Chris Ackerson Contributor Chris Ackerson is vice president of Product at AlphaSense where his team applies the latest innovations in artificial intelligence to the information discovery challenges of investment professionals and other knowledge workers. Since the launch of ChatGPT, I can’t remember a meeting with a prospect or customer where they didn’t ask me how … Read more
Microsoft’s Ignite 2023 event came with a lot of updates, and AI product reveals and expansions were front and center as the company laid out its updated vision for IT professionals. As our own Devin Coldewey wrote in October, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has made it clear that the company is all-in on AI, and … Read more
Despite plenty of misgivings, artificial intelligence—and in particular, generative AI that produces text and images from prompts—continues to be pushed into the hardware and software we use every day. Microsoft has been active in the space, adding AI chatbot capabilities to its Bing search engine earlier this year, and it’s now previewing an early version … Read more
Photo: jamesonwu1972 (Shutterstock) Silicon Valley has bet big on generative AI but it’s not totally clear whether that bet will pay off. A new report from the Wall Street Journal claims that, despite the endless hype around large language models and the automated platforms they power, tech companies are struggling to turn a profit when … Read more
June Wan/ZDNET Voice assistants were the pinnacle of AI about a decade ago, but with the rise of generative AI, they have remained somewhat obsolete. Despite needing an upgrade, Google has neglected its voice assistant to pursue more ambitious projects like its Google Bard chatbot — until now. Also: Google Pixel 8 Pro hands-on: Five features … Read more
Microsoft Copilot refers to Microsoft’s AI companion that will span across all of Microsoft’s applications and experiences, including Microsoft 365, Windows 11, Edge, and Bing. With Copilot, users will be able to get AI assistance in virtually every aspect of their workflows on the different Microsoft applications. Also: The 5 most useful new Microsoft AI features For example, … Read more
Customers of Microsoft’s new AI assistant Copilot can have much less to fret about in relation to the authorized ramifications of their AI-generated work, in line with a brand new coverage that gives broad copyright protections to Microsoft’s AI customers. “As prospects ask whether or not they can use Microsoft’s Copilot providers and the output … Read more