This transformative shift hinges on users being willing to talk to their computer — as in, yes, actually uttering words out loud. The Copilot features will be activated by saying the phrase “Hey, Copilot!,” acting as a sort of “third input mechanism to use with your PC,” said Mehdi. (Historically, adding another input mechanism hasn’t done wonders for the company.)

Swearing loudly at my computer in the middle of the open plan office I’m forced to work in because the AI is not doing what I fucking want.

Swearing even more loudly because the dude in the cubicle next to me said Hey Copilot and my computer picked that shit up.