The new Windows Copilot runtime is meant to be used by developers of artificial intelligence
Microsoft has unveiled a Surface Pro with ContextAware Integration and a Copilot Library to make it easier for developers to add contextual information to their apps that feeds into the database powering Windows’ new Recall feature. “We will make this capability available for developers…with Vectordings API to build their own vector store and RAG within their applications and with their app data,” Microsoft said.
Everything was announced at the Surface event
Microsoft has unveiled two new Surface devices, theSurface Laptop and Surface Pro, which will run onQualcomm Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus processors. The devices will reportedly deliver the highest neural processing unit (NPU) performance per watt. The new devices are 58% faster with 20% longer battery life than the most advanced MacBook Air with M3.
After several failures, Microsoft treats security as its top priority
Microsoft has released a review of security principles and goals for the next generation of product development and service architecture, following the US Cyber Safety Review Board report that found the company’s security culture was inadequate and requiring an update. The principles aim to put security first during the design phases of products and services and place greater focus on protections that are enabled by default.
The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune and other publications are taking on OpenAI and Microsoft
Eight US newspapers, including the New York Daily News, sued OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement, claiming they are using their copyrighted material to create artificial intelligence models. They have asked for an “excessive amount” of money and a stop to the practice of using their copyrighted work. They also demanded the destruction of any models using their work.
What is the next step in the advancement of artificial intelligence?
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the company has over 20 million customers for its generative AI tool Copilot and 60% of Fortune 500 companies are using it. He further said that 65% of companies are using Microsoft Azure Cloud service that enables them to access generative AI software from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.
Microsoft already has in it, but that is because it believes it can cash in on Generative AI
Apple and Microsoft have released language models for iPhone that can be run on a phone. This week, Meta released its AI model called GPT-4, which it claims is the most powerful open-source AI model. Sizzle, an AI tutor, currently uses GPT-4 and other AI models, both closed and open, to craft problem sets and curricula for students.
Musk sued OpenAI because it left its mission to benefit humanity
Elon Musk’s AI company OpenAI has been “converted” into a closed-source subsidiary of Microsoft, a lawsuit claimed. “OpenAI is not just developing but is refining an AGI [Artificial General Intelligence] to maximize profits for Microsoft, rather than for thebenefit of humanity,” the filing said. “On information and belief, GPT-4 is an AGI algorithm,” it added.
The Intercept, Raw Story, and AlterNet have filed a lawsuit
Three media publications have filed lawsuits in the US against OpenAI and Microsoft over alleged copyright infringement. The publications alleged that OpenAI and Microsoft were aware of potential copyright infringement. They said that some of the time CHATGPL reproduces works of journalism without giving Author, Title, copyright or terms of use information. They added that ChatGPT responses violated third-party copyrights.
The new name for the artificial intelligence is: “Gemini”
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has said the Gemini AI model is one of the elements which sets it apart from the guts of ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot. “As mobile came in and user interaction changed, we adapted to it,” Pichai said. He added that Google has always approached search with a multimodal approach and Gemini will continue to do so.
Microsoft says the state-backed Russian hackers accessed senior Microsoft leaders’ emails
Microsoft has revealed that “state-backed Russian hackers” had infiltrated its corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of the company’s leadership team, as well as those of its cybersecurity and legal teams. The hackers were able to expose some emails and attached documents with this access, Microsoft said. It added that it has fully remediated the breach.