Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you’re doing
on your computer and help figure out what you want to do next.
The software giant on Monday revealed an upgraded version of Copilot,
its AI assistant, as it confronts heightened competition from big tech
rivals in pitching generative AI technology that can compose
documents, make images and serve as a lifelike personal assistant at
work or home.
The announcements ahead of Microsoft’s annual Build developer
conference in Seattle centered on imbuing AI features into a product
where Microsoft already has the eyes of millions of consumers: the
Windows operating system for personal computers.
The new features will include Windows Recall, enabling the AI
assistant to “access virtually what you have seen or done on your PC
in a way that feels like having photographic memory”. Microsoft
promises to protect users’ privacy by giving them the option to
filter out what they don’t want tracked.
The conference follows big AI announcements last week from rival
Google, as well as Microsoft’s close business partner OpenAI, which
built the AI large language models on which Microsoft’s Copilot is
based.
Google rolled out a retooled search engine that periodically puts AI-generated summaries over website links at the top of the results
page; while also showing off a still-in-development AI assistant Astra
that will be able to “see” and converse about things shown through
a smartphone’s camera lens.
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI unveiled a new version of its chatbot last week, demonstrating an AI voice assistant with human characteristics that
can banter about what someone’s wearing and even attempt to assess a person’s emotions. The voice sounded so much like Scarlett Johansson playing an AI character in the sci-fi movie “Her” that OpenAI
dropped the voice from its collection Monday.
Though Microsoft has invested billions in OpenAI, the startup also
rolled out a new desktop version of ChatGPT designed for Apple’s Mac computers.
Next up is Apple’s own annual developers conference in June. The
Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled at the company’s annual shareholder
meeting in February that it has been making big investments in
generative AI.
Some of Microsoft’s announcements Monday appeared designed to blunt whatever Apple has in store. The newly AI-enhanced Windows PCs will
start rolling out on 18 June on computers made by Microsoft partners
Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Samsung, as well as on Microsoft’s
Surface line of devices. But they’ll be reserved for premium models starting at $999.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/20/microsoft-ch atbot-assistant-pc
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/20/microsoft-chatbot-assistant-pc
All the more reason to run Linux.
Microsoft wants
On Thu 23 May 2024 8:13 am, anonymous wrote:
Microsoft wants
I don't live in that environment, so irrelevant.
On 5/23/2024 1:13 AM, anonymous wrote:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/20/microsoft-chatbot-assistant-pc
All the more reason to run Linux.
I can imagine the AOL CDs in my mail box now ("Install Linux Now! 200 free hours!").
That's one of the first problems, is Linux does not know how to promote itself.
Where are the AOL CDs ? Linux needs someone to bankroll promotion.
We don't know enough about the situation, to make any rash decisions just yet.
The new features will include Windows Recall, enabling the AI
assistant to access virtually what you have seen or done on your PC
in a way that feels like having photographic memory. Microsoft
promises to protect users privacy by giving them the option to
filter out what they dont want tracked.
Paul wrote:purchased from major retailers starting June 18"
On 5/23/2024 1:13 AM, anonymous wrote:
We don't know enough about the situation, to make any rash decisions just yet.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/20/microsoft-chatbot-assistant-pc
It looks like "Recall" might run on the Surface ARM product that has a
40TOPS NPU inside it. We don't know what "lesser" machines have this level of AI.
A bit more than MSFT's Surface
May 20, 2024
"The first wave of over 20 Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus were announced today from leading global OEMs including Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung. Devices are available for pre-order now and can be
Device availability from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung.
cf: <https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2024/05/snapdragon-x-series-is-the-exclusive-platform-to-power-the-next->
As I mentioned in Win10 group...you'll have to buy your way into getting/using/worrying about 'Recall'
Paul wrote:be purchased from major retailers starting June 18"
On 5/24/2024 3:50 AM, ...winston wrote:
Paul wrote:
On 5/23/2024 1:13 AM, anonymous wrote:
We don't know enough about the situation, to make any rash decisions just yet.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/20/microsoft-chatbot-assistant-pc
It looks like "Recall" might run on the Surface ARM product that has a >>>> 40TOPS NPU inside it. We don't know what "lesser" machines have this level of AI.
A bit more than MSFT's Surface
May 20, 2024
"The first wave of over 20 Copilot+ PCs powered by Snapdragon X Elite and Snapdragon X Plus were announced today from leading global OEMs including Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung. Devices are available for pre-order now and can
Device availability from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung.
cf:
<https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2024/05/snapdragon-x-series-is-the-exclusive-platform-to-power-the-next->
As I mentioned in Win10 group...you'll have to buy your way into getting/using/worrying about 'Recall'
NVidia has chimed in, that its RTX card has a Tensor core among
other things, and has moar powar than the QualComm thing.
The pseudo-launch is off to a good start. Let the confusion begin.
And over in Ars, Commander Keane was dispatched to do damage control :-)
Too funny. Hardly anyone there seemed to recognize the nym. It seemed
a dev was dispatched too. But I'm proud of the audience there, because
they raised all the issues I'd have with this project. The "trust problem". >> Many of the "bad scenarios" boil down to trust. And one scenario, is
practical -- what happens when you do a backup with a "Recall" on your C: . >> The police kick down your door, pull a two year old backup and load
up the "Recall" from two years ago, for a look. Or maybe a "Recall" is
copied off your laptop, as you go through the airport security.
Paul
At this stage, it's all hypothesis.
When folks start replacing their 'Honda Civic' pcs with 'Porsche GT3' pcs the smog may or may not be clearer.
The "trust problem".
Many of the "bad scenarios" boil down to trust. And one scenario, is
practical -- what happens when you do a backup with a "Recall" on your C: . >>> The police kick down your door, pull a two year old backup and load
up the "Recall" from two years ago, for a look. Or maybe a "Recall" is
copied off your laptop, as you go through the airport security.
I know that a few narrow projects, are spectacularly successful.
Allowing people to be laid off in industry. But the idea we're
spreading general purpose AGI with this stuff, is just silly.
The metric, is the quality of the Dad Jokes :-)
I saw an example recently of how it's now possible to generate
4 realistic photos almost instantly, of a pig wearing a St Patricks
Day hat, eating corned beef and cabbage, and watching TV... using
Copilot. So, eat your words, buddy boy. :)
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