Last quarter I rolled out Microsoft Copilot to 4,000 employees.
$30 per seat per month.
$1.4 million annually.
I called it "digital transformation."
The board loved that phrase.
They approved it in eleven minutes.
No one asked what it would actually do.
Including me.
I told everyone it would "10x productivity."
That's not a real number.
But it sounds like one.
HR asked how we'd measure the 10x.
I said we'd "leverage analytics dashboards."
They stopped asking.
Three months later I checked the usage reports.
47 people had opened it.
12 had used it more than once.
One of them was me.
I used it to summarize an email I could have read in 30 seconds.
It took 45 seconds.
Plus the time it took to fix the hallucinations.
But I called it a "pilot success."
Success means the pilot didn't visibly fail.
The CFO asked about ROI.
I showed him a graph.
The graph went up and to the right.
It measured "AI enablement."
I made that metric up.
He nodded approvingly.
We're "AI-enabled" now.
I don't know what that means.
But it's in our investor deck.
A senior developer asked why we didn't use Claude or ChatGPT.
I said we needed "enterprise-grade security."
He asked what that meant.
I said "compliance."
He asked which compliance.
I said "all of them."
He looked skeptical.
I scheduled him for a "career development conversation."
He stopped asking questions.
Microsoft sent a case study team.
They wanted to feature us as a success story.
I told them we "saved 40,000 hours."
I calculated that number by multiplying employees by a number I made up.
They didn't verify it.
They never do.
Now we're on Microsoft's website.
"Global enterprise achieves 40,000 hours of productivity gains with Copilot."
The CEO shared it on LinkedIn.
He got 3,000 likes.
He's never used Copilot.
None of the executives have.
We have an exemption.
"Strategic focus requires minimal digital distraction."
I wrote that policy.
The licenses renew next month.
I'm requesting an expansion.
5,000 more seats.
We haven't used the first 4,000.
But this time we'll "drive adoption."
Adoption means mandatory training.
Training means a 45-minute webinar no one watches.
But completion will be tracked.
Completion is a metric.
Metrics go in dashboards.
Dashboards go in board presentations.
Board presentations get me promoted.
I'll be SVP by Q3.
I still don't know what Copilot does.
But I know what it's for.
It's for showing we're "investing in AI."
Investment means spending.
Spending means commitment.
Commitment means we're serious about the future.
The future is whatever I say it is.
As long as the graph goes up and to the right.
BJP LIED TO YOU.
they did not fulfil all their promises.
THREAD: A comprehensive analysis of their 'claims' and whether they were fulfilled or not
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ItтАЩs been more than one since IтАЩm trying to get my card.
It still blows my mind that you can build your own AI text and image generation app in ~1 hour ЁЯдп
With no coding background. And no developers.
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The world loves criticising the economy of Japan.
- They point to its slow growth rate.
- Low Inflation.
- Low stock market & real estate returns.
But, if you meet Japanese people. Or spend time with them, you will understand the concept of slow living.
And, why their economy works best for them.
Japan has an ageing population. They can't keep up with the drama of constantly investing their money to chase higher returns.
Would old people live their life/focus on their health or go through the drama of constantly beating inflation?
They don't print crazy money. And, this keeps their inflation (and also the growth rate low).
The incentive to spend in Japan is really low (so the consumption goes down, and reflects poorly in the economy stats).
Why? because they have created a self-sufficient economy, where their net imports are off-set by their exports.
In simple words: unlike most of the world, the Japanese did NOT create an artificial growth (or created very little of it).
They are focused on helping their elders, consuming mindfully and leaving in peace.
I am willing to bet that for 90%+ young candidates money is the primary factor while picking a job.
- Culture fit
- Ethos of the firm.
- Leadership style of leaders.
All this is BS. And, expecting a 22 year old kid to get all this is foolishness.
Yet in almost all interviews it is sad to see 40 year old plus interviewers rewarding diplomacy over raw/honest answers.
If you are young. And if you want to make a good salary, you should be allowed to say it. There is nothing wrong.
If I ever interview you (you can say this to me; if fact people have said this to me) -- and I have hired them :)
There is NOTHING wrong in people coming for money.
And, then STAYING because they love working with you.