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All the features coming to Microsoft's AI PCs
ALSO: Tech companies are embracing smaller models
Zain Kahn
May 21, 2024
Read time: under 4 minutes
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Last week, OpenAI and Google got the spotlight. Now, it’s Microsoft’s turn. While its competitors have shown off cutting-edge AI models, Microsoft is focusing on the hardware that powers them. We just got our first look at the impressive results.
Today’s Insights
Microsoft reveals its new AI PC and tablet
Prompt: UX Interviews
5 new AI tools to boost your productivity
Everything else you should know today
Chart: Tech companies embrace smaller models
AI-Generated Images: Woodstock ‘24
NEXT IN AI
Microsoft shows off its new AI PC and tablet
Source: The Verge
Windows 95 revolutionized the way we use computers — letting anyone navigate a PC without needing to know complex commands. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella thinks the company’s new AI features will soon lead to a breakthrough that’s just as big: “Computers that understand us, instead of us having to understand them.” Yesterday, Microsoft held an event to show off its AI-capable Surface laptop and tablet for the first time.
Here’s why it’s a big deal: Microsoft has struggled to keep up with Apple, whose proprietary M-series chips have dominated the competition in terms of power and efficiency. That’s about to change: Microsoft’s first Copilot Plus PCs will be powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X Elite chip. The AI-enabled PCs will be 58% faster than the industry-leading MacBook Air M3, “with a battery that can last all day.”
You’ll soon be able to:
Edit files or reply to notifications with AI-generated responses
Interact with Copilot in real-time as you move across different apps (For instance, you’ll be able to ask for help beating a video game or get advice about editing a photo)
Get real-time translations and live captions during video calls
Turn sketches into AI-generated art with the Cocreator feature
Find missing documents or resurface tabs you’d clicked out of weeks ago with a new Recall tool
How is it so much faster? Microsoft can achieve these big advances because its computers now rely on NPUs, special processors that take advantage of AI technology. It means that memory-intensive actions, like color correcting a video, will be much smoother.
It’s a big step toward AI-first devices: Until recently, AI features often got tacked onto devices at the end as a bit of an afterthought. Those days are now behind us. Major manufacturers like HP, Acer, Dell, and Lenovo, are planning to soon release AI PCs of their own, and AMD and Intel are working on AI-specific chips.
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PROMPT OF THE DAY
UX Interviews
Prompt: Generate a set of user interview questions aimed at understanding the user experience of an e-commerce website. Focus on elements like ease of navigation, search functionality, and checkout.
You can adapt the prompt to your specific needs. For example, you can tell the model how many people you expect to interview and it can build a schedule for you based on that. You can also ask for a specific rating structure.
Source: Interaction Design Foundation
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AI & TECH NEWS
Everything you need to know today
Source: GlobalData
Across the Pond: Britain is opening an office in Silicon Valley where it will investigate AI safety and build new models in cooperation with the US.
Eco-Friendly AI: Meanwhile, Alphabet announced it’s investing $1 billion in a new AI data center in Finland, driven in part by the Nordic country’s wind-powered energy infrastructure.
Shifting Gears: Snapchat developer Snap says it’s pivoting to AI, with plans to spend around $1.5 billion each year on new machine learning and augmented reality features.
Round Two: The FDA will let Elon Musk’s Neuralink test its brain chip on a second patient. Its first participant said the device had changed his life, despite some medical complications.
HEResy: Scarlett Johansson says she’s “shocked, angered and in disbelief” after claiming OpenAI ripped off her voice without her consent.
CHART
AI companies are embracing smaller models
Source: Financial Times
Tech companies are encouraging businesses to adopt smaller, energy-efficient versions of their AI models since they are often more customizable and affordable.
A Financial Times analysis shows that Meta’s 8 billion parameter Llama 3 model is the most cost-effective, followed by GPT-3.5 Turbo, and Gemini 1.5 Flash. On the other hand, the standard versions of OpenAI and Alphabet’s latest models are the priciest among the top competitors.
AI GENERATED IMAGES
Woodstock ‘24
Source: u/LongjumpingDrag4 on Reddit
Prompt: A sepia-toned photograph capturing the view of the main stage at a 1920s Woodstock festival from a distant hill. The stage is bustling with performers in 1920s attire, playing to a sea of festival-goers who stretch out into the horizon. The audience is dressed in period clothing, with flapper dresses and straw hats visible among the masses. The scene includes vintage festival decorations, such as Art Deco banners and strings of lights, and is framed by trees and tents dotting the landscape. The photograph conveys the grand scale and energetic vibe of the festival. Captured in the style of renowned photographer Edward S. Curtis using a large format camera with a sepia filter, f/5.6, 1/125s, ISO 100. --ar 16:9 --stylize 400
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