I asked Copilot vs Gemini to explain the massive CrowdStike outage heres the winner

Most recently, he held the post of a decorated software engineer and senior director at DeepMind, who walked off with Microsoft’s end of the deal, reported CNBC. Microsoft’s new hires are joining the software company’s AI group led by Suleyman, who reports to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Google has hired the CEO and other employees of AI coding startup Windsurf in a $2.4 billion deal. Google’s chatbot explained the scale of the disruption in a similar way to Copilot and that CrowdStrike quickly issued a fix. Given how badly Microsoft was affected, and that Copilot is Microsoft’s flagship AI I’d say this was a fair and balanced summary with no embellishment or attempt to hide the impact. The first prompt was obvious as the idea was to get both chatbots to explain what happened.

His move to Microsoft will bolster the tech giant’s efforts in improving its own AI chatbot, called Copilot. Copilot gave a good balanced response, breaking it down into bullet points starting with the need for better quality assurance and testing. Automated and manual testing should cover various scenarios to catch potential issues,” it declared.

The chatbot added some balance, suggesting that it does not necessarily mean Windows is inherently flawed. “The issue stemmed from a faulty software update interacting with Windows, not a fundamental flaw in the operating system itself,” Copilot cautioned. It then explains why, including creating a single point of failure, leading to a cascade effect where one update can trigger a chain reaction impacting the underlying OS and the fact limited alternatives lead to difficulties switching quickly in an outage. Gemini gave a much more comprehensive response, splitting the answer into two categories — for software vendors like CrowdStrike and for businesses.

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It also called for comprehensive backup and recovery plans, monitoring and alerts throughout the system, transparency with vendors and users and collaboration with users. To get an answer out of artificial intelligence for a very recent news story I’d need to pick a model capable of browsing the internet. That puts Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity and ChatGPT as the primary contenders and — as Microsoft was badly hit — I picked Copilot. Microsoft’s newest hires also joined the software company’s AI group led by Suleyman, under the direct supervision of CEO Satya Nadella. However, he left in 2022 to join Microsoft as an executive, bringing several of his former employees with him.

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• Copilot gave a good balanced response, breaking it down into bullet points starting with the need for better quality assurance and testing.
• That puts Copilot, Gemini, Perplexity and ChatGPT as the primary contenders and — as Microsoft was badly hit — I picked Copilot.
• In the video below the Prompt Engineering team take us through their current favorite AI tools of 2025.
• The rise of tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Gemini has transformed the way software is built, allowing developers to tackle challenges with unprecedented speed and precision.
• Amar Subramanya, a former Google employee of 16 years and the vice president of engineering for the Gemini assistant, has joined Microsoft AI as a corporate vice president.

“Determining financial or legal consequences for CrowdStrike would depend on various factors,” Copilot wrote, suggesting it would depend on different contracts, how severe the outage was and whether it broke specific laws in different locations. Where Gemini wins this one is the next step, where it also goes further in suggesting a need for better collaboration between vendors and regulatory frameworks to set out standards for updates, testing and deployment. When it comes to businesses Gemini says diversification is key, not relying on a single vendor for critical systems to “mitigate the risk of a single point of failure.”

Q: Should there be financial or legal consequences for CrowdStrike?

The exact cause is subject to investigation but it looks like the cause was a buggy software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. The recruitment of Google DeepMind employees by Microsoft comes amid a fierce competition among tech giants for AI experts. Last month, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that Meta offered $100 million signing bonuses to the start-up’s employees.

Jonas Rothfuss took a technical staff role at Microsoft AI in May after spending a year as a research scientist at Google DeepMind. Microsoft owns one of the competitors in this AI match-up so its only fair to see if its AI will offer a balanced view on a potentially unbalanced question. Unlike Copilot it doesn’t just outline where it might be liable but also offers arguments against consequences in a more nuanced response than I’d have expected from a large language model.

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• The AI landscape is evolving rapidly, and developers are no longer relying on a single tool to meet their needs.
• It also mentions Windows’ Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), which Copilot avoided completely.
• This tests the ability they have to find up-to-date information by searching the web and then analyzing and presenting it clearly and concisely.
• Microsoft’s AI also suggested CrowdStrike switch to gradual rollouts for updates, starting with a small subset of systems and monitoring performance before expanding to more devices.
• The chatbot added some balance, suggesting that it does not necessarily mean Windows is inherently flawed.

Gemini was a little more specific in its opening, talking about the Falcon software rather than a generic update to security software. It also mentions Windows’ Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), which Copilot avoided completely. He left Google to run AI startup Inflection in 2022, and last year became a Microsoft executive, bringing several of the startup’s employees with him. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said last month that Meta offered the startup’s employees $100 million signing bonuses. Earlier this month, Sonal Gupta, a Google DeepMind engineering lead, said on her LinkedIn profile that she’s now a member of technical staff on Mustafa Suleyman’s Microsoft AI team.

The AI landscape is evolving rapidly, and developers are no longer relying on a single tool to meet their needs. Instead, they’re curating a suite of specialized solutions, with the average developer now using five AI tools—a striking jump from just three in 2024. This shift isn’t just about convenience; it’s about redefining what’s possible in software development. This is the million-dollar question and something AI should be useful for as it can weigh up all the data and present conclusions based on hard facts. The obvious answer will be improved quality assurance and testing, plus better diversification of security providers. Last week a global IT outage left planes grounded, emergency services offline and people unable to work.

In June, Adam Sadovsky, a distinguished software engineer and senior director at DeepMind with nearly 18 years of experience at Google, also joined Microsoft. Earlier this month, Sonal Gupta, an engineering lead from Google DeepMind, announced her move to Mustafa Suleyman’s Microsoft AI team. Jonas Rothfuss also took a technical staff role at Microsoft AI in May after spending a year as a research scientist at Google DeepMind. Amar Subramanya, a former Google employee of 16 years and the vice president of engineering for the Gemini assistant, has joined Microsoft AI as a corporate vice president.

This diversification reflects a broader trend of developers seeking tailored tools to address specific challenges, rather than relying on a single, all-encompassing solution. GitHub Copilot has solidified its position as the most widely used AI tool in 2025, surpassing ChatGPT, which previously led in popularity. Developers favor Copilot for its seamless integration into coding environments and its ability to significantly enhance productivity. Other prominent tools include ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude, and Gemini, each catering to specific use cases and developer preferences. Copilot added that while Windows is widely used “relying solely on any single operating system can pose risks.” Suggesting that “diversification allows businesses to mitigate the impact of such incidents and maintain continuity.”

Despite the aggressive recruitment strategies, Microsoft has also announced plans to lay off around 9,000 employees, which is less than 4% of its global workforce. In June, Adam Sadovsky, with nearly 18 years of experience at Google, most recently as a distinguished software engineer and senior director at DeepMind, decamped to Microsoft. On Tuesday, Amar Subramanya, who worked at Google for 16 years, most recently as a vice president of engineering developing the Gemini assistant, said on LinkedIn that he has joined Microsoft AI as a corporate vice president.