Startups and other companies trying to capitalize on the artificial intelligence boom sparked by OpenAI are running into a problem: They can’t find enough specialized computers to make their own AI software.
A spike in demand for server chips that can train and run machine-learning software has caused a shortage, prompting major cloud-server providers including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google and Oracle to limit their availability for customers, according to interviews with the cloud companies and their customers. Some customers have reported monthslong wait times to rent the hardware. Read More
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AWS launches global generative AI accelerator for startups
Building on the exciting new developments around generative AI, we are happy to launch the AWS Generative AI Accelerator, a 10-week program designed to take the most promising generative AI startups around the globe to the next level.
To fully benefit from the program, startups should have a minimal viable product (MVP) already developed, some traction with customers, and be working to enhance their product value proposition in order to scale. Although the program is open to all startups, those already building on AWS will receive the most benefit from the accelerator’s dedicated AWS Solutions Architect team, who will support every step of their product development. The program is open to companies around the globe, with no limitations around use case—we want to empower companies applying generative AI to solutions from legal and marketing, to software engineering, green energy, and life sciences, including drug discovery. Read More
AI image creator comes to Microsoft Bing
Microsoft’s Bing search engine and Edge browser are now equipped with an AI-powered image creator.
Why it matters: The tool uses OpenAI’s DALL-E to generate images from text prompts, and its rollout today reflects how quickly Microsoft has been building on its OpenAI partnership.
- Since expanding the relationship significantly two months ago, the tech giant has also launched a new AI-powered Bing and Edge browser and announced plans to bring AI into its Microsoft 365 tools (Word, Excel, etc.).
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Generative AI for office productivity: A comparison of Google and Microsoft’s offerings
Here’s a rundown of the AI-powered productivity features announced this week by Google for Workspace and Microsoft for Office 365.
Microsoft wasn’t a name you’d have come to associate with innovation. But the company’s newfound love for AI and its pouring billions into the tech is changing that. The company’s search engine Bing recently shot into the limelight after being limited to a single-digit market share for over a decade, thanks to the new AI chatbot integration.
Microsoft has undoubtedly won the AI-boosted search engine race, pulling ahead of Google at it. And now the focus has shifted toward integrating AI into office productivity apps.
Earlier this week, Google announced a suite of upcoming generative AI features for its various Workspace apps, including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Only a couple of days later, Microsoft announced 365 Copilot – similar generative AI capabilities for its own office productivity apps. Neither of the two additions has been rolled out to the general public as of yet, but enough information has been provided nevertheless to differentiate between the two. Read More
The Future of Work With AI
A new era for AI and Google Workspace
For nearly 25 years, Google has built helpful products that people use every day — from Search and Maps, to Gmail and Docs in Google Workspace. AI has been transformational in building products that have earned a valued place in people’s lives. Across our productivity suite, advances in AI are already helping 3 billion users save more time with Smart Compose and Smart Reply, generate summaries for Docs, look more professional in meetings, and stay safe against malware and phishing attacks.
We’re now making it possible for Workspace users to harness the power of generative AI to create, connect, and collaborate like never before. To start, we’re introducing a first set of AI-powered writing features in Docs and Gmail to trusted testers. Read More
These are Microsoft’s Bing AI secret rules and why it says it’s named Sydney
Bing AI often refers to itself as Sydney, but Microsoft says that was an internal codename for a chat experience it was previously working on.
Microsoft’s new Bing AI keeps telling a lot of people that its name is Sydney. In exchanges posted to Reddit, the chatbot often responds to questions about its origins by saying, “I am Sydney, a generative AI chatbot that powers Bing chat.” It also has a secret set of rules that users have managed to find through prompt exploits (instructions that convince the system to temporarily drop its usual safeguards).
We asked Microsoft about Sydney and these rules, and the company was happy to explain their origins and confirmed that the secret rules are genuine.
“Sydney refers to an internal code name for a chat experience we were exploring previously,” says Caitlin Roulston, director of communications at Microsoft, in a statement to The Verge. “We are phasing out the name in preview, but it may still occasionally pop up.” Roulston also explained that the rules are “part of an evolving list of controls that we are continuing to adjust as more users interact with our technology.” Read More
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Bing vs Bard: Who will win? Google or Microsoft? A breakdown and analysis of the recent news
Battle of the Behemoths
The tech giants are girding their loins for battle in the AI search space.
Microsoft announced that today, we’re launching an all new, AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge browser, available in preview now at Bing.com, to deliver better search, more complete answers, a new chat experience and the ability to generate content. We think of these tools as an AI copilot for the web.
“AI will fundamentally change every software category, starting with the largest category of all – search,” said Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft. “Today, we’re launching Bing and Edge powered by AI copilot and chat, to help people get more from search and the web.” Read More
Meanwhile, Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, announced Bard, a ChatGPT competitor, in a blog post today, describing the tool as an “experimental conversational AI service” that will answer users’ queries and take part in conversations. The software will be available to a group of “trusted testers” today, says Pichai, before becoming “more widely available to the public in the coming weeks.”
It’s not clear exactly what capabilities Bard will have, but it seems the chatbot will be just as free ranging as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. A screenshot encourages users to ask Bard practical queries, like how to plan a baby shower or what kind of meals could be made from a list of ingredients for lunch. Read More
Not to be outdone, China’s largest search engine company plans to debut a ChatGPT-style application in March, initially embedding it into its main search services, said the person, asking to remain unidentified discussing private information. The tool, whose name hasn’t been decided, will allow users to get conversation-style search results much like OpenAI’s popular platform. Read More
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