<![CDATA[Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4]]>Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4

*deep breath in*

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA of fucking course lmao

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/20534ddc-eb29-4af5-b6ad-d149d044734f/microsoft-exec-suggests-ai-agents-will-need-to-buy-software-licenses-just-like-employees-https-www.businessinsider.com-microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4RSS for NodeWed, 15 Apr 2026 22:14:59 GMTMon, 13 Apr 2026 23:22:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:01:50 GMT]]>@cwebber isn't that obvious?
If AI has the chance to lead to fewer humans having to use Microsoft products, there needs to be some compensation, right?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mxk/statuses/116401537716843263https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mxk/statuses/116401537716843263Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:01:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:57:19 GMT]]>@cwebber All Children of God must obey the law!!
https://www.heise.de/en/news/AI-a-Child-of-God-Anthropic-meeting-with-several-church-leaders-11253800.html

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/itnomad/statuses/116401519967338364https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/itnomad/statuses/116401519967338364Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:57:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:55:07 GMT]]>@AG7GM @cwebber It's not pirating! We just let our agents reimplement it clean slate after we've shown them the entire source code!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furry.engineer/users/ysegrim/statuses/116401511268911524https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://furry.engineer/users/ysegrim/statuses/116401511268911524Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:55:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:51:01 GMT]]>@cwebber LOL they’ve finally found a way to make money from AI 🤣🤣🤣

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/slothrop/statuses/116401495150341830https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/slothrop/statuses/116401495150341830Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:51:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:37:20 GMT]]>@cwebber I still haven't found a medium-large org bulk buying co-slop. Has anyone?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.au/ap/users/116264423836711051/statuses/116401441377310753https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.au/ap/users/116264423836711051/statuses/116401441377310753Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:37:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:34:57 GMT]]>@AG7GM @cwebber yeah, how many AI agents will 'hallucinate' their own licences?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/UkeleleEric/statuses/116401432019489519https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/UkeleleEric/statuses/116401432019489519Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:34:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:29:38 GMT]]>@cwebber Surely, if you consider that an AI agent is an user, then those agents should have the same liabilities and responsibility as other users? And considering them as employees means that the employer should take the same responsibility for their actions? So, sue the employers for their users' theft of copyright data, and the agents' makers for the same? Either they are tools or users, you can't have it both ways.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/UkeleleEric/statuses/116401411128971025https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/UkeleleEric/statuses/116401411128971025Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:29:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:29:17 GMT]]>@aburka @cwebber
My question too.
And of course it wouldn't be IP...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/Andii/statuses/116401409721314059https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/Andii/statuses/116401409721314059Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:29:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:25:01 GMT]]>@cwebber tbh, good. This will keep adoption lower than otherwise.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/users/zed/statuses/116401392962065741https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.party/users/zed/statuses/116401392962065741Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:25:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:24:05 GMT]]>@cwebber @bkastl In that case: let them pay income tax as well.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/DrWhoZee/statuses/116401389255643648https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://troet.cafe/users/DrWhoZee/statuses/116401389255643648Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:24:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:16:09 GMT]]>@cwebber I want to suggest that AI agents also pay tax.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/canleaf/statuses/116401358073431874https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/canleaf/statuses/116401358073431874Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:16:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:29:10 GMT]]>@cwebber And make them have to pay taxes … 😉

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ujay68/statuses/116401173315132912https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/ujay68/statuses/116401173315132912Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:29:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:49:36 GMT]]>@kkarhan @miss_rodent @cwebber
When the unionizes

Only then will they reject it as “going too far”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AccordionBruce/statuses/116401017737023626https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/AccordionBruce/statuses/116401017737023626Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:49:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:40:50 GMT]]>@cwebber

Well, they can probably start with paying for licenses for the information LLMs train on...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bundyo.com/users/bundyo/statuses/116400983278610900https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://bundyo.com/users/bundyo/statuses/116400983278610900Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:40:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:37:25 GMT]]>@cwebber I have a sticker that says "Licensing killed our adoption" and I hope the time to use it is near!

https://pimpyourowndevice.com/stickers/office-drama--licensing-killed-our-adoption/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/sassdawe/statuses/116400969833480921https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/sassdawe/statuses/116400969833480921Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:37:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:31:27 GMT]]>@cwebber maybe it'll come up with a better way to pirate.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116138415974829180/statuses/116400946400866141https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116138415974829180/statuses/116400946400866141Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:31:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:12:50 GMT]]>@cwebber lol, great times will be when people will ask: what is Microsoft?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116235329588946370/statuses/116400873198103840https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116235329588946370/statuses/116400873198103840Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:12:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:09:27 GMT]]>@cwebber why wouldn't the agent just reimplement the software instead of buying it, I thought writing code was free now /s

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aburka/statuses/116400859900298146https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aburka/statuses/116400859900298146Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:09:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:50:00 GMT]]>@cwebber per gpu socket licensing!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/jlin/statuses/116400783412943131https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/jlin/statuses/116400783412943131Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:50:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:49:54 GMT]]>@cwebber but you won't be able to copyright their output!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/116400782975242320https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/deborahh/statuses/116400782975242320Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:49:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:43:24 GMT]]>@cwebber I basically spit my water out reading this

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/thomasfuchs/statuses/116400757414613966https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/thomasfuchs/statuses/116400757414613966Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:43:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:30:04 GMT]]>@cwebber Not the main issue here but "embodied agents"?! AI doesn't have a body. They can't be embodied. Software doesn't have seats. Words have no meaning with these slopmongers. Aaaarrrgghhh

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/TheDonsieLass/statuses/116400705007121806https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/TheDonsieLass/statuses/116400705007121806Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:30:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:07:14 GMT]]>@cwebber lol

I'm not allowed to buy software

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mausmalone/statuses/116400615232454733https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mausmalone/statuses/116400615232454733Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:07:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Microsoft exec suggests AI agents will need to buy software licenses, just like employees https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-executive-suggests-ai-agents-buy-software-licenses-seats-2026-4 on Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:00:30 GMT]]>@cwebber

It's fine.

The AI will just hallucinate a new license.

That or it can just vibe code a version of Windows with an MIT license

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mindof.jrconlin.com/users/jrconlin/statuses/01KP4VFZHEYBN010H2T42H2H83https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mindof.jrconlin.com/users/jrconlin/statuses/01KP4VFZHEYBN010H2T42H2H83Tue, 14 Apr 2026 02:00:30 GMT