🛫 Microsoft Copilot takes off!

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Happy Friday! Remember when 'Clippy', the iconic Microsoft paperclip, tried to help us with our documents? Now, envision a more advanced, less annoying sibling ready to redefine our office experience. Welcome to the future of AI in the workspace!

👀 SNEAK PEEK

🚨FEATURE STORY

The Dawn of Microsoft’s 365 Copilot

Imagine having a personal AI assistant that could summarize documents, craft emails, and enhance Excel analysis all at the click of a button. Microsoft is stepping up to the challenge, bringing its AI prowess straight into the heart of enterprise workspaces.

Revolutionizing Office Productivity

Microsoft 365 Copilot, the latest brainchild from the tech giant, is an AI-driven assistant designed exclusively for the Microsoft Office suite. It promises to redefine how office documents are created and edited, positioning itself as the next big leap in workplace efficiency.

High Demand, High Stakes

However, this groundbreaking innovation isn't for everyone - yet. To access Copilot, enterprise customers must be willing to shoulder a hefty $30-per-month premium per user and commit to a minimum of 300 users. This places Copilot out of reach for many smaller businesses and even some larger enterprises.

But here's the twist - demand for this AI assistant is already surging. With over 600 enterprises having tested Microsoft 365 Copilot during its early access program, anticipation is mounting. Forrester Research even predicts a whopping 6.9 million US knowledge workers will be using Copilot by 2024. (read more)

The Inevitable AI Takeover

Despite its restricted availability and the perceived soft launch, the allure of Microsoft 365 Copilot remains undeniable. As certain parts of the Copilot experience gradually move out of the preview stage, more enterprises are expected to jump on board, drawn by the promise of streamlining their office tasks using AI.

As Microsoft continues to refine and expand Copilot's capabilities, it's only a matter of time before AI-powered assistants become ubiquitous in offices globally. With plans already in the pipeline for SharePoint Copilot and a OneDrive preview, the future looks set for an AI-driven transformation of the traditional office workspace. (read more)

🍕 QUICK BITES

Scarlett's Voice Controversy

Scarlett Johansson has seemingly taken legal action against an AI app named Lisa AI: 90s Yearbook & Avatar for unauthorized use of her voice in their advertisement. The ad not only used an AI-generated replica of her voice but also misrepresented her association with the product. As AI continues to push boundaries, legal and ethical concerns surrounding voice and likeness cloning come to the forefront.

Introducing Leo from Brave

The privacy-centric Brave browser has recently rolled out "Leo", a novel AI assistant tailored for user confidentiality. Unlike many of its competitors, Leo is designed not to record user conversations or utilize them for subsequent AI model training. As of now, Leo is accessible to all Brave desktop users, with plans to extend support to mobile platforms in the coming months. Furthermore, for those seeking advanced features, Brave is set to offer a premium variant of Leo that integrates Anthropic’s advanced AI assistant. (read more)

Turning Stories into Comics with AI

Dashtoon leverages advanced AI to transform any storyteller into a comic artist, even without drawing skills. With its new suite of generative AI tools, you can turn your story ideas into digital comics in a fraction of the traditional time, making daily releases possible. This San Francisco and London-based startup has just secured $5 million in seed funding. (read more)

🧰 AI TOOLBOX 

🤯 MIND SPARK

Sifting Insights from Big Data: Data mining AI automates the analysis of large datasets to provide useful business insights. But what exactly is data mining? Data mining, also known as knowledge discovery in data (KDD), is the process of uncovering patterns and other valuable information from large data sets. This practice has been instrumental in improving decision-making within organizations through the insights gained from data analysis. As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, exemplified by Microsoft's recent launch of Power Automate Process Mining and state-of-the-art AI capabilities, the landscape of data mining is rapidly advancing and finding greater traction across diverse industries. (read more)

🎨 AI ART

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