Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. 'Using AI is no longer optional.'
Microsoft pushes staff to use internal AI tools more, and may consider this in reviews. 'Using AI is no longer optional.'
Microsoft is asking some managers to evaluate employees based on how much they use AI internally, and the software giant is considering adding a metric related to this in its review process, Business Insider has learned
Julia Liuson, president of the Microsoft division responsible for developer tools such as AI coding service GitHub Copilot, recently sent an email instructing managers to evaluate employee performance based on their use of internal AI tools like this.
"AI is now a fundamental part of how we work," Liuson wrote. "Just like collaboration, data-driven thinking, and effective communication, using AI is no longer optional — it's core to every role and every level."
Liuson told managers that AI "should be part of your holistic reflections on an individual's performance and impact."
Microsoft's performance requirements vary from team to team, and some are considering including a more formal metric about the use of internal AI tools in performance reviews for its next fiscal year, according to a person familiar with the situation. This person asked not to be identified discussing private matters.
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If using AI is more efficient then you don’t have to evaluate staff on whether they use it, they simply get more stuff done.
That’s like basic logic.
Jason uses AI daily but Sarah gets more done, is Jason the better employee? Obviously not. Jason can be 10x less efficient by using AI poorly while Sarah has read all the documentation for the tools and doesn’t need to ask the AI to do her work for her.