Microsoft says the errors its AI assistant creates will be "usefully wrong"

CNBC:

Microsoft said that its popular business apps like Word and Excel would soon come bundled with ChatGPT-like technology dubbed Copilot.

But this time, Microsoft is pitching the technology as being “usefully wrong.”

In an online presentation about the new Copilot features, Microsoft executives brought up the software’s tendency to produce inaccurate responses, but pitched that as something that could be useful. As long as people realize that Copilot’s responses could be sloppy with the facts, they can edit the inaccuracies and more quickly send their emails or finish their presentation slides.

From Microsoft's Copilot announcement:

"Sometimes copilot will be right, other times usefully wrong" 👌 pic.twitter.com/w33WxPG4gn

— Tanay Jaipuria (@tanayj) March 17, 2023