Microsoft to help us "recall" information

Another week, another announcement, this time from Microsoft.

Microsoft launches Copilot+ PC

This week Microsoft announced their new category of PC’s designed for AI - Copilot+ PCs. Here are the major features worth talking about;

• Recall - Users will be able to quickly find and remember what they have seen or done on their PC.

• Live Captions - Translates audio from 40+ languages into English in real-time across all apps and platforms, enabled to run locally on the device.

• Windows Studio Effects - Includes features like portrait light, creative filters, eye contact teleprompter, voice focus, and portrait blur to enhance video communication.

• Copilot with GPT-4o - Copilot on Copilot Plus PCs ship with Open AI’s latest model GPT-4o, allowing the AI assistant to interact with your PC via text, video, and voice and have a natural conversation with it.

• Copilot AI PC Assistant - giving you quick summaries of messages with suggestions on how to respond.

Why does this matter?

These products will allow businesses to manage high-performance AI-enabled devices that can improve collaboration, efficiency, and overall workforce productivity.

OpenAI, HER & Scarlett Johansson

• OpenAI has been in talks with Scarlett Johansson's team due to concerns over the voice similarity of ChatGPT's 'Sky' to the actress from her role in HER.

• OpenAI clarified that 'Sky' is not Scarlett Johansson's voice and expressed regret over the miscommunication.

• Scarlett Johansson responded to the controversy regarding the resemblance and her previous involvement with OpenAI.

Why does this matter?

The main discussion is around Scarlett not giving her content to use her voice or have it replicated and highlights the fine line between innovation and the unauthorised use of personal attributes, such as voice and likeness, which are protected by intellectual property laws.

OpenAI 🤝 Newscorp

• OpenAI and News Corp formed a multi-year partnership to enhance products with premium journalism and reliable information.

• OpenAI granted access to current and archived content from major News Corp publications.

Why does this matter?

This collaboration aims to enrich OpenAI’s products with high-quality journalism, ensuring users receive reliable information (because GPT’s are trained on the data and information it receives). News Corp will also provide journalistic expertise to maintain high standards of reporting within OpenAI’s offerings.

Espresso AI News

• EU AI Act gets a green light - The Council approved the AI Act to harmonise AI rules across the EU, categorising systems by risk level, establishing governance bodies, and enforcing penalties to ensure transparent, accountable, and innovative AI development while protecting fundamental rights.

• Will ChatGPT 4o’s improved data analysis capabilities mean future roles will require employees to be experienced in using AI language models such as GPT over excel? GPT-4 can now interact with tables and charts by allowing users to directly upload files from Google Drive and OneDrive.

• TikTok is starting to automatically label AI-generated content (AIGC) when it's uploaded from certain other platforms.

• Wearable AI Pin maker Humane is reportedly seeking a buyer after being poorly received by users, issues included slow responses, irrelevant answers and poor battery life.

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