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    A Chrome extension renames Microsoft to Microslop after Satya Nadella discouraged the “AI slop” label.

    Microsoft's $1 billion bet on OpenAI in 2019 potentially redefined the software giant's trajectory, even though co-founder Bill Gates was initially against the move. "You're going to burn this billion dollars," Gates warned Satya Nadella.

     

    Over the past few years, the tech giant has faced significant backlash from its users, who have complained about a wide range of issues, including Windows 11's flawed user experience and design elements, as well as the company's decision to end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025.

     

     

    Microslop logo on a Microsoft Azure data center

    (Image credit: Photo via Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Microslop logo by u/SaucyStrawberries, edit by Jez Corden (sorry).)

     

    Now that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella relinquished some of his duties to newly appointed CEO Judson Althoff, he wrote a blog post about his hopes and aspirations for 2026, which were, as you might have guessed, centered on AI. The executive expressed his desire and hope for society to embrace the technology as it continues to advance and move on from criticism of AI slop.

     

    However, the blog post had the opposite effect on consumers than he'd hoped for, fueling widespread mockery and the generation of a new nickname for the tech giant — Microslop, which might be a good contender for the Word of the Year in 2026.

     

    NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang seemingly shares the same sentiments, recently indicating that the "doom narrative" about AI is causing more harm than good to society. The executive argues that the narrative is blocking investment that would have been used to make the technology safer.

     

    And as it now seems, the AI hate train isn't stopping anytime soon. As first spotted by Windows Latest, someone just developed a new browser extension in Google Chrome called Microsoft to Microslop. And as you might have guessed, the extension automatically replaces every mention of Microsoft on the internet with Microslop.

     

    As highlighted by the developer:

     

    “This extension only visually manipulates the text – the real data on the webpages is not manipulated. If you inspect the element, it will still contain the correct “Microsoft” expression, so no links or download-links will break.”

     

    The developer also indicated that the browser extension will not collect or store any data.

     

    Will Microsoft dodge the AI banter storm? Share your thoughts in the comments!

     

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