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All in on AI
ISSUE 20.20 • 2023-05-15 MICROSOFT NEWS
By Will Fastie
On May 4, Microsoft announced the “next wave of AI innovation.”
Well, we’ll see about that.
There was no parade, nor any hoopla associated with this announcement. The entirety of the presentation was in a single blog post, which might have gone unnoticed had I not received an email from a Microsoft spokesperson telling me about it. That was unusual.
But that’s not the news.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.20.0, 2023-05-15).
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The Three Laws of Robotics
ISSUE 20.15 • 2023-04-10 COMMENTARY
By Will Fastie
Along with its recent announcement of Copilot, Microsoft made a point of mentioning “responsible AI.”
Undoubtedly, part of the reason for bringing the matter up was the almost instant controversy surrounding Bing AI, Microsoft’s integration of its AI engine into Bing and Edge, especially its apparently threatening behavior toward a reporter.
What does “responsible AI” mean?
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.15.0, 2023-04-10).
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Microsoft 365 Copilot announced
MICROSOFT NEWS
By Will Fastie
Another shoe has dropped in Microsoft’s quest to build generative AI into just about everything.
On March 16, Microsoft announced a new feature named Copilot, which will be provided with Microsoft 365 accounts. Copilot uses generative artificial intelligence, a large language model (LLM), and the Microsoft Graph to provide services based on natural language prompts. Examples of such prompting are evident in the controversial BingAI, but Microsoft emphasized its commitment to “responsible AI” for Copilot.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (20.13.0, 2023-03-27).