PamRecordsWrites

  Copilot, go away. Please.   Attempting to remove Copilot from my computer is like Dave attempting to have HAL open the pod bay doors. I can just hear Copilot saying, “I’m sorry Pam. I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Unlike the legendary scene in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, my encounter with the annoying AI tool that has taken up residence in my laptop has no reverberating soundtrack played by a symphony, nor the cheesy special effects that look like Christmas tree lights in a cardboard box. Instead, Copilot has an icon that keeps popping up, blinking, no matter where I turn. It appeared with the last Windows update. No one asked me if I wanted to cross over to the dark side, give in to the dangerous dance.   It mostly annoys me in Word, asking me if I want help writing something. With every new line I try to type, it pops up. I’ve wasted an afternoon trying to remove it. Delete. Uninstall. Appreciating the great irony, I ask Copilot for help. “I un...