>As someone who appreciates machine learning, the main dissonance I have with interacting with Microsoft's implementation of AI feels like "don't worry, we will do the thinking for you".

This the nightmare scenario with AI, ie people settling for Microsoft/OpenAI et al to do the "thinking" for you.

It is alluring but of course it is not going to work. It is similar to what happened to the internet via social media, ie "kickback and relax, we'll give you what you really want, you don't have to take any initiative".

My pitch against this is to vehemently resist the chatbot-style solutions/interfaces and demand intelligent workspaces:

https://codesolvent.com/botworx/intelligent-workspace/