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800 From Microsoft to “microslop”: The AI backlash that forced a reset

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Varun Mirchandani @ Digital Trends · 04/12/2026 21:00 EDT

From Microsoft to “microslop”: The AI backlash that forced a reset

Microsoft’s aggressive AI push sparked backlash and the “microslop” trend. Now, the company is quietly scaling things back, shifting toward more subtle, useful AI across Windows and its apps.

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