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☆ Opinion | Get Tech Out of the Classroom Before It’s Too Late
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jessica Grose | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Jaime Lewis noticed that her eighth-grade son’s grades were slipping several months ago. She suspected it was because he was watching YouTube during class on his school-issued laptop, and her suspicions were validated. In fact, he opted out of retaking a math test he’d failed, just so he could watch YouTube,” she said. A few weeks ago, they had a meeting with the district superintendent and several other administrators, including the tech director. To bolster their case, Lewis and her allies put together a video compilation of clips that elementary and middle school children had gotten past the district’s content filters.

Persons: Jaime Lewis, “, ”, Lewis Organizations: YouTube, San Luis Coastal Unified School District Locations: San Luis, San Luis Obispo, Calif

☆ Teachers are using AI to grade essays. Students are using AI to write them
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

A report by strategy consultant firm Tyton Partners, sponsored by plagiarism detection platform Turnitin, found half of college students used AI tools in Fall 2023. The practice of using AI for writing feedback or grading assignments also raises ethical considerations. But teachers should then grade students’ work themselves when looking for novelty, creativity and depth of insight. “Using feedback that is not truly from me seems like it is shortchanging that relationship a little,” she said. She also sees uploading a student’s work to ChatGPT as a “huge ethical consideration” and potentially a breach of their intellectual property.

Persons: Diane Gayeski, “, ”, Gayeski, —, They’re, it’s, Dorothy Leidner, Leidner, Leslie Layne, Leslie Layne Leslie Layne, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Alan Reid, Layne, ” Nicolas Frank Organizations: CNN, Ithaca College, Tyton Partners, Microsoft, University of Virginia, University of Lynchburg, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Center for Research, Reform, Education, Johns Hopkins University Locations: Virginia, foolproof

☆ Sydney Sweeney fans can thank PowerPoint for her Hollywood success
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Advertisement"It was hard because LA is very different from Spokane," Sweeney told Who What Wear. Advertisement"My quote, unquote success didn't come until I was in my 20s," she said, adding that her parents didn't really get to experience her success with her because of their divorce. I just felt a responsibility to show them that it was worth it," Sweeney told Variety. Sweeney isn't the only celebrity to pitch her parents about going into acting using PowerPoint; Emma Stone did it too. AdvertisementA representative for Sweeney didn't immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours.

Persons: —, Sydney Sweeney, Sweeney, didn't, Amy Sussman, she'd, Murray, Sweeney isn't, Emma Stone, Stone, Sweeney didn't Organizations: Service, Business, Census Bureau, British GQ, Hollywood Reporter, Hollywood Locations: Los Angeles, Spokane , Washington, LA, Spokane, Hollywood, British

☆ The Dogs Helping the Covenant Children Find Their Way Back
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Emily Cochrane | Erin Schaff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Two of April Manning’s children, Mac and Lilah, had just survived the mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. So she did everything she could to keep the family dog, Owen, their sweet but ailing 15-year-old golden retriever, with them for as long as possible. She pushed back his final trip to the vet, keeping him comfortable as he slowly moved around the house. But a few weeks after the shooting, her children sat her down for an important presentation. Prepared with a script and a PowerPoint — “Why We Should Get (Another) Dog” — they rattled through research showing the mental health benefits of having one.

Persons: Owen Organizations: Covenant School Locations: Nashville

☆ Nvidia has a parade of partners, but these two stocks are my favorite beneficiaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +23 min

That's what Nvidia needed semiconductor design firm Synopsys to do to make this next generation of chips. Right now, Nvidia has had not one, but two different breakthroughs: Accelerated computing at a ridiculously fast speed and generative artificial intelligence. I think Jensen regards Dell as a crucial partner when it comes to installing Nvidia's systems anywhere. Do I think Nvidia would like to do more business with Apple? I think Nvidia would like to do more business with everyone, including alleged opponent Intel .

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☆ I got a job at Deloitte after quitting teaching. Here's the path I took to pivot my career in 8 months.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Ella Hopkins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

After that, they offered me a job teaching high schoolers biology for two years at a public school in Baltimore. They helped me highlight my transferable skills on my résumé, such as my leadership skills, public speaking and using tools such as PowerPoint and my initiative. I landed an interview for a job working as a government contractor. In preparation, I copied out my résumé and highlighted transferable skills for the role. I worked in the contractor role for eight months until I saw a job I wanted at Deloitte.

