Main topic: Microsoft expands accessibility of Bing Chat AI chatbot to third-party browsers.
Key points:
1. Microsoft announces that Bing Chat AI chatbot will now be accessible through third-party browsers like Safari and Chrome.
2. Bing Chat has generated three-quarters of a billion images and engaged in over a billion conversations in the past six months.
3. The newest version of Bing Chat offers multimodal search and a dark mode for after-hours AI queries.
Microsoft's AI-powered Bing Chat is now available on Microsoft Launcher for Android smartphones running Android Oreo, expanding access to the chatbot beyond the Edge browser and offering features like chat tone selection and voice inputs. However, Surface Duo users do not have access to Bing Chat in Microsoft Launcher at the moment.
Microsoft's Bing AI is now officially supported on Google Chrome, expanding its reach beyond the Edge browser.
Microsoft is expected to unveil new hardware products, including two-in-one models, laptops, and accessories, at its upcoming "special event" on September 21, along with AI-powered features and services, including previously announced AI innovations and potential updates to the Surface Laptop Studio, Surface Laptop Go, Surface Go tablets, and Surface Pro. The event may also include announcements about new for-Surface accessories and software updates, such as third-party plugins for Bing Chat and AI integrations across Windows 11 applications.
Microsoft is reportedly integrating its generative AI product, Copilot, into its cloud storage service, OneDrive, providing users with organizational features and more efficient file lookup, with the announcement potentially being made at the Power Platform Conference on October 3.
Bing Chat, the popular ChatGPT-powered chatbot, is experiencing connectivity issues worldwide, affecting various services such as Microsoft Edge, SwiftKey, and Windows 11's Copilot integration.
Microsoft's upcoming event is expected to showcase new Surface devices, including the Surface Go 4, the Surface Laptop Studio 2, and the Surface Laptop Go 3, as leaks suggest, while also focusing on the AI copilot for Windows 11.
Microsoft is launching a new unified Copilot experience on September 26th, which will be built into Windows 11 and available across various apps and experiences.
Microsoft announced that it will bundle its CoPilot AI into a single, unified assistant across all of its products, aiming to transform the relationship between technology and users in a new era of personal computing.
Microsoft is launching Microsoft 365 Copilot, an AI supplement to its productivity apps, which is expected to expand the company's market-leading Office applications and contribute to its revenue growth.
Microsoft has introduced new features to its AI chatbot, Bing Chat, including more personalized answers, an improved shopping experience, and an Image Creator powered by OpenAI's DALL-E 3.
Microsoft's fall event showcased its AI leadership with generative AI upgrades to Bing Chat, Windows Copilot, and more, as well as the introduction of new Surface models, further integrating AI into its offerings.
Microsoft's recent updates focused on AI-driven features like Copilot and Bing Chat, but while these advancements are impressive, concerns over privacy outweigh the benefits.
Microsoft is releasing a major update to Windows 11, featuring AI-powered enhancements to various apps such as Paint, Snipping Tool, and Photos, RGB lighting support for PC gaming, a modernized File Explorer, and the introduction of passkeys for signing in, among other features.
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 22H2 'Moment 4' update, featuring 150 new features including AI-powered versions of Paint, ClipChamp, Snipping tool, and Microsoft Copilot; however, users must enable a setting in Windows update to receive the update.
Microsoft is officially rolling out Windows 11 version 23H2 to Insiders in the Release Preview, which includes only one change - an update to the built-in Teams client.
Windows 11 has introduced Copilot, an AI-powered assistant, along with updates to MS Paint, Snipping Tool, and File Explorer, providing features such as layers, graphics generation, text extraction, redaction, and native support for RAR files.
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.
Intel's CFO has hinted at a significant "Windows refresh" coming next year, aligning with reports that the next version of Windows, possibly called Windows 12, is planned for a 2024 release with a focus on integrating new AI and cloud experiences.
Microsoft Copilot, an AI assistant that lives within Microsoft 365 apps, has the ability to access and compile sensitive data, posing potential risks for information security teams.
Microsoft is expanding its rollout of AI tools for corporate users, including an AI-powered copilot for writing emails and an intelligent writing assistant for suggested edits and improvements, with the tools being made available to more corporate clients starting on November 1.
Microsoft's major update for Windows 11 introduces AI-powered features like Copilot, which has limited functionality and is frustrating to use, but other apps like Snipping Tool, Paint, and Photos have received AI upgrades that offer useful features such as OCR support, background removal, and background blur.
Microsoft's Copilot AI is a suite of AI tools that function as a digital personal assistant, offering various productivity and entertainment features such as summarizing text, generating images, transcribing audio, and connecting to external devices, and can be enabled on Windows 11 through the latest update and disabled through settings or PowerShell commands.
Microsoft is launching Microsoft 365 Copilot, an AI assistant embedded in its office apps that can summarize meetings, draft emails, and create documents, raising concerns about job displacement and overreliance on AI-powered assistance.
Microsoft is launching Copilot, an AI assistant that can attend meetings on behalf of users and generate transcripts and summaries, raising both advantages and concerns among managers and workers.
Microsoft has announced the expansion of its Security Copilot product, a generative AI security assistant that helps protect organizations against cyber threats and saves security teams time by automating tasks and providing actionable recommendations.