In order to increase productivity, Microsoft and Google are collaborating to integrate A.I. into the standard tools used by software engineers and knowledge workers. These capabilities, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, will “eliminate the drudgery from our everyday duties and jobs.” The new tools are more practical than fantasies about how generative AI can develop or displace Google’s search engine, but they are an essential component of Google’s and Microsoft’s business plans.
Microsoft has made a $13 billion investment in its collaboration with OpenAI, whose ChatGPT chatbot has captivated the attention of the general public. The news directly affects some of Microsoft’s biggest businesses, including Office products and associated cloud services, which brought in $11.8 billion in sales in the most recent quarter.
Microsoft is incorporating Copilots, or artificial intelligence helpers, into software, utilizing information from corporate clients. 20 commercial clients are testing the tools, and price and license information will be made public in the upcoming weeks. Microsoft emphasized that users should examine and modify the findings, and the assistants provide sample text.
Google is integrating AI tools into Gmail
In order to enable the creation of emails, job descriptions, and other sorts of documents from basic textual instructions, Google has announced that it would include artificial intelligence (AI) into its email and word processing tools, Gmail and Docs. The functionalities will be driven by a technology known as a big language model, which can produce text and other media when given brief instructions, and will initially only be accessible to trusted individuals. The transition from desktop computers to mobile devices, according to Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, represented a generational revolution in technology.
Google has introduced Generative AI App Builder, a platform to let businesses and governments quickly design their own chatbots, and Vertex AI to personalize A.I. with their own data. However, it is expensive to create huge language models, and businesses are scrambling to meet customer demand. Mr. Kurian believes this generation of artificial intelligence will have a dramatic influence on every business.
