Microsoft hopes people won’t become “over-reliant” on its AI assistant

Microsoft hopes people won’t become “over-reliant” on its AI assistant

Photo by Chris Welch/The Verge This morning, Microsoft set the release date for its AI-powered Copilot feature and showed off some of its capabilities for the first time. At a “Responsible AI” panel following the announcement, company executives spoke about the danger of over-reliance on its generative software, which was shown creating blog posts, images, and emails based on user prompts. Six months after the company laid off the team dedicat…