<![CDATA[I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing.]]>RE: https://climatejustice.social/@ketan/117480486889964027

I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. Somebody made a pitch for this and somebody said yeah that's a great idea let's make that and then somebody did and then somebody looked at it and approved it and aired it.

You can tell who's not in the room, you know? You can tell who either isn't there, or doesn't feel like it's safe for them to speak up.

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/SoDi/microsoft-copilot-competitive

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/0779eeac-02ac-4cf4-9950-7e3e88e8aef2/i-had-a-hard-time-believing-copilot-plagiarize-my-brown-colleague-s-work-so-i-get-the-credit-would-be-an-ad-they-d-run-but-...-it-s-a-real-thing.RSS for NodeThu, 29 Oct 2026 20:56:02 GMTThu, 22 Oct 2026 02:15:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:11:36 GMT]]>@otte_homan It's kind of remarkable that there's a whole psychosocial towers-of-hanoi of terribleness in this and it's not even thirty seconds long.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/mhoye/statuses/117486380432254304https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/mhoye/statuses/117486380432254304Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:11:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:59:05 GMT]]>@mhoye This is so gross in multiple ways.... In addition to the egregious racism, I couldn't get over the shot of the woman lint-rollering the yt dude's suit, I guess as his reward? The black woman is completely obscured by a man (I can't even tell what she is doing!) & the other woman is off to the side taking notes like a good little secretary, I guess? It's telling - yt women in subservient roles + complete erasure of WOC. It's the yt men who get to speak on camera & be served by others.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/arielkroon/statuses/117485387469307674https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://wandering.shop/users/arielkroon/statuses/117485387469307674Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:59:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:01:03 GMT]]>@mhoye

A message and product specifically for mediocre white guys. Pathetic.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Jorsh/statuses/117485159250597883https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/Jorsh/statuses/117485159250597883Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:01:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:41:08 GMT]]>@gemini0 @mhoye Yeah, my first thought too.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonsweden.se/ap/users/115530994268714826/statuses/117484845042670292https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonsweden.se/ap/users/115530994268714826/statuses/117484845042670292Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:41:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:26:41 GMT]]>@mhoye suggests how the people involved might have achieved their current positions?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Photo55/statuses/117484788196715634https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Photo55/statuses/117484788196715634Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:26:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:19:21 GMT]]>@mhoye what the actual fuck?]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/d5b3ba6a-c5c6-4109-96ae-0ed39b3fd0e1https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://labyrinth.zone/objects/d5b3ba6a-c5c6-4109-96ae-0ed39b3fd0e1Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:19:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:54:29 GMT]]>@J2 @mhoye Somebody asked copilot how it would promote itself, and this is what it came up with?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/maccruiskeen/statuses/117484425693545122https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/maccruiskeen/statuses/117484425693545122Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:54:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:01:49 GMT]]>@mhoye Creep! Is this crap supposed to be ironic?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/annehargreaves/statuses/117484218554140355https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/annehargreaves/statuses/117484218554140355Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:01:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:48 GMT]]>@mhoye Hey you!
White guy!
Are you also a slacker and a deadbeat?
Wish you could be showered in praise, without having to change your attitude or put in efforts?
With our NEW, AMAZING product: "Steal your co-workers homework", your dreams will come true!
Only $29 999.99 a month!!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/ap/users/115667046035383149/statuses/117483978676243297https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/ap/users/115667046035383149/statuses/117483978676243297Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:00:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:15:57 GMT]]>@mhoye Can we assume the campaign was developed with AI, and the script and storyboard were written with AI?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/ap/users/115876505892985623/statuses/117483802289995776https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/ap/users/115876505892985623/statuses/117483802289995776Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:15:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:55:49 GMT]]>@mhoye Incredibly telling that a company famed for its crabs in a bucket approach to performance reviews, punishing team leaders for giving too much praise and requiring they have a certain number of employees at the 60% firing threshold no matter how well they're doing as a team, thinks this is what will sell their product. Got to use AI, entitled white guy, got to make sure you get a good employee evaluation! You don't want to lose your job to a more qualified, hard working minority, do you?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furs.social/users/Rycochet/statuses/117483723140045209https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furs.social/users/Rycochet/statuses/117483723140045209Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:55:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:42:10 GMT]]>@mhoye is 🤖 all the way down, and that’s why wankers love 💕 it *so much!*

and .

