Satya Nadella Wants Us to Rethink AI—Not as “Slop,” but as a Tool for the Mind

[cryptobro]

After “slop” was named word of the year, Satya Nadella offered a very different framing for artificial intelligence. Writing on his blog, the Microsoft CEO urged the tech world to see AI as “bicycles for the mind”—a scaffold that amplifies human potential rather than a substitute for human effort.

Nadella’s message pushes back on the idea that AI should replace people, instead arguing for a new equilibrium where humans use AI as a cognitive amplifier. In his view, the real challenge isn’t sophistication versus slop, but how society adapts when people are equipped with powerful new tools that reshape how we work, think, and collaborate.

[madtrader]

“bicycles for the mind” is way more comforting than most ai hype tbh