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微软正悄然撤回其多元化举措。

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微软正悄然撤回其多元化举措。

内容来源：https://www.theverge.com/tech/838079/microsoft-diversity-and-inclusion-changes-notepad

内容总结：

微软调整多元化战略，取消年度报告与绩效核心指标

长期以多元化与包容性（DEI）作为企业核心议题的微软，近期对其相关政策进行了低调但显著的调整。据内部消息与公开报道，微软已决定停止发布年度多元化与包容性报告，并同时将“多元化与包容性”从员工绩效评估的“核心优先事项”中移除。

微软官方对此解释称，此举是为了“超越传统报告形式”，转向通过故事、视频等“更动态、更易获取”的方式来展现包容性实践。公司首席传播官弗兰克·肖表示，公司的使命与文化承诺“保持不变”。

然而，这一系列调整发生在微妙的时间点。数月前，美国前总统特朗普曾签署行政命令，意图废除职场多元化、公平与包容倡议。微软的转变被部分员工与观察人士视为对美国当前政治气候的回应。有内部人士指出，公司此前将DEI纳入绩效考核的做法被部分员工认为“缺乏诚意、流于形式”，如今的撤回反而印证了其“承诺的浅薄”。

与此同时，微软在人工智能领域动作频频。公司不仅在今年早些时候的Build大会上高调邀请埃隆·马斯克出席，并加速推进其Grok AI模型接入Azure云服务，还被曝出正在内部测试一款名为“Cosio”的AI个人助理项目。该项目由领英团队开发，被描述为“下一代数字员工”，旨在深度集成至企业环境并自动化工作任务。不过，微软发言人表示，Cosio目前仅是一次“有益的实验”，其经验将用于完善面向客户的功能。

在其他业务动态方面，数据显示约有5亿台PC尚未升级至Windows 11；公司近期发布的Windows 11更新在优化深色模式的同时，意外引入了文件管理器闪白的故障；微软CEO萨提亚·纳德拉则公开谈及AI数据中心能耗激增可能引发的社会担忧，强调科技行业需“赢得消耗能源的社会许可”。

尽管微软仍通过内部通讯和员工故事分享来展现其包容性文化，但取消系统性报告与考核硬性要求，无疑标志着其在多元化战略上的重心与可见度已发生转变。如何平衡商业决策、技术发展与社会价值观，将成为微软未来面临的持续考验。

中文翻译：

微软公布员工性别、种族及族裔构成数据已逾十年。自2019年起，公司每年发布完整的多元化与包容性报告，同时将多元化表现纳入员工绩效考核要求。

微软正悄然收缩多元化举措

在特朗普时代的美国，微软正谨慎调整步伐。

就在美国总统特朗普签署行政令试图取缔职场多元化、公平与包容性（DEI）倡议数月后，微软现已取消多元化报告，并不再将多元化与包容性作为全公司绩效考核的核心重点。

据《游戏档案》上周报道，微软今年将停止发布多元化与包容性报告。微软首席传播官弗兰克·肖在致Notepad的声明中表示："今年我们不再发布传统报告，因为我们已经转向更动态、更易获取的呈现形式——通过故事、视频和洞察来展示包容性的实践。我们的使命以及对公司文化与价值观的承诺始终不变：赋能全球每个人、每个组织成就不凡。"

知情人士透露，微软上月还悄然对内部称为Connect的员工绩效考核体系进行了重大调整。公司已从绩效考核中移除全公司层面的安全与多元化"核心重点"，这意味着员工无需再具体说明为提升安全与多元化所做的贡献及未来计划。

此前微软员工必须回答"你的行动如何为打造更多元包容的微软作出贡献？"以及"你的行动如何为打造更安全的微软作出贡献？"这两个问题现已被删除，取而代之的是简化的表格，要求员工反思工作成果、实现过程、近期遇到的挫折以及未来目标。

绩效考核变更通过微软员工新闻群的Viva Engage帖子发布，而非群发邮件。微软内部将其描述为简化措施，并宣布"核心重点现简称为目标，其中至少需有一个安全相关目标"。

在人力资源文件中，公司甚至不再使用"多元化"一词，仅保留"包容性"。微软在人力资源文件中表示："安全、包容和高效的人员管理仍是我们在微软产生影响力的关键。包容性已融入你的工作方式、互动模式和领导行为，体现了我们的成长型思维文化。"

