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Microsoft to Appoint Sam Altman CEO of New In-House AI Team
21Nov By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft to Appoint Sam Altman CEO of New In-House AI Team

[ad_1] Microsoft Corp. said that Sam Altman will lead the software developer's new in-house artificial intelligence team after the OpenAI co-founder was ousted from his startup last week, a bid to shore up Microsoft's AI plans and reassure investors. Greg Brockman, an OpenAI board member and co-founder who also left the company last week, will join Altman and Microsoft will “move quickly to provide them with the resources needed for their success,” the Redmond, Washington-based company's Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella said in a post on LinkedIn early on Monday. In another post on X, formerly Twitter, Nadella said Altman will serve as CEO of the new in-house group. We are now on WhatsApp. Click to join The move, at midnight local time on Sunday, was the latest in a dramatic thre...
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Microsoft launches AI text-to-speech avatar at Ignite 2023
16Nov By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft launches AI text-to-speech avatar at Ignite 2023

[ad_1] In the last few months, Microsoft has embarked on a mission to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) in its suite of products, ranging from consumer-focused Microsoft Office to Copilot 365 for businesses. At its latest Ignite 2023 conference, the technology giant announced several new AI-based products such as Copilot Studio, and Windows AI Studio, while also renaming Bing Chat to simply Copilot. The company also launched a text-to-speech avatar program called Azure AI Speech which can help create talking avatar videos. It is being rolled out in the public preview. Know all about this new feature. Microsoft Azure AI SpeechThe Azure AI Speech is a text-to-speech avatar that allows you to convert text into a 2D video of a human-like speaking avatar. Microsoft says the Neural tex...
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Microsoft Ignite 2023: Top 5 Satya Nadella quotes from keynote
16Nov By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Ignite 2023: Top 5 Satya Nadella quotes from keynote

[ad_1] Microsoft kicked off its two-day annual Ignite conference in Seattle on November 15. At the keynote, CEO Satya Nadella made several key announcements, from rebranding Bing Chat and building custom AI chips to a new Windows AI Studio. As evident, artificial intelligence (AI) was the highlight on the first day of the conference, with Microsoft incorporating this technology into its suite of products such as Bing Chat, Copilot, Windows AI Studio, and Copilot Studio.Astonishingly, the Microsoft CEO revealed that he was up all night watching the enthralling ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final between India and New Zealand, which the Men in Blue won in a thrilling fashion. “Little did we know when we scheduled Ignite that we will schedule it on the day when there is World Cup s...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Microsoft Copilots get new features, AI inspired word of 2023, more
15Nov By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Microsoft Copilots get new features, AI inspired word of 2023, more

[ad_1] Today, November 15, was an important day in the artificial intelligence space. Microsoft hosted its event dubbed Microsoft Ignite, where it made a range of AI-related announcements. One of the major highlights from the event was that copilots, the company's AI tools, have received new capabilities. They will now be able to do more tasks across the Microsoft 365 suite. In other news, Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year is inspired by AI and it gives a familiar word a new meaning. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a look.Microsoft Copilots get new capabilitiesMicrosoft has introduced a range of new features for its Copilot AI add-on in Microsoft 365 applications, reports CNBC. Copilot Studio allows users to enhance Copilot's knowledge by integrating data from bus...
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Microsoft Windows 12 launch coming? What we know so far
8Jul By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Windows 12 launch coming? What we know so far

[ad_1] Even as Windows 10 continues to rule the hearts and minds of users and Windows 11 finally, starts acquiring some traction in the market, suddenly, there are rumours of Windows 12 launch spreading across the Web. Relax, nothing official about it! It is all based on rumours, or educated guesses from something that Microsoft did or showed. Notably, at the Microsoft Build 2023 event, the company had made several announcements about expanding the use of AI in its applications and services, including Windows 11, Microsoft 365 and more and in there some have seen hints and clues as to what may be coming.Floating TaskbarSome say that Microsoft has provided a hint regarding the launch of Windows 12. According to these rumours, the launch is scheduled for the Fall season of 2024, following...
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