👔 Microsoft Copilot Pro + Office Use Cases

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Hello folks,

It’s the middle of the week. Microsoft just launched CoPilot Pro, a subscription to using CoPilot within your favorite Office apps.

Remember the study that claimed Gen AI is going to make you 40% faster - this is one step in that direction.

Let’s go through some use-cases of Copilot.

In this issue:

• 🤝 In Partnership: Bay Area Times, the data digest for busy professionals

• 📕 Learn Something: Microsoft Copilot Pro + Office

• 📰 Top News: OpenAI’s path to democracy 

• ⚒️ Tool Snapshots: Futuristic tools to boost productivity

🤝 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Bay Area Times

⚒️ TOOL SNAPSHOTS
Futuristic tools to boost efficiency

• 🔧 Cargo for Sheets - Converting spreadsheets into a revenue-driving machine

• 💃 AI Picasso - Turn your photos into entertaining dance videos

• 🎞️ CompressX - Offline video compression with minimal quality loss

• ⏰ Punch Time Tracker - Efficiently manage time and diminish wasted hours

• 💼 Prompt Whisperer - Optimizing AI prompts for unified corporate communication

• 🤖 Assembly by MindPal - AI agents for multitasking, enhancing focus.

📕 LEARN SOMETHING
Microsoft Copilot Pro + Office

What’s the difference between Copilot and Copilot Pro?

The best advantage of CoPilot Pro is that it adds Generative AI assistants directly into the tools you use the most (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote).

Here are some use-cases:

1/ Word

Ask to create an outline using a prompt

2/ PowerPoint

Summarize the presentation

You can even have CoPilot create new slides…

Add a new slide on the ethics of using Generative AI

3/ Excel

Of course, you can use CoPilot Pro within Excel.

For example, I have a movie database open in my Excel, and I asked CoPilot the following:

These were just examples, but it’s one-step further of how Generative AI will be woven into our everyday lives.

📰 TOP NEWS
News on AI, no-code, automation, and productivity

🚀 Microsoft's New Frontiers with 'Copilot Pro' and Increased Accessibility

Microsoft's AI assistant, Copilot, celebrated over 5 billion images and chats, with its newfound popularity driving more enhancements. Changes include launching a premium subscription called Copilot Pro, expanding Microsoft 365's reach, and offering a Universal AI experience that bridges different devices and platforms.

Why should I care?

• Increase Productivity: Copilot Pro's unique features can supercharge your productivity by offering advanced assistance and optimization based on how you work.

• Greater Accessibility: Regardless of whether you're an individual, small- or medium business, or a large organization, there's a version of Copilot available for you to leverage.

🔮 OpenAI's Path to Protect Democracy

OpenAI presents its comprehensive plan to ensure the ethical use of its technologies during the upcoming worldwide elections in 2024. The tech giant plans to prevent misuse of AI tools, improve transparency for AI-generated content, and provide authoritative voting information through a collaborative, cross-functional team.

Why should I care?

• AI Ethics in Practice: Witness the real-world application of AI ethics in safeguarding the democratic process.

• Transparent Future: Learn about OpenAI's upcoming tools for clearer AI-generated content identification.

🔧 The Low-Code/No-Code Revolution: Magic Bullet or Illusion? 

Low-code or No-code platforms can bridge the digital skills gap, but some voices in the industry raise questions about the risks, including issues with security, reliability, and upgrades. Opinions from insiders like Lindsey Robertson from Women Who Code, John Selvadurai from Iterate.ai, and Gary Hoberman from Unqork present a mixed bag of viewpoints, showing both the potential benefits and the challenges. 

Why should I care?

• Digital Toolbox: Low-Code/No-Code tools may simplify and speed up the application development process.

• Proceed with Caution: Despite the advantages, there are inherent challenges and risks to consider.

   

⚒️ TOOL SNAPSHOTS
Futuristic tools to boost productivity

• 🔧 Cargo for Sheets - Converting spreadsheets into a revenue-driving machine

• 🎞️ CompressX - Offline video compression with minimal quality loss

• ⏰ Punch Time Tracker - Efficiently manage time and diminish wasted hours

• 💼 Prompt Whisperer - Optimizing AI prompts for unified corporate communication

• 🤖 Assembly by MindPal - AI agents for multitasking, enhancing focus.

ℹ️ ABOUT US

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We like real, practical, and tangible use-cases and hate hand-wavy, theoretical, and abstract concepts that don’t drive real-world outcomes.

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