Persons: —, Amina Ahmed, I'd Organizations: Service, Business, Big, Deloitte Locations: Virginia, Baltimore, Washington , DC

☆ 36-year-old's 'aha moment' helped launch the creator economy—and turned her blog into a $2 billion company
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Tom Huddleston Jr. | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Once she started making money, she realized she could sell the technology to other bloggers, who could benefit similarly. Since launching, LTK has helped online creators earn at least $2.7 billion in payouts from retailers, according to the company. CNBC Make It: Can you describe the process of turning your fashion blog into an online business? That's going to just be this huge hole and pit in my life." I basically asked them to pay me a commission for the online sales that I was driving, and that's when the business really took off.

Persons: Amber Venz, She's, She'd, she'd, Baxter, they're, LTK, didn't, Porter, it's, It's, — Organizations: CNBC, Dallas Morning, aha Locations: Dallas

☆ AI is not ready for primetime
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, have been alleged to violate copyright. That’s not stopping Big Tech companies and AI firms, which continue to hook consumers and businesses on new features and capabilities. “Access to major generative AI systems in widespread use is controlled by a few companies,” said Venkatasubramanian, noting that these systems easily make errors and can produce damaging content. He believes bolder reforms may be necessary too, such as taxing AI companies to fund social safety nets. For now, current day generative AI users must understand the limitations and challenges of using products that are still quite far from where they need to be.

Persons: ”, Taylor Swift, Joe Biden, Mandel Ngan, That’s, OpenAI, Elon Musk, Elon Musk Gonzalo Fuentes, ” Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Venkatasubramanian, ” Arvind Narayanan, CNN he’s, Narayanan, “, ChatGPT, Bard –, haven’t, ” Gemini, Brian Fung Organizations: CNN, Chamber, Getty, Big Tech, Microsoft, Google, Reuters, Brown University, “, White, Office of Science, Technology, Management, Executive, Princeton, “ Tech Locations: Washington ,, AFP, New Hampshire

☆ Copilot dreams and nightmares: Microsoft insiders share what they really think about the company's AI future.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

"Customers trust Microsoft more than OpenAI since they already buy Microsoft's ecosystem," a Microsoft AI researcher told BI. "Almost everyone I know is working on Copilot to a certain extent," the Microsoft AI researcher told BI. "It's too premature to assume this is going to be a race to the bottom on price," another Microsoft executive said. Some Microsoft employees work so closely with OpenAI that they have badges to get into OpenAI's offices, and some OpenAI employees can badge into Microsoft locations. Mistral models will be offered to Microsoft customers along with about 1,600 other models including Cohere and Meta's Llama.

Persons: there's, Morgan Stanley, Satya Nadella, they've, they're, Frank Shaw, Shaw, That's, OpenAI, JPMorgan Chase, It's, Dentsu, Shiva Vannavada, Vannavada, Eric Boyd, Scott, John Montgomery, Asha Sharma, Ashley Stewart Organizations: Microsoft, Business, Enterprise, Walmart, JPMorgan, BI, Google, Dentsu, Product, Technology, Employees, Nvidia, DA Davidson, AI Services, AI Bot, OpenAI Locations: OpenAI, Mistral

☆ Microsoft Word’s Subtle Typeface Change Affected Millions. Did You Notice?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Victor Mather | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When you read — a book, a traffic sign, a billboard, this article — how much do you really notice the letters? But even if you don’t really notice them, you might sense it if something has subtly changed. That’s a feeling some people have had in recent weeks when they turn on their Microsoft Word programs. After 17 years of Calibri as Word’s default typeface, many users suddenly found themselves typing in a new typeface called Aptos. Letters are letters, but for designers and typography fans, they matter a lot.

Persons: ”, Jon Friedman Organizations: Microsoft

☆ Why the Microsoft default font change from Calibri to Aptos upset some users
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Catherine E. Shoichet | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The default font in her Word document was different, even though she hadn’t done anything to change it. Some die-hards even expressed their continued devotion to Times New Roman, the default font Calibri unseated in 2007. Is it arguably somewhat ridiculous to get worked up over a font change? pic.twitter.com/fV9thfdAr4 — Microsoft (@Microsoft) April 28, 2021The company has said the advent of higher resolution screens was a big factor behind their search for a successor. What’s going on?’”A graphic released by Microsoft detailing its new default font, Aptos.

