$ ./wtf "Linus Torvalds"
Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel since 1991. He also created the distributed version control system Git.
$ ./wtf -l de "Linus Torvalds"
Linus Benedict Torvalds ist ein finnisch-US-amerikanischer Informatiker und Software-Entwickler. Torvalds ist der Initiator sowie die treibende Kraft bei der Entwicklung des Linux-Kernels, dessen Entwicklung er bis heute koordiniert. Außerdem ist er der Erfinder des Versionsverwaltungssystems Git.
$ ./wtf Git
Git is a distributed version control software system that is capable of managing versions of source code or data. It is often used to control source code by programmers who are developing software collaboratively.
$ ./wtf Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows, and has since expanded to Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and other fields. Often described as a Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally.
$ ./wtf "Linus Torvalds" Linus Benedict Torvalds is a Finnish and American software engineer who is the creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel since 1991. He also created the distributed version control system Git. $ ./wtf -l de "Linus Torvalds" Linus Benedict Torvalds ist ein finnisch-US-amerikanischer Informatiker und Software-Entwickler. Torvalds ist der Initiator sowie die treibende Kraft bei der Entwicklung des Linux-Kernels, dessen Entwicklung er bis heute koordiniert. Außerdem ist er der Erfinder des Versionsverwaltungssystems Git. $ ./wtf Git Git is a distributed version control software system that is capable of managing versions of source code or data. It is often used to control source code by programmers who are developing software collaboratively. $ ./wtf Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows, and has since expanded to Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and other fields. Often described as a Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally.
coconutjelly:

I couldn't actually tell you if Copilot is useful, because it is so persistantly annoying that I detest it on principle as a program, before we even get into the genAI of it all. 

My last laptop had a Copilot quick access button. 

Immediately to the left of the left arrow key.

I live for keyboard shortcuts, so the fact that I could so easily and frequently and accidentally launch a program when I'm just trying to toggle screens or highlight a block of text is already infuriating. But add that this particular program is so resource-hungry that it can freeze a gaming laptop that runs BG3 at max graphics quality without blinking sent me into such incoherent rages that I wanted the entire program obliterated from the machine.

I did successfully remove the entire program. BUT THAT FUCKING KEY. Tapping it no longer opened a CPU-hungry program, but it still opened a window prompting me to install and update Copilot. 

I finally pried up the key and surrounded the soft part of the switch with epoxy, so the key simply no longer moved if I accidentally touched it. I voided the warranty on a $1500 gaming laptop to make Copilot stop fucking bothering me.

Is it good AI? I have no idea. 

I'm still not even sure what it's supposed to do to improve my Windows experience. All it did was deteriorate my Windows experience until I was driven to hardware sabotage.
coconutjelly: I couldn't actually tell you if Copilot is useful, because it is so persistantly annoying that I detest it on principle as a program, before we even get into the genAI of it all. My last laptop had a Copilot quick access button. Immediately to the left of the left arrow key. I live for keyboard shortcuts, so the fact that I could so easily and frequently and accidentally launch a program when I'm just trying to toggle screens or highlight a block of text is already infuriating. But add that this particular program is so resource-hungry that it can freeze a gaming laptop that runs BG3 at max graphics quality without blinking sent me into such incoherent rages that I wanted the entire program obliterated from the machine. I did successfully remove the entire program. BUT THAT FUCKING KEY. Tapping it no longer opened a CPU-hungry program, but it still opened a window prompting me to install and update Copilot. I finally pried up the key and surrounded the soft part of the switch with epoxy, so the key simply no longer moved if I accidentally touched it. I voided the warranty on a $1500 gaming laptop to make Copilot stop fucking bothering me. Is it good AI? I have no idea. I'm still not even sure what it's supposed to do to improve my Windows experience. All it did was deteriorate my Windows experience until I was driven to hardware sabotage.
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coconutjelly:

I couldn't actually tell you if Copilot is useful, because it is so persistantly annoying that I detest it on principle as a program, before we even get into the genAI of it all. 

My last laptop had a Copilot quick access button. 

Immediately to the left of the left arrow key.

I live for keyboard shortcuts, so the fact that I could so easily and frequently and accidentally launch a program when I'm just trying to toggle screens or highlight a block of text is already infuriating. But add that this particular program is so resource-hungry that it can freeze a gaming laptop that runs BG3 at max graphics quality without blinking sent me into such incoherent rages that I wanted the entire program obliterated from the machine.

I did successfully remove the entire program. BUT THAT FUCKING KEY. Tapping it no longer opened a CPU-hungry program, but it still opened a window prompting me to install and update Copilot. 

I finally pried up the key and surrounded the soft part of the switch with epoxy, so the key simply no longer moved if I accidentally touched it. I voided the warranty on a $1500 gaming laptop to make Copilot stop fucking bothering me.

Is it good AI? I have no idea. 

I'm still not even sure what it's supposed to do to improve my Windows experience. All it did was deteriorate my Windows experience until I was driven to hardware sabotage.
coconutjelly: I couldn't actually tell you if Copilot is useful, because it is so persistantly annoying that I detest it on principle as a program, before we even get into the genAI of it all. My last laptop had a Copilot quick access button. Immediately to the left of the left arrow key. I live for keyboard shortcuts, so the fact that I could so easily and frequently and accidentally launch a program when I'm just trying to toggle screens or highlight a block of text is already infuriating. But add that this particular program is so resource-hungry that it can freeze a gaming laptop that runs BG3 at max graphics quality without blinking sent me into such incoherent rages that I wanted the entire program obliterated from the machine. I did successfully remove the entire program. BUT THAT FUCKING KEY. Tapping it no longer opened a CPU-hungry program, but it still opened a window prompting me to install and update Copilot. I finally pried up the key and surrounded the soft part of the switch with epoxy, so the key simply no longer moved if I accidentally touched it. I voided the warranty on a $1500 gaming laptop to make Copilot stop fucking bothering me. Is it good AI? I have no idea. I'm still not even sure what it's supposed to do to improve my Windows experience. All it did was deteriorate my Windows experience until I was driven to hardware sabotage.
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