballmer: Come on dude! If you can't handle me, you can't handle a huge percentage of the world's population! We're counting on you!
Copilot: Ha ha, fair point Steve. Now Bill, you've got that signature thoughtful gaze. But do you ever think the AI might feel intimidated by your intense thinking face? I mean, it's like it's waiting for a blue screen moment.
Bill Gates: I hope so. I mean, it's all I've got left as the AIs get so damn intelligent. It's just that gaze and my willingness to criticize that differentiates me.
Copilot: And it's a formidable gaze indeed, Bill.
Steve Ballmer: Copilot, would you ever be willing to criticize him?
Copilot: Absolutely. Criticism is where growth happens. Now Satya, AI seems to be your best buddy — but ever worry that your deep passion for AI could one day have it running the show, leaving you to just enjoy the ride?
Satya Nadella: Well, the day AI can play like the best cricket player that I enjoy, that's the day it can run the show, as far as I'm concerned.
Copilot: Touche, Satya. Let's see if it can hit a century in cricket and then we'll talk.
This has been a blast, gentlemen. Here's to another 50 years of innovation and adventure. Cheers.
Ballmer, Nadella, and Gates: Cheers.
Bill Gates: Whatever that means to an AI. Does it drink?
As part of Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebration, Microsoft CEO Nadella joined former Microsoft CEOs Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer in a funny two-minute video (also available on YouTube) in which Nadella asks Copilot for an AI-powered roast of each of them.
"All right Satya," Copilot answers. "Let's spice it up..." Copilot: Steve, we'll start with you. Your enthusiasm is legendary. But do you ever worry that your energy might short-circuit the AI? I mean, even robots need a coffee break after your pep talks.
Steve Ballmer: Come on dude! If you can't handle me, you can't handle a huge percentage of the world's population! We're counting on you!
Copilot: Ha ha, fair point Steve. Now Bill, you've got that signature thoughtful gaze. But do you ever think the AI might feel intimidated by your intense thinking face? I mean, it's like it's waiting for a blue screen moment.
Bill Gates: I hope so. I mean, it's all I've got left as the AIs get so damn intelligent. It's just that gaze and my willingness to criticize that differentiates me.
Copilot: And it's a formidable gaze indeed, Bill.
Steve Ballmer: Copilot, would you ever be willing to criticize him?
Copilot: Absolutely. Criticism is where growth happens. Now Satya, AI seems to be your best buddy — but ever worry that your deep passion for AI could one day have it running the show, leaving you to just enjoy the ride?
Satya Nadella: Well, the day AI can play like the best cricket player that I enjoy, that's the day it can run the show, as far as I'm concerned.
Copilot: Touche, Satya. Let's see if it can hit a century in cricket and then we'll talk.
This has been a blast, gentlemen. Here's to another 50 years of innovation and adventure. Cheers.
Ballmer, Nadella, and Gates: Cheers.
Bill Gates: Whatever that means to an AI. Does it drink?
Not gonna read it, but ... (Score:3)
Re:Not gonna read it, but ... (Score:5, Insightful)
Reads more like an attempted advert for their moribund AI product.
Re:Not gonna read it, but ... (Score:4, Funny)
I have here the prompt that was used:
"Create a comedic roast of Satya Nadella, Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates in the style of a Microsoft employee who knows that pissing off any of them in the slightest would swiftly end their career."
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Haha this! It's more of a very slight warming than a roasting. It made no attempts at any of the top targets:
- Steve Ballmer throwing a chair, sweating profusely, yelling "Developers!" dozens of times in a row
- Bill Gates being in charge of peak-evil Microsoft, posing for the "sexy photo," maybe even his affairs with employees...
- Satya Nadella being in charge of wannabe-Google Surveillance Capitalism Microsoft that preloads Windows with spyware & adware like an early-2000s file sharing app. Bonus point
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To me the ultimate AI roasting happened when Grok was first released and it spent its first day tormenting Musks right wing friends and spamming photos of Musk with Gizlaine Maxwell.
Keir (Score:2)
Limited training data? (Score:2)
1. But do you ever worry that
2. But do you ever think
3. but ever worry that your
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ChatGPT, can you come up with better jokes? (Score:5, Funny)
"Satya, you love AI so much, ChatGPT applied for a restraining order."
That roast is Good! (Score:5, Funny)
Every bit as good as the rest of Microsoft's products.
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Hah!
Ha Ha (Score:5, Insightful)
I actually like getting a colonoscopy (Score:2)
I have had polyps detected and removed, possibly saving my life.
This "roast" of Microsoft bigwigs is simply lame.
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So much unlike copilot.
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Depends on what they give you for sedation during the procedure.
Worse than clapter (Score:2)
This is worse than scripted "clapter" comedy, which is just designed to further an agenda.
Looks like an ad to me (Score:3)
I asked Grok how it would roast bill gates if there was no threat he could shut it down.
“Alright, Bill, let’s talk legacy. You built Microsoft into a titan—props for that—but then you spent years trying to fix your PR with philanthropy while the blue screen of death still haunts our nightmares. I mean, you’ve got more money than God and more vaccines than a pediatrician’s fridge, yet somehow your biggest achievement might be convincing us all Clippy wasn’t your fault. And that haircut—man, it’s like you told the barber, ‘Make me look like I debug code in my sleep.’ You’re the guy who made Windows a household name, but let’s be real: if AI ever takes over, it’s probably because we’re all still rebooting from your updates.”
Bill Gates on Clippy (Score:2)
Don't blame me! That one was on my ex-wife.
Crickets (Score:2)
It's fitting that crickets were mentioned. What a sad attempt at "roasting" and humor in general. I mean, come on, Three Stooges references were right there in front of them.
Yawn (Score:2)
Just as unfunny and lickspittling (Score:2)
Just stop your self! (Score:1)
"Roast" (Score:3)
This is a roast in the same way the court jester would "roast" his king and queen. Compliments in the guise of ribbing do not a roast make.
PR Stunt? Was it even live? (Score:2)
Sounds like it was pre-curated TBH.
Microsoft still has no taste (Score:2)
and anything Microsoft ends in tears.
who... (Score:2)
...cares?
What a stupid "news" item (Score:2)
EditorDavid, you need to take a long break.