Mustafa Suleiman, co-founder and CEO of Inflection AI UK Ltd., speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 18, 2024.
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microsoft The company plans to unveil a brand new artificial intelligence tool for use on PCs and in the cloud at its annual Build conference, according to a session list posted Wednesday.
In January, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told analysts that in 2024, “AI [a] Microsoft has reported significant revenue growth from clients running AI models on the Azure public cloud, and the company hopes to continue this trend by rolling out new products. AI features for developers.
Mustafa Suleiman, the new head of Microsoft AI, will join Nadella and other longtime executives on stage during the show. keynote speech In Seattle. Suleiman, a co-founder of AI startup DeepMind, which Google acquired in 2014, joined Microsoft last month from startup Inflection AI.
For years, people looking to get the most out of their Windows operating system have been able to install PowerToys, an open-source bundle of utilities that includes an image resizing widget and a keyboard shortcut customization program. At Build, Microsoft describes new features. advanced paste This feature leverages an AI model that runs directly on your PC, rather than sending data to the cloud and receiving a response.
The software maker will also talk about new AI features that will “enable users to more deeply interact with their digital lives on Windows,” according to one person. Session description. Developers will be able to integrate these features into their Windows applications.
As part of this strategy, Microsoft introduced Surface PCs in March with a Copilot button that provides quick access to the company’s chatbot.Those machines include: intel processor. Microsoft has been working for years to improve the user experience on Windows PCs by running energy-efficient chips on the Arm architecture rather than the standard x86 model used by Intel. At build timeMicrosoft will discuss how Windows apps can leverage Arm-based neural processing engines (NPUs) for artificial intelligence.
Organizations building their own chatbots in Azure AI Studio can AI safetyThis is intended to reduce the likelihood that the model will generate statements about sex or violence or pose a security risk.
Microsoft is also committed to making Azure easier to use overall. The company will also discuss future enhancements. co-pilot chatbot It is accessible in Azure and is currently available to some clients in preview mode.
You can find the complete session catalog for the 2024 Build conference. here.
