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☆ Workers are secretly using AI on important tasks over fears it makes them look replaceable, new Microsoft and LinkedIn research finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

It found that although 75% of workers are using AI in the workplace, over half of respondents don't want to admit that they're using it for their most important tasks. This is because 53% of those who are using AI at work on their most important tasks are worried that it makes them look replaceable. Additionally, nearly half of professionals are concerned that AI will replace their jobs and are considering quitting their current postings in the year ahead. Colette Stallbaumer, general manager of Microsoft Copilot and co-founder of Microsoft WorkLab, told CNBC Make It that workers need to get over their fears and start embracing AI. "The more you can as an employee lean in and learn, the better off you're going to be," Stallbaumer said.

Persons: Colette Stallbaumer, Stallbaumer Organizations: Microsoft, LinkedIn, CNBC Locations: Brooklyn, New York, U.S, Germany, France, India, Singapore, Australia, Brazil

☆ Microsoft made cuts to its Teams chat app to focus on its Copilot AI tools, leaked memo shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewMicrosoft reorganized teams under Jared Spataro, its head of "AI at Work," shifting focus to its Copilot AI products and reducing the number of employees working on its Teams chat app, according to an excerpt of an internal memo shared with Business Insider. "In early 2022, we recognized the pandemic as a once-in-a-generation opportunity and we surged on Teams to win," Spataro wrote. AdvertisementMicrosoft spokesman Frank Shaw confirmed Spataro is putting more resources behind Copilot, but said Teams remains a core priority and Copilot is a part of Teams. Copilot for Teams, Shaw said, is the company's most used and loved Copilot according to customer surveys and research and will continue to be a focus of future investments. Microsoft is leaning into the potential of its new Copilot tools, built on OpenAI's GPT models, which so far have mixed feedback from customers.

Persons: —, Jared Spataro, Spataro, Colette Stallbaumer, Frank Shaw, Shaw, OpenAI's, Ashley Stewart, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business

☆ Microsoft to sell AI assistant software to biggest clients starting Nov. 1
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft said Thursday that starting Nov. 1, large companies will be able to buy Microsoft 365 Copilot, its artificial intelligence supplement to core productivity apps such as Word and Excel. Microsoft 365 Copilot is one result of the company's close collaboration with San Francisco startup OpenAI, which became a household name after ChatGPT, OpenAI's chatbot, went viral last year. In March, Microsoft first revealed plans for Microsoft 365 Copilot. Microsoft 365 Copilot tools are now in preview with small businesses, Colette Stallbaumer, a general manager, said at Thursday's event. Turning Microsoft 365 Copilot into a big business might take time.

Persons: OpenAI's chatbot, underpins, Satya Nadella, Copilot, Colette Stallbaumer, Amy Hood, Hood, McNamee Organizations: Microsoft, San, Edge, Google Locations: San Francisco, New York, Bing

☆ Managers say 4-6 pm is now a work 'dead zone.' Employees run errands and take care of kids before logging on later to finish.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

We've now ushered in a "triple peak" day. The result is a "triple peak" day, as The Atlantic's Derek Thompson reported last April. But for those whose work is more solitary or not as time-sensitive, the triple peak day may offer a pathway to greater work-life balance. Working parents, for example, might adopt a triple peak day to spend more time with their kids during the day and finish work once their kids are off to bed. Are you working a "triple peak" day?

Persons: We've, Derek Thompson, Colette Stallbaumer, Mary Czerwinski Organizations: Service, Street Journal, Workers, Microsoft Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Here are the top skills you will need for an 'A.I.-powered future,' according to new Microsoft data
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Working alongside artificial intelligence will be "as inherent" as how we work with the internet — and employees need to equip themselves with skills for this new future, said Microsoft. Working alongside artificial intelligence will be "as inherent" as how we work with the internet — and employees need to equip themselves with skills for this new future. AI skill sets leaders think employees will needAccording to Microsoft, 82% of leaders globally and 85% of leaders in Asia Pacific said employees will need new skills in an "AI-powered future." The report found that the three top skills that leaders believe are essential are analytical judgment, flexibility and emotional intelligence. These are skills that are "new core competencies," added Microsoft, not just for technical roles or AI experts.

☆ The No. 1 workplace distraction that kills productivity, according to Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But new research from Microsoft shows how out of hand our work calendars have gotten: Since February 2020, people are in 3 times more Microsoft Teams meetings and calls per week at work, a whopping 192% increase. The heaviest Teams users are spending close to 8 hours, or an entire workday, each week in online meetings alone. Meetings, at their core, aren't the issue, says Colette Stallbaumer, the general manager for Microsoft 365 and the "future of work" at Microsoft. 1 workplace distraction that hurts productivity, followed closely by having too many meetings, according to a Microsoft survey of 31,000 workers across the globe, which was conducted between February and March 2023. How companies are fighting 'meeting fatigue'Workers can only do so much to fight "meeting fatigue," says Stallbaumer.

☆ Microsoft says these 2 things will stop Gen Z and millennials from saying: 'I quit'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Young workers are looking for growth opportunities within the company, and the freedom to be entrepreneurs outside of work, according to Microsoft. According to Microsoft, 73% of Gen Z and Millennials said they would stay longer at their jobs if it's easier to change roles internally. Microsoft defines Gen Z as those who are between the ages of 18 and 26, and millennials as those between 27 and 41. Colette Stallbaumer GM, Microsoft 365 and Future of WorkSpecifically, 73% of Gen Z and millennials said they would, compared with 65% of Gen X (42 to 55 years old). According to Microsoft, younger generations are the most likely to aspire to be their own boss — 76% of Gen Z and millennials said that's a goal, compared with 63% of those who are Gen X and older.

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