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Kailyn Sylvester@Microsoft Security Blog
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Microsoft is making significant strides in the AI landscape, expanding its Copilot features to directly compete with leading AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini. These enhancements include web browsing capabilities, allowing users to task Copilot with booking tickets, making reservations, or shopping online. Furthermore, Copilot now boasts enhanced multimodal functionality, capable of analyzing live video feeds from mobile devices and responding to questions based on visual content. A key addition is the memory retention feature, enabling personalized interactions by remembering user preferences, although users retain control over managing or deleting these memories for privacy.
Microsoft is also investing in nurturing local AI start-ups through initiatives like the Cyberport x Microsoft AI Partnership Programme in Hong Kong. This program provides resources such as solution support, technical expert guidance, and business matching opportunities, aimed at enabling these start-ups to develop innovative AI solutions across various sectors. Six companies were selected to launch solutions on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, addressing healthcare, insurance claims, risk management, and corporate sustainability. These companies showcased their technologies at a DEMO Day, attracting significant interest and fostering business collaborations.
In addition to software advancements, Microsoft is pushing the boundaries of AI in gaming with WHAMM (World and Human Action MaskGIT Model). This generative AI model creates game visuals in real-time, representing a significant upgrade from its predecessor, WHAM-1.6B. WHAMM boasts faster visual output, generating images at over 10 frames per second with enhanced resolution. Trained on Quake II using intentionally curated data, WHAMM demonstrates enhanced performance in tracking existing environments and responding to user input, despite some limitations regarding stat accuracy, input lag, and context length.
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Microsoft is also investing in nurturing local AI start-ups through initiatives like the Cyberport x Microsoft AI Partnership Programme in Hong Kong. This program provides resources such as solution support, technical expert guidance, and business matching opportunities, aimed at enabling these start-ups to develop innovative AI solutions across various sectors. Six companies were selected to launch solutions on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, addressing healthcare, insurance claims, risk management, and corporate sustainability. These companies showcased their technologies at a DEMO Day, attracting significant interest and fostering business collaborations.
In addition to software advancements, Microsoft is pushing the boundaries of AI in gaming with WHAMM (World and Human Action MaskGIT Model). This generative AI model creates game visuals in real-time, representing a significant upgrade from its predecessor, WHAM-1.6B. WHAMM boasts faster visual output, generating images at over 10 frames per second with enhanced resolution. Trained on Quake II using intentionally curated data, WHAMM demonstrates enhanced performance in tracking existing environments and responding to user input, despite some limitations regarding stat accuracy, input lag, and context length.
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- Source Asia: Microsoft Hong Kong and Cyberport nurtured local start-ups through AI Partnership Programme
- Source: Tech Accelerator: Azure security and AI adoption
- eWEEK: Microsoft’s WHAMM Offers an Interactive Real-Time Gameplay Experience – Though It Has Limitations
- TestingCatalog: Microsoft expands Copilot features to rival ChatGