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⚡️ Microsoft Ignite 2023
PLUS: DeepMind breaks new ground with advanced video analysis
Good Morning. Microsoft Ignite 2023 shines a spotlight on artificial intelligence, with a whopping half of sessions diving into AI’s transformative power. From teams morphing meeting notes to VR promises, this is one tech wave we’re all riding. Let’s dive in.
Today’s Highlights:
DeepMind breaks new ground with advanced video analysis
GPT-4 outperforms other LLMs on Vectara’s LLM leaderboard
Instagram Debuts Custom AI Stickers and Editing Tools
DEEP DIVE
AI Takes Center Stage at Microsoft Ignite 2023
Microsoft sets the tech world abuzz with day one of its annual conference for developers and IT professionals, With AI embedded into a staggering over 50% of the nearly 600 sessions, it's clear that the future of tech is inextricably linked with artificial intelligence.
Here’s everything that you need to know:
Copilot Rebrand and Expansion: Bing Chat rebrands to Copilot and boasts updated features like safeguarding commercial data for Microsoft Entra users.
New AI Chips: Microsoft has built its custom silicon chips, Azure Maia 100 and Cobalt 100—along with its Arm-based CPU for cloud workloads.
Introducing Copilot Studio: This new tool allows anyone to build custom AI copilots, tapping into powerful Azure features.
Azure AI Studio's Launch: Six months after its announcement, the preview of Azure AI Studio is here—bringing together various LLMs and sophisticated monitoring options for generative AI apps.
GenAI x VR: Microsoft Teams is about to go 3D thanks to a new VR meetings experience in January 2024. The copilot system will be able to handle requests for creating meeting spaces and objects in VR.
New Security Solution: Microsoft is combining its Sentinel security analytics and Microsoft Defender XDR platforms into an “industry first” unified security operations platform.
Notion Killer? Microsoft is (finally) launching its Notion-like productivity and collaboration app called Loop. The app offers a bunch of tools for easier real-time collaboration.
These takeaways from Ignite 2023 signal a transformative era where AI and human ingenuity come together to redefine what's possible. Stay tuned for Day 2.
PUNCHLINES
Artificial Surveillance: Amazon introduces Astro, an AI-powered security solution for small and medium businesses.
Smarter Future: MIT's new training technique lets smartphones get smarter over time—without the privacy risks of cloud-based learning.
Classroom 2.0: Khan Academy Plans to Shake Up Writing Instruction With AI Tool
Trippin’ Models: GPT-4 outperforms other LLMs on Vectara’s LLM leaderboard with the lowest hallucination rate of 3%
High Rise, Low Carbon: New Hong Kong-based building boasts new AI-powered lifts that will generate energy on their own.
TLDR
DeepMind breaks new ground with advanced video analysis: Google DeepMind presents Mirasol3B, a new autoregressive model aimed at improving the understanding of long video inputs. The new model introduces a groundbreaking approach to multimodal learning, processing audio, video, and text data in a more integrated and efficient manner.
Bard AI extends access to teens, and introduces learning tools: Starting Thursday, Google will let teens use Bard, its AI chatbot, complete with safety features to block inappropriate content. The service will provide math help and chart creation, enhancing Google's role as an educational resource.
Stability AI Exec Quits over Copyright Dispute: Ed Newton-Rex steps down as VP of audio at Stability AI, disputing the firm's stance on training AI with copyrighted materials as fair use, sparking debate amidst a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement.
Instagram Debuts Custom AI Stickers and Editing Tools: Instagram introduces custom AI stickers enabling users to create unique additions to Reels and Stories. New features include photo filters, advanced Reels editing options like undo/redo, and a Media Clip hub.
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