Persons: Stef Luthin squinted, “, ” Luthin, Luthin, she’d, ’ ” Luthin, Calibri, —, — –, ”, she’s, “ I’ve, Thomas Phinney, Elle Cordova, ” Aptos, ” Calibri, ” Cordova, Steve Matteson, Cordova, Siri, Alexa, Aptos, “ We’ve, we’ve, Matteson, Carl Kasell, Stephen Colbert, Phinney, ” Phinney, he’s, What’s, Luthin’s TikTok, Joel Payne, Payne, who’s, Katherine Stockton, “ Aptos, it’s, There’s, they’ll, we’ll Organizations: CNN, Microsoft, Times, Aptos, YouTube, LinkedIn Locations: Chicago, ”, —, California, Colorado, Santa Cruz , California, Vancouver , British Columbia, Cambridge, England, Stockton, who’s

☆ Microsoft's pricey AI assistant Copilot is giving some early adopters buyer's remorse
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some early adopters of Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot, are less than impressed, the Wall Street Journal reports. The first users balked at the hefty costs and said the AI would hallucinate wrong answers. AdvertisementMicrosoft is making a big bet on AI with its newly launched generative AI assistant Copilot, but some early adopters have been less than impressed. Others said the AI hallucinated wrong answers or calculated spreadsheets wrong, according to the outlet. And earlier this month, the techgiant rolled out Copilot internally, Business Insider's Ashley Stewart reported at the time.

Persons: —, Copilot, Copilot —, It's, wasn't, Jared Spataro, Spataro, Insider's Ashley Stewart, Satya Nadella Organizations: Wall Street, Microsoft, Service, Excel, Chemicals, Dow, Lenovo, Super Locations: Copilot, OpenAI

☆ Microsoft's Super Bowl ad is a sign of the company's shifting AI priorities
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewMicrosoft's appears to be focusing its artificial intelligence efforts more on its AI companion Copilot over its revamped Bing search engine — and the tech giant's latest Super Bowl ad may be a sign of the company's changing priorities. On Wednesday, Microsoft revealed its Super Bowl ad for Copilot's standalone smartphone app that can answer user queries akin to OpenAI's ChatGPT. But viewers who've been following Microsoft's AI efforts may be wondering: what about Bing chat, the AI-powered search engine that the company launched months before Copilot? Bing, which added AI capabilities to its search engine last February, had around only 3% of the search market within that same time frame. Microsoft's shift from Bing to Copilot comes as the tech company seeks to integrate Copilot across its product lines.

Persons: —, Bing, Yusuf Mehdi, . Bing, doesn't, We've, Mehdi, Microsoft didn't, Copilot, chatbot Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Business, Google, Excel Locations: .

“What we’ve seen with the Taylor Swift tour is something that we’ve not really seen before,” said Richard Clarke, an analyst at investment firm Bernstein. Taylor Swift performs at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2015. From Taylor Swift On her birthday in 2019, Swift shared this photo of herself as a child. From Taylor Swift A 13-year-old Swift sings the National Anthem before an NBA game in Philadelphia in 2002. John Mabangalo/Pool/Getty Images Swift performs during a sold-out show at New York's Madison Square Garden in 2009.

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☆ Microsoft's full set of Office apps will be available on Apple's Vision Pro — including the company's new AI assistant, Copilot
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft is bringing a full suite of Office apps to Apple's Vision Pro. AdvertisementMicrosoft is bringing a full suite of Office apps to Apple's Vision Pro. The tech giant said programs including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint would be available on Apple's new tech on its launch day. In a blog post, the company also said its new everyday AI companion, Copilot, would be available for users. Microsoft, however, is making all its productivity apps, including its workplace platform Teams, available for Apple users.

Persons: —, Preorders, TF International Securities analyst Ming, Chi Kuo Organizations: Microsoft, Vision, Service, Apple, Apple Vision, TF International Securities analyst, Netflix

☆ Moneyball-Plus: What Happens When Investors Treat Athletes Like Startups
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Joseph Bien-Kahn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +27 min

What if athletes could sell a percentage of their future earnings to investors, the same way tech entrepreneurs offer a stake in their promising new ideas in return for venture capital? "We look at the game very, very differently than everyone else," Schwimer tells the pitcher. Finlete is launching a fund that allows fans to buy shares in a prospect's future earnings. What if you could sell a share of your future earnings, he asked, for $10,000? Today, he says, more than 80% of the players BLA has invested in are outside the league's top 300 prospects.