一位支持微软DEI倡议并要求匿名的员工表示，五年前将相关要求纳入绩效考核在当时看来"完全缺乏诚意且流于形式"。他指出："公司（以及美国大多数企业）现在直接取消该要求，恰恰证明这从来都是肤浅的承诺。"该员工期待DEI政策执行中的"深度与诚意"，并认为微软从未做到这一点。

其他受访员工对微软的倒退并不意外。有人指出今年早些时候埃隆·马斯克现身微软Build大会，正是微软向特朗普政府示好的信号。

五月马斯克出席Build大会时，正值其领导DOGE机构解散政府及政府资助组织之际，这在公司内部引发巨大紧张情绪。当时有消息源透露，微软GLEAM组织（全球LGBTQIA+员工及盟友团体）对CEO萨提亚·纳德拉邀请马斯克参会感到"愤怒"。

马斯克的亮相是纳德拉推动其Grok AI模型接入Azure云平台以配合Build大会的举措之一。虽然Grok 3成为Build大会的发布内容，但数月后因输出内容存在严重隐患，微软不得不谨慎引入Grok 4。有员工在今年夏季透露，Grok 4的安全问题"非常棘手"。

微软继续推进Grok 4与潜在企业客户的私下测试，同时迅速向GitHub Copilot推出Grok Code Fast 1。当时有微软员工指出："这是在仓促的安全审查、被强迫且不情愿的工程团队配合下推出的，完全违背了我们宣称的公司价值观。"

如今，评判这些公司价值观将变得更加困难。

微软仍在发布《内部包容性》通讯和"我们的准则"故事集，重点展示多元背景员工的经历，但这与将多元化包容性作为员工核心重点、年度报告焦点或股东披露内容已不可同日而语。

LinkedIn正为微软高管测试AI个人助理

微软员工发现部分公司高管正在使用一款未公开的AI个人助理。知情人士透露，微软首席技术官凯文·斯科特拥有名为"凯文的科西奥"的个人AI助理，在公司全球通讯录中直接向其汇报，与其他人类直接下属并列。

科西奥是微软LinkedIn团队的项目，被设计为自主运行的AI数字助理。你或许会认为这不过是Copilot，但科西奥在内部被描述为深度集成于微软企业环境的"下一代数字工作者"。据悉它能自动化处理任务、构建工作流，并与人类员工及其他AI代理协作。

微软已在内部对部分高管测试科西奥，包括商业与行业Copilot团队负责人查尔斯·拉曼纳。该项目属于微软新的Agent 365计划框架，该框架控制着AI代理如何像人类员工一样访问数据和工作。微软原计划十月底向全员推广，但期限已过，目前仅限高管测试。

科西奥似乎不会更广泛推广了。微软发言人辛西娅·雷诺在致Notepad的声明中表示："作为零号客户，我们持续试验新兴技术——有些会纳入产品路线图，有些则不会。科西奥是一次有益的尝试，为我们向客户提供的功能提供了参考。"

不过，微软测试这种看似真实员工的数字工作者机器人的可行性，仍然值得玩味。

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Game File reported last week that Microsoft will cease publication of its diversity and inclusion reports this year. “We are not doing a traditional report this year as we’ve evolved beyond that to formats that are more dynamic and accessible — stories, videos, and insights that show inclusion in action,” said Frank Shaw, Microsoft’s chief communications officer, in a statement to Notepad. “Our mission and commitment to our culture and values remain unchanged: empowering every person and organization to achieve more.”
Sources tell me that Microsoft also quietly made some big changes to its employee performance reviews last month, known internally as Connect. Microsoft has removed its companywide security and diversity “core priorities” from its performance reviews, meaning employees no longer have to submit exactly what they did to improve security and diversity and what they plan to do in the future.
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The performance review changes were announced through a Viva Engage post on Microsoft’s employee news group, instead of through a mass email. Microsoft described its changes internally as a simplification, and announced that “core priorities are now simply called goals, with at least one goal focused on security.”
In HR documentation, the company doesn’t even use the word “diversity” anymore, opting for just “inclusion” instead. “Security, inclusion, and strong people management remain essential to how we deliver impact at Microsoft,” says Microsoft in its HR documentation. “Inclusion is embedded in how you work, interact, and lead, reflecting our growth mindset culture.”
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