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.science/users/ChemicalEyeGuy/statuses/117483669425938198https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.science/users/ChemicalEyeGuy/statuses/117483669425938198Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:42:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:19:10 GMT]]>@mhoye 💯 also you're supposed to be on a team working together for a company's goals, not your own personal glory. People like that are ones I don't want to work with especially if they're using AI and being bigots.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ack.nerdfight.online/objects/2d70caae-5d0d-4c3f-9a9a-ebad28f4df78https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ack.nerdfight.online/objects/2d70caae-5d0d-4c3f-9a9a-ebad28f4df78Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:19:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:54:12 GMT]]>@mhoye 🤮🤮🤬🤬

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/FaithfullJohn/statuses/117483244933130226https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/FaithfullJohn/statuses/117483244933130226Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:54:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:27:03 GMT]]>@number6 @mhoye

Yeah I made the exact same comment in another thread and had the same thing pointed out to me. 😄

It's subtle.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/117482666297354090https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/117482666297354090Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:27:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:07:04 GMT]]>@eestileib @mhoye

Oh! In my defense, the spot tv logo floats over most of it.

A decision so horrific, it was probably made by a human ...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/number6/statuses/117482587698835076https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/number6/statuses/117482587698835076Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:07:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:57:43 GMT]]>@kirakira @mhoye

the copilot ad uses imagery borrowed from serial killer films

which could mean nothing

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lingo.lol/users/river/statuses/117482550920595927https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lingo.lol/users/river/statuses/117482550920595927Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:57:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:55:10 GMT]]>@number6 @mhoye

It's in the bottom right corner in small text "analyze Daniel's model and..."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/117482540935385724https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/eestileib/statuses/117482540935385724Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:55:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:30:21 GMT]]>@mhoye

I don't see anything where he says to copy his coworker's work. He just says "make mine beautiful".

Competing on beauty .... seems all wrong.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/number6/statuses/117482443364827441https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/number6/statuses/117482443364827441Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:30:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:06:14 GMT]]>@mhoye the shots of him angry crying are so revealing. there's some serious psychology on display here

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furry.engineer/users/kirakira/statuses/117482348526570502https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furry.engineer/users/kirakira/statuses/117482348526570502Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:06:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:56:25 GMT]]>@mhoye I mean, if this is slop, all of those somebodies may have been the same somebody

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aburka/statuses/117482309895814043https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aburka/statuses/117482309895814043Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:56:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:53:55 GMT]]>@mhoye Maybe they thought they did a good job checking the "diversity" checkbox.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/be/statuses/117482300082583137https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://floss.social/users/be/statuses/117482300082583137Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:53:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:45:18 GMT]]>@iris_meredith

Indeed!

Also the brown guy is remote, visually, and voiceless (as in gets no opp to convey anything, as a person).

And they're all doing what they imply is "what the boss wants" eg doing what it takes to "get ahead".

Very fucking au courant.

@mhoye

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/tomjennings/statuses/117482266204083075https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tldr.nettime.org/users/tomjennings/statuses/117482266204083075Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:45:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I had a hard time believing "CoPilot, plagiarize my brown colleague's work so I get the credit" would be an ad they'd run but ... it's a real thing. on Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:34:50 GMT]]>Maybe also setting aside some of the stranger questions this ad raises, like why is Kyle crying about a colleague being competent and who goes to a colleague’s office to delint a jacket they’re still wearing because they’re good at spreadsheets.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/mhoye/statuses/117482225048866967https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/mhoye/statuses/117482225048866967Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:34:50 GMT