Have no fear, AI is here to write your end-of-year performance review — and it'll even help you call out your coworkers

The year is 2035. You wrap up December by asking AI to summarize everything you accomplished this year — including all the things you definitely haven’t outsourced to AI. Copilot politely packages your performance review and sends it to your manager, who absolutely, without question, will read it themselves and not funnel it straight into another model.

AI #1 informs AI #2 that you’re an exceptional employee, so you get a promotion, a pay raise, and a “personalized” note from your manager about how you “drove synergy to accelerate innovation across key deliverables.”

I joke (mostly), but this kind of loop doesn’t feel far off — especially now that Microsoft is openly encouraging people to use Copilot for their end-of-year reviews. A recent blog post states:

"You want to have a productive conversation with your boss and teammates – Copilot can assist with this by providing suggestions for asking questions about your goals, negotiating salary and other perks, and addressing complicated matters like organizational shifts or poor performance."

Sarcasm aside, Copilot can still be a genuinely useful tool during review season. I use it and similar tools to brainstorm for projects, think through questions readers might ask, and review written content to see if there are gaps in coverage.

Copilot and other AI tools are suitable assistants; I just fear people will rely too much on them. I often see articles and social media posts that have been written by AI. In my personal life, I've even seen people use ChatGPT to generate text messages asking about joining a football team.

Microsoft's blog post illustrates a healthy collaboration between a worker and AI. The prompts are full of relevant details and directions for Copilot, not vague instructions that could lead to hallucinations.

Copilot can also help rephrase feedback into more digestible terms. Criticizing someone can be complicated, especially if they are your manager or work in a different department. If you share your concerns with Copilot, the tool can generate a professional response.

I would suggest using AI to prepare for a performance review, not create one entirely. Copilot can list likely questions you'll be asked by your manager, suggest things to flag in your meeting, and summarize your achievements.

Generally, it's best to go into those types of meetings with notes, not a script written by Copilot.

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