Microsoft kicked off its two-day annual Ignite conference in Seattle on November 15. At the keynote, CEO Satya Nadella made several key announcements, from rebranding Bing Chat and building custom AI chips to a new Windows AI Studio. As evident, artificial intelligence (AI) was the highlight on the first day of the conference, with Microsoft incorporating this technology into its suite of products such as Bing Chat, Copilot, Windows AI Studio, and Copilot Studio.
Astonishingly, the Microsoft CEO revealed that he was up all night watching the enthralling ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final between India and New Zealand, which the Men in Blue won in a thrilling fashion. “Little did we know when we scheduled Ignite that we will schedule it on the day when there is World Cup semifinal going on, in cricket. And I've been up all night, but it finished five minutes ago. I am glad it did. This is the short version of the game, by the way”, he said.
Check out the 5 key takeaways from the Satya Nadella keynote at the annual Microsoft Ignite 2023 conference.
1. Talking about Copilot, Nadella said, “We're about to enter this fascinating new era of AI, where it's no longer just a novel and fascinating technology. We're getting into the specifics of safety, actual productivity gains, product deployment, and all the issues that arise in the real world. We've reached a turning point. Clearly, we are in the era of copilots."
2. Introducing the Copilot Studio, he said, “You can design unique GPTs, make new plugins, plan workflows, keep an eye on Copilot's performance, organize customizations, and much, much more with Copilot Studio."
3. On generative AI, the Microsoft CEO said, “One of the things I really, really love is that we've
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