💼 Microsoft Build Conference news

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Hello folks,

Microsoft just had day 1 of their Build conference yesterday, and there was lots of news on AI-powered PCs, Copilot upgrades, and AI-integrated workspaces.

Let’s get into it.

In this issue:

• 🤝 In Partnership: Frontly, AI-powered, no-code SaaS app creation

• 🤿 Deep Dive: Microsoft's AI Advances & Altman's Surprise

• 🖼️ AI Art: Examples of great and trending AI art

• 🔨 Trending Tool: AI-powered meetings

• 🤿 Deep Dive: Scarlett Johansson's OpenAI Voice Controversy

• ⚒️ Tool Snapshots: Tools for AI, no-code, and productivity

• 📰 Top News: News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Microsoft's AI Advancements and Sam Altman's Surprise at the Developer Conference

Intelligence: Microsoft showcased its latest generative AI offerings at its annual developer conference, with a surprise appearance from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

• Microsoft introduced Team Copilot, an AI agent designed to enhance workplace productivity within Microsoft Teams.

• The tech giant announced new GitHub Copilot extensions, a partnership with Khan Academy to provide free AI tools to US teachers, and an upgrade to its AI analytics platform, Fabric.

• Microsoft is expanding its partnership with Meta to bring volumetric Windows apps to the Quest headset.

• Copilot Plus PCs were released: Windows laptops that come with built-in AI hardware and support for AI features across the operating system

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman made a surprise appearance to discuss GPT-4o and offer advice to startup founders and developers. As a partner of OpenAI, Microsoft has invested billions into the organization, leading to GPT-4o's direct integration into Copilot and the Azure AI cloud suite.

Significance: This spotlights the growing incorporation of AI in various sectors, from education to workplace productivity, and underscores the evolving partnership between major tech companies like Microsoft and OpenAI. 

🖼️ AI ART

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🔨 TRENDING TOOL

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🤿 DEEP DIVE

Scarlett Johansson's Controversy with OpenAI Over AI Voice Assistant

Intelligence: Actress Scarlett Johansson has raised legal concerns over OpenAI's new AI voice assistant, which she claims mimics her voice without her consent.

• Johansson's legal team has demanded OpenAI to explain how they developed a voice that sounds remarkably similar to her own.

• OpenAI, after demonstrating the voice publicly, faced comparisons to Johansson's voice. The company initially denied any connection but later halted the voice.

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had previously approached Johansson to license her voice for the AI assistant, which she declined.

• OpenAI denies the allegations, stating that the voice, named "Sky", belongs to a different actress whose identity is kept private for her protection.

Significance: This controversy raises critical questions about the ethics of AI development. As AI technology advances, it's crucial to establish clear guidelines and regulations to protect individual rights and maintain public trust.

⚒️ TOOL SNAPSHOTS

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  🖥️ Oliv - Streamline meetings prep, email follow-up, and CRM tasks swiftly. Free to try.

  🎥 Glato AI - Swift, cost-effective automated video ad creation. Free to try.

  🧭 BlissCompass - Track fulfillment, reclaim time, align desires, live blissfully. Free to use.

  🎓 Tapflow 1.0 - Effortlessly create, manage, and monetize online courses. Free to try.

📰 TOP NEWS

News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

🖥️ Microsoft Introduces Copilot+ PCs: AI-fueled Category of Windows PCs! 

Microsoft reveals a new line of Windows PCs termed 'Copilot+ PCs', designed specifically for AI, promising unmatched speed, advanced AI models, all-day battery life, and amazing capabilities in language translation and memory recall that will revolutionize the way users interact with their devices.

📽️ CAA Steps-up Star Protection: AI Clones Stored in High-tech Vault!

Hollywood talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), in partnership with AI tech company Veritone, has launched a secure virtual storage system, dubbed "theCAAvault", which allows celebrities to store their AI digital doubles and other digital assets to control and monetize their use, offering a possible solution against unauthorized uses and deepfake scams involving the digital likenesses of stars.

🛡️ WitnessAI: Making Generative AI Safe, or a Privacy Timebomb?

WitnessAI introduces a platform focused on enforcing controls and policies to mitigate risks associated with generative AI in enterprises, yet it presents potential privacy concerns as all data must pass through its platform before reaching a model.

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