"When Stephen Colbert asked the Oscar-winning performer and writer how she felt about "the coming AI revolution," Thompson didn't hold back: "Intense irritation." Her target? Microsoft Word's Copilot feature, which constantly offers to rewrite her work. "When I've written something and put it into a Word document, it's constantly saying, 'Would you like me to rewrite that for you?'" Thompson said."
"Microsoft rolled out Copilot in Word in January. Users can disable it by clearing the "Enable Copilot" checkbox in options, however, Thompson's outburst highlights a broader issue: these features arrive enabled by default, uninvited. For an award-winning writer, an AI assistant offering to "improve" her prose is particularly galling. Perhaps the lesson is simple - don't enable features unless users explicitly request them. We've moaned about this before but clearly Redmond is ignoring the common sense brigade."
Dame Emma Thompson expressed intense irritation at AI writing assistants and targeted Microsoft Word's Copilot for repeatedly offering to rewrite text. Copilot prompts users with 'Would you like me to rewrite that for you?' and Thompson told the tool to '...off' using expletives. Microsoft released Copilot in Word in January and users can disable it by clearing the 'Enable Copilot' checkbox, but the feature arrives enabled by default. The default activation of unsolicited AI suggestions raises concerns about user control and respect for skilled writers' work. Microsoft declined to add comment.
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