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AI took over Microsoft Build; New AI Co-Pilot features are on the way
May 24, 2023
⚡ Today’s Highlights
📰 News: Microsoft Build was all about new AI features
💰 Funding: Anthropic, Builder.ai, Bandlab, and Boombox.io
🦾 Tools: AI+Email and an AI SQL Co-Pilot
📰 Today's Top Stories
(13 min read) (Source: Microsoft)
TLDR: Microsoft Build kicked off yesterday and the company came out with some big announcements on how it’s expanding its use of AI across its apps and services, including in Windows 11, Microsoft 365, and more.
Windows 11 introduces an AI Copilot integrated into the taskbar, providing users with text summarization, rewriting, and explanation capabilities across various apps, as well as settings adjustments.
Microsoft 365 Copilot now supports plug-ins, including Teams messages extensions, Power Platform connectors, and ChatGPT technology, with compatibility across Copilot, Bing Chat, and Edge, facilitating a seamless experience for users and developers.
Microsoft Edge integrates 365 Copilot into its sidebar, enabling users to leverage site content for improved productivity in Microsoft 365 apps like Outlook, Word, Excel, and more, with support for upcoming plug-ins.
Bing becomes the default search engine in ChatGPT, with Bing citations now appended to ChatGPT Plus users' responses, while Bing itself prepares to support plug-ins from Expedia, Instacart, Kayak, Klarna, Redfin, TripAdvisor, Zillow, and others.
Windows Terminal gains an AI-powered chatbot through GitHub Copilot integration, allowing developers to obtain code recommendations, receive error explanations, and perform various actions, with potential expansion to other developer tools.
(7 min read) (Source: The Wall Street Journal)
TLDR: Elon Musk is reportedly preparing to enter the AI arena, aiming to establish a significant competitor to Microsoft and OpenAI. Musk hinted at the possibility of harnessing technology from Tesla, Twitter, and X.AI Corp., his recently registered AI startup, to create a strong contender.
With growing concerns about AI's dangers, Musk emphasized the importance of talented individuals, computing power, and data access for effective AI competition, while also warning about AI manipulation in elections.
(4 min read) (Source: Techcrunch)
TLDR: Google unveiled Product Studio at its Google Marketing Live event yesterday. It’s a tool that utilizes generative AI to help merchants easily create product imagery, enhancing their ability to showcase products on Google.
With Product Studio, merchants can create new imagery, remove distracting backgrounds, and improve image quality without the need for costly new photoshoots, offering more value from existing images. The tool will be available to US merchants and those using Google and YouTube app on Shopify.
💰 Funding Alerts
1. Anthropic, the AI safety and research competitor to OpenAI, raised $450 million in Series C funding, led by Spark Capital (Yasmin Razavi, General Partner), with participation from Google, Salesforce Ventures, Sound Ventures, Zoom Ventures, and others.
The funding will be used to expand their product offerings, support the responsible deployment of their AI assistant, Claude, in the market, and further AI safety research. They aim to improve AI alignment techniques, enhance transparency in AI behaviors, and introduce new features like 100K context windows.
2. Builder.ai, the AI-powered composable software platform, raised over $250 million in Series D funding, led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), with participation from Iconiq Capital, Jungle Ventures, and Insight Partners.
Their AI-powered composable software platform allows businesses and individuals to easily turn their ideas into software.
The funds will be used to further enhance their industry leadership, invest in talent, partnerships, and technology, and focus on using human conversation as the primary user interface for software development.
3. BandLab Technologies, a collaborative music creation platform, raised $25 million in Series B1 financing, with funding provided by existing investor Cercano Management (formerly Vulcan Capital) and Prosus Ventures.
The company plans to use the funding to expand its workforce, launch more emerging creator campaigns, and enhance support services like BandLab for Education, further strengthening its platform for musicians and creators.
4. Boombox.io, a music collaboration app, raised a $7 million seed round led by Forerunner Ventures and participation from super{set} and Ulu Ventures.
The company intends to allocate the funding towards hiring new talent and further developing their product, enhancing their music collaboration platform for music producers.
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👀 More Reading:
AI: The Real Risk Is the Dumbing Down of Markets (Bloomberg)
An MIT Verdict on Artificial Intelligence (The Washington Post)
The AI Gold Rush Will Take Humanity to Some Dark Places (Bloomberg)
Banks Are Struggling in the War for AI Talent Against Big Tech (Business Insider)
What Does It Actually Take to Build a Data-Driven Culture? (Harvard Business Review)
Does AI Have a Subconscious? (WIRED)
🌎 Fresh Content
Ticker Symbol: YOU put together a great compilation of all the important highlights of the Microsoft Build event. See all the important announcements and demos that have everyone excited about everything coming soon from Microsoft.
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