Microsoft Corp. introduces Team Copilot, a new version of its Copilot assistant aimed at improving group collaboration, as part of its broader initiative to integrate artificial intelligence into its products.
It was announced on Tuesday that Team Copilot will function as a meeting assistant, able to take notes, summarize key points and track deadlines. This AI tool will be available to enterprise customers later this year, as revealed on the first day of Build, Microsoft's annual developer conference.
Microsoft has positioned itself as a leader in generative artificial intelligence, known for generating and summarizing text and images. Following a $13 billion investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Microsoft has quickly integrated similar AI capabilities into its productivity software. The Copilot brand now includes a range of products, from a coding assistant to a search engine embedded in Windows.
In addition to the Team Copilot announcement, Microsoft provided an update on its efforts to develop its own processors. The Azure Cobalt 100, Microsoft's first internal central processing unit (CPU), is now available in preview for Azure cloud computing services customers.
While these processors are not the high-end chips typically used for AI, the release of Cobalt represents an important step in Microsoft's strategy to compete with major rivals in the cloud computing market. Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google, both leaders in the field, also produce their own chips, in part to offer specialized devices at lower costs than traditional manufacturers like Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
Cloud service providers, including Microsoft, are increasingly interested in using their own chips for advanced tasks such as training AI systems. Microsoft's Maia 100 AI accelerator is not yet available to Azure customers, but is currently being tested in one of the company's data centers, CEO Satya Nadella said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Monday.
(With input from Bloomberg)
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Published: May 21, 2024 10:58 PM IST