Zoom has announced the launch of new AI innovations, including Zoom Scheduler, Zoom Clips, and Zoom Team Chat, aimed at enhancing communication and collaboration in a hybrid work environment. The company also plans to invest in AI technology to support its customers' operations and prioritize privacy and data protection.
Intuit has introduced Intuit Assist, a generative AI-powered digital assistant embedded across its platform and products, to provide personalized recommendations and assistance to its small business and consumer customers. The assistant, developed using Intuit's proprietary operating system GenOS, offers tailored tax advice, financial recommendations, cash flow insights, and marketing assistance. It aims to enhance customer experiences and improve financial lives while adhering to privacy and security principles.
Intuit is launching a generative AI software tool for its financial, tax, and accounting software.
Infinix is the first phone company to integrate ChatGPT as a virtual assistant on its Android phone, providing better responses, broader knowledge, the ability to handle multiple questions, and role-playing capabilities compared to Google Assistant, but it still has limitations like being prone to hallucinations and lacking real-time information and access to the internet.
Salesforce has introduced a conversational AI assistant, Einstein Copilot, that allows users to ask questions and retrieve information about specific business tasks, aiming to automate and assist work for white-collar companies.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in smartphones, with Google and Apple integrating AI features into their devices, including camera enhancements, adaptive features, and smart suggestions, while AI-powered generative chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Bard are challenging traditional digital assistants like Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa. The AI revolution is just beginning, with more AI and machine learning features expected to come to market in the future.
Amazon has announced that large language models are now powering Alexa in order to make the voice assistant more conversational, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has identified India as the next big AI market due to its potential consumer base. Additionally, authors George RR Martin, John Grisham, Jodi Picoult, and Jonathan Franzen are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement, and Microsoft's AI assistant in Office apps called Microsoft 365 Copilot is being tested by around 600 companies for tasks such as summarizing meetings and highlighting important emails. Furthermore, AI-run asset managers face challenges in compiling investment portfolios that accurately consider sustainability metrics, and Salesforce is introducing an AI assistant called Einstein Copilot for its customers to interact with. Finally, Google's Bard AI chatbot has launched a fact-checking feature, but it still requires human intervention for accurate verification.
Microsoft Copilot, an AI-powered chat sidebar, is set to revolutionize desktop computing by offering users the ability to generate text, create images, and change computer settings or open apps, although it is still in its preview stage and has limitations in certain areas.
Google Assistant will integrate Google's browser-based AI chat program, Bard, into its responses, allowing it to perform more complex tasks such as generating cover letters, writing code, and answering complex questions.
Snap is facing scrutiny from the UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) over privacy concerns related to its chatbot for teenagers, My AI, which could potentially lead to the app being taken down in the UK and data collection halted. Additionally, 4chan users are misusing Bing's AI feature, DALL-E 3, to spread offensive propaganda online, and Meta's new AI sticker feature is facing criticism for allowing inappropriate content to be created and shared. On the other hand, Google is introducing Assistant with Bard, a virtual AI assistant that combines generative AI with Google Assistant's capabilities.
