5 things about AI you may have missed today: Microsoft Copilots get new features, AI inspired word of 2023, more
Today, November 15, was an important day in the artificial intelligence space. Microsoft hosted its event dubbed Microsoft Ignite, where it made a range of AI-related announcements. One of the major highlights from the event was that copilots, the company's AI tools, have received new capabilities. They will now be able to do more tasks across the Microsoft 365 suite. In other news, Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year is inspired by AI and it gives a familiar word a new meaning. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a look.
Microsoft has introduced a range of new features for its Copilot AI add-on in Microsoft 365 applications, reports CNBC. Copilot Studio allows users to enhance Copilot's knowledge by integrating data from business software like ServiceNow and Workday. In Teams, Copilot can now provide real-time answers about meetings, while the Whiteboard tool automatically creates visualizations during discussions. In Outlook, Copilot assists in planning meetings and suggesting attendees and agendas. Additionally, in PowerPoint, Copilot can generate slides with AI-generated images based on brand assets using the Microsoft Designer app.
The Cambridge Dictionary has selected "Hallucinate" as its word of the year for 2023, acknowledging a significant expansion of its meaning in a series of AI-related updates, reports BBC. While the traditional meaning of "hallucinate" is "to seem to see, hear, feel, or smell something that does not exist," the term has now expanded to encompass the context of artificial intelligence (AI), where "hallucinate" refers to the generation of false information by AI systems.
Microsoft has introduced two chips at its Ignite conference today, reports CNBC. The Maia 100 AI chip,
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