Microsoft’s search engine Bing has seen a surge of over 40 million daily active users in the past year, thanks partly to the integration of AI and features like Copilot. While not the most popular search engine, Microsoft’s Bing has undergone tremendous growth and evolution in recent years. The company’s strong push towards integrating AI … Read more
Microsoft’s code-writing companion, Copilot, has been spotted in Windows Server 2022, but details about its current functionality are still scarce. After restarting tests for Copilot’s automatic launch at Windows 11 startup, the feature is seemingly being integrated into the Microsoft Edge browser for Windows machines. Windows Server 2022 is the latest to receive the addition, … Read more
Microsoft has been sparing no effort to promote Copilot, its built-in generative AI tool for Windows. This effort has made some users feel bombarded by information about the feature. Like some startup software, Copilot launches automatically upon Windows 11 startup, similar to unwanted third-party software. While Microsoft’s generative AI tool, Copilot, comes pre-installed on Windows … Read more
Microsoft is ramping up its AI efforts with a new London research and development office. The company’s AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, promises to attract “exceptional individuals” with upcoming job postings. Regrettably, the top executive did not reveal how many jobs will be created. This London hub announcement follows Microsoft’s recent formation of Microsoft AI, a … Read more
Despite promises of improvement, Microsoft’s AI-powered tool, Copilot, keeps generating offensive content. This time, it is creating anti-Semitic imagery. However, recent updates have blocked some of these prompts. Last week, The Verge‘s Mia Satto highlighted the Meta Image generator’s failure to create an image depicting an Asian man with a white woman. As expected, this … Read more
Congressional US House of Representatives staffers are now prohibited from using Microsoft’s Copilot generative AI assistant, citing security concerns. This congressional action, first reported by Axios, reflects the federal government’s ongoing efforts to grapple with its internal use of AI and develop regulations for this rapidly growing technology. According to the Axios report, the Office … Read more
Major chipmakers like Microsoft, Intel and AMD have been promoting “AI PCs” for upcoming AI features in Windows for a while now. Amid the lack of finer details from Microsft, Intel has revealed a key requirement: AI PCs need Microsoft’s Copilot key. Microsoft’s Copilot AI service expects to gain the ability to run locally on … Read more
Microsoft has aggressively pushed its AI assistant Copilot by integrating it into popular products like Microsoft Office and Microsoft Advertising. Now, the software giant is expanding Copilot’s reach by rolling it out to more compatible Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices. “Starting today, Copilot in Windows (in preview)* begins to roll out to more Windows … Read more
Microsoft’s decision to place its AI-powered assistant, Copilot, on the Windows 11 taskbar sparked a wave of user discontent. Many users wasted no time disabling or removing the unwanted feature, calling it “trash” and bloatware. A Reddit thread sparked a debate about placing the Copilot icon on the Windows taskbar. Users weighed in on whether … Read more
Microsoft has expressed confidence in its AI assistant, Copilot’s ability to generate revenue in the long term. The company is sparing no effort to implement Copilot in its apps (Microsoft 365) and services (Windows OS). This push even includes limitations on uninstalling Copilot for some Windows 10 users. Windows 10 Update sneaked onto my computer. … Read more
