As 2025 comes to an end, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella posted a year-end summary on LinkedIn, emphasizing his hope that people would stop using the term "slop" to describe low-quality content. Notably, this word was selected as the Word of the Year by Merriam-Webster in 2025, defined as "low-quality digital content typically generated by artificial intelligence with quantity as the priority."

2025 has been a year filled with AI-generated content, with low-quality ads, declining search engines, and an overflow of AI music almost saturating our daily lives. However, not everyone is satisfied with the choice of this term. In his post, Nadella stated that this word should remain in the past of 2025. He believes that we need to move beyond the debate over "low-quality content" and "high-quality content," and accept artificial intelligence as part of the new normal for humans.

Nadella further mentioned that we now have the knowledge to "harness the exponential growth of model capabilities" and manage the "jagged" nature of artificial intelligence to gain value in the real world. He said that the most meaningful measure of progress will be the outcomes for each individual, which will be a complex discovery process, just like all technology and product development experiences.

In this context, Microsoft users have shown strong dissatisfaction with the company's AI products, many of which are pushed to users without their consent. According to reports, there are still a billion computers running Windows 10, and more than half of these devices meet the criteria for upgrading to AI-rich Windows 11.

Evidently, Nadella's remarks reflect his deep concern for users who refuse to accept the new normal of artificial intelligence. Although technology CEOs often talk about human progress and achievements, ultimately, the fate of artificial intelligence in commercial product competition depends on consumer demand.

Key Points:

🌐 In 2025, "low-quality content" was chosen as the word of the year, referring to low-quality digital content generated by AI.  

🤖 Nadella called on people to move beyond the debate between "low-quality" and "high-quality" content and accept AI as the new normal.  

💻 Microsoft users are dissatisfied with the company's forced AI products, and a large number of devices are still using the old system.