Persons: They're, Michael Schwimer, —, Schwimer, BLA, haven't, Fernando Tatis Jr, We've, it's, Daniil, David Liberman, Garrett Broshuis, he'd, He'd, Houdini, Christian Petersen, Erik Kratz, Kratz, Cole Hamels, Hamels, Sean M, Marvin Bush, George W, Bush, Paul DePodesta, bankroll BLA's, Bill Miller, Miller, HBO's, Michael, Jeff Bezos, Bezos, I'd, I'm, Steven Duncker, Goldman Sachs, Elly De La Cruz, Dylan Buell, phenom, Scott Boras, Yermín Mercedes, Francisco Mejía, countersue Mejia, Gervon Dexter, they're, Dexter, Wharton, He's, he'll, isn't, scoffing, he's Organizations: Philadelphia Phillies, Big League, San Diego Padres, Benchmark Capital, Sports, Wharton Sports Business, MLB, University of Virginia, Partners, Phillies, Getty, AAA, Arizona Fall League, Ritz Carlton, Cleveland Browns, Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Big League Advance, Chicago Bears, University of Florida, Huntsman, NCAA Locations: Maryland, Philadelphia, United States, baseball's, Latin America, America, Dominican Republic, Cleveland, Florida

☆ Direct File is the most important tech product of 2024, helping you to finally file your taxes for free
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'll go further and say this offering is the most important tech product of 2024. Direct FileI'm talking about Direct File , a new way for many Americans to file their taxes for free. She also questioned the value of the new Direct File service in various ways. Give Direct File a tryWhich brings us back to the new Direct File service. When I searched for "free file taxes" this weekend, the top of Google's results page was full of ads.

Persons: —, Dan Grover, ChatGPT, It's, ProPublica, Tania Mercado, Mercado, Janet Yellen, Guess Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Forbes, IRS, Intuit, Google, Internal Revenue Service, Revenue Locations: Silicon, Arizona , California, Florida , New York, Texas, ProPublica

☆ What the global elite are saying about AI behind closed doors
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThe annual World Economic Forum just wrapped up in Davos, Switzerland, and talk of artificial intelligence was just about everywhere. AdvertisementPlenty of companies touted their AI wares at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year. Related storiesAt Automation Anywhere, which, as its name suggests, works on automating work, the customer-service team shrank when AI was implemented. Others I spoke to agreed: Many businesses have small-scale AI experiments running, often with promising results so far. These AI projects are expensive, and not every company has the financial or human capital to pursue an ambitious AI strategy.

Persons: Matt Turner, —, Sam Altman, Rob Goldstein, copilots, Jason Girzadas, he'd, Oliver Wyman, Deb Cupp, Mihir Shukla, Ana Kreacic, Shukla, Becky Frankiewicz, Lareina Yee, WEF, Satish H.C, Mustafa Suleyman, DeepMind, Kapilashram, Azeem Azhar, Dan Vahdat Organizations: Economic, Service, Tech, Infosys, IBM, Builder.ai, Cisco, Qualcomm, Salesforce, BlackRock, Deloitte, Microsoft, Oliver Wyman Group, Standard Chartered, McKinsey, Huma Therapeutics Locations: Davos, Switzerland

☆ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks AI at Davos
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said during the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Tuesday he was “hopeful” and “optimistic” about the future of artificial intelligence. In a conversation with Klaus Schwab, chairperson of the World Economic Forum, Nadella discussed where he believes the AI industry is headed and the safety guardrails needed in place. “As a digital technology industry, the biggest lesson learned perhaps for us is that we have to take the unintended consequences of any new technology along with all the benefits,” Nadella said. At the same time, AI companies and lawmakers continue to call for sweeping regulations of the technology. Nadella said this is a fundamental change seen the industry over the last 10 years.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Klaus Schwab, Nadella, ” Nadella, it’s, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, Bill Gates, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Economic, “, Microsoft Locations: Switzerland, Silicon

☆ Microsoft's everyday AI companion Copilot is here to help – if you're willing to pay
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewMicrosoft is ready to offer you a personal AI buddy — if you're willing to pay. The Redmond tech giant is rolling out its "everyday AI companion," called Copilot, to both individuals and small and medium-sized businesses through paid subscription services. On one level, Copilot is a generative AI tool integrated into Microsoft's suite of apps: think Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. Divya Kumar, Microsoft's search and AI marketing chief, told Business Insider there's a simple reason to pay: to get priority access to the best AI models. In a demo, Kumar used Outlook to show how Copilot could help save time on emails.

Persons: —, Bill Gates, Bennett Raglin, Gates, ChatGPT, Satya Nadella, Stephen Brashear, Divya Kumar, OpenAI, Kumar, It's Organizations: Service, Redmond, Business, Microsoft, Getty

☆ Deloitte is rolling out an AI chatbot that can help staff answer emails and create presentations
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-10 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Deloitte AI Institute developed an internal AI chatbot to assist employees with daily tasks. Staff can use it to create Powerpoint presentations and even write code that automates tasks. AdvertisementDeloitte is rolling out its own AI chatbot to 75,000 employees in the Middle East and UK to increase productivity. Deloitte's AI institute developed the AI chatbot "PairD" and first launched the tool in the UK in October, per the Financial Times. The tool can assist staff with daily tasks like writing emails, creating PowerPoint presentations, and carrying out research.

Persons: — Organizations: Deloitte, Institute, East, Staff, Service, Financial Times, Business Locations: Europe, East

☆ Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is CNN Business’ CEO of the Year
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

New York CNN —It was the year of artificial intelligence, and no Big Tech company leaned into the trend like Microsoft. That’s why CNN Business’ staff chose Nadella as the CEO of the Year, beating out other contenders including Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. “There’s no question 2023 was the year of AI,” Nadella told CNN in an emailed response. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nadella shared the stage at OpenAI’s first developer conference to discuss their partnership. Nadella told CNN he indeed remains “focused” on empowering both people and organizations to achieve more, as it continues to make and deploy new products.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Nadella, Jamie Dimon, Sam Altman, Jensen Huang, “, ” Nadella, Pfizer’s Albert Bourla, Taylor Swift, Gil Luria, DA Davidson, ”, OpenAI —, Justin Sullivan, OpenAI’s Altman, Altman, “ It’s, OpenAI, ” OpenAI, ” Luria, Greg Brockman, Luria, Fred Havemeyer, “ Mr, Brad Barket, Stuart Carlaw, Nadella’s, he’s, ” Carlaw, hasn’t, ” Takeshi Numoto, — CNN’s Allison Morrow Organizations: New, New York CNN, Big Tech, Windows, CNN Business ’, Chase, Nvidia, CNN, Fortune, Microsoft, Ivy League, University of Wisconsin -, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, ChatGPT, Google, Macquarie, ABI Research Locations: New York, Silicon Valley, Seattle , Washington, Valley, India, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Instacart, OpenAI

☆ Here are 3 stocks — other than Nvidia — getting an AI premium from Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD, during an interview with Mad Money, broadcasting from CNBC's San Francisco bureau on November 21, 2019. The big winner for investors this year in the generative AI boom has been Nvidia . Those companies got a boost after announcing enhancements that draw on generative AI. The data center is another source of optimism, and a few cloud service providers are positioned to win business as organizations boost spending on technology to help them run generative AI services. Here are three other stocks gaining momentum due to the generative AI wave:

Persons: Lisa Su, OpenAI Organizations: AMD, Mad, Nvidia, Microsoft, Nasdaq, iShares Semiconductor Locations: CNBC's San Francisco

☆ All I Want for Christmas Is Clearly Detailed in My PowerPoint Presentation
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Suzanne Kapner | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

After getting some dud Christmas presents last year, Ben Galvani decided his family needed more specific instructions. This year, the 11-year-old created a nine-page slide deck detailing every item on his list. One slide is dedicated to sneakers, including two types of Air Jordans. Another one, “Jerseys,” has pictures of gear from NBA athletes such as Stephen Curry and Jordan Poole. Then there are videogames for his Xbox and a temporary tattoo kit, the latter listed under “miscellaneous.”

Persons: Ben Galvani, ”, Stephen Curry, Jordan Poole

☆ I tried Microsoft's AI-powered assistant, Copilot. The tool helpfully attends meetings and summarizes emails, but it's best to treat it as a rookie intern.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The tool can go to meetings for you, write emails, and summarize documents. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The AI-productivity tool can summarize documents, write emails, and go to meetings for you. When enabled on a Teams call, Copilot can record meetings, provide a transcript, and separate the subjects discussed into clips called "chapters." Microsoft encourages companies to train their workers not to treat AI like an infallible search tool.

Persons: Copilot, —, It's, it's, OpenAI's GPT, company's DALL, Bing Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Workers

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