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Copilot AI chatbot from Microsoft will remember everything done on a computer

Stephanie Beck
AI Chatbot - Technology - Person on computer

The tech giant’s effort to get users comfortable with artificial intelligence seems awfully creepy Microsoft recently held its annual Build developer conference, in which it placed a focus on its AI chatbot called Copilot, and how it is hoping to support consumers in becoming more comfortable with using artificial intelligence on a regular basis. To do this, the company has decided to let Copilot remember everything a user does on a computer.  The goal is to support the user in knowing what to do next. While some responses have been…

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Microsoft launches its tiniest artificial intelligence model to date

L. Green
Artificial intelligence model - Microsoft launch

Phi-3 is the smallest so far and learned from “bedtime stories” from other large language models Microsoft has released the latest version of its tiny artificial intelligence model, the Phi-3 Mini, which is the smallest it has launched to date. This is the first of three small models it intends to launch The Phi-3 Mini is only 3.8 billion parameters. Its training was based on data notably smaller than those for GPT-4 and other large language models (LLMs). The new Phi-3 Mini artificial intelligence model can be found on Hugging…

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Microsoft issues artificial intelligence access principles

Jorge Gonzalez
Artificial intelligence - Principles and Transparency

The move was made in order to assuage competition concerns with top rival OpenAI. As was recently reported by QR Code Press, Microsoft recently partnered with – and invested in – the artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI. The France-based company has developed its own generative AI. Since the partnership between Microsoft and Mistral AI, the tech giant has launched a large effort to try to hinder competition by way of its massive financial stake and partnership with OpenAI.  Therefore, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Monday, Microsoft launched its…

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Microsoft and Mistral AI sign new artificial intelligence agreement

Sam Lambert
Artificial intelligence agreement

This collab comes with its own chatbot that could compete with OpenAI Microsoft recently announced that it has entered into a new artificial intelligence collaboration with the French startup Mistral AI. The partnership could reduce reliance on OpenAI Through this new agreement between Microsoft and Mistral AI, the software giant has the potential to decrease its dependence on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, as it develops the next iterations of its generative artificial intelligence products such as chatbots. Though Mistral AI isn’t even a year old, Microsoft is already describing…

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1,900 Microsoft video game employees get the axe

Jorge Gonzalez
Microsoft video game employees laid off

Activision Blizzard and Xbox and ZeniMax brands have slashed their worker numbers. About 1,900 video game employees at Microsoft are being laid off, particularly in Activision Blizzard and Xbox, but also in ZeniMax. Mike Ybarra, Blizzard president, has also chosen to exit the company. As Blizzard’s survival game has been canceled, Ybarra is leaving, and massive layoffs are occurring. The layoffs are impacting around 9 percent of the video game employees in the Microsoft Gaming division, which currently employs about 22,000 people. “We have made the painful decision to reduce…

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