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Alexzoofficialtoday at 6:15 AM1 replyview on HN

This feels like the modern equivalent of the "no warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose" clause that's been in EULAs for decades.

The interesting part is how this clashes with the marketing. You can't really call something a "Copilot" (implying it's helping you fly the plane) while simultaneously saying it's just for entertainment. It's a legal shield against the inevitable hallucinations, but it definitely creates a weird cognitive dissonance for enterprise customers who are paying for productivity, not entertainment.


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delusionaltoday at 6:25 AM

> You can't really call something a "Copilot" (implying it's helping you fly the plane) while simultaneously saying it's just for entertainment.

It's just very hard to get someone to purchase "Microsoft Clown" in their enterprise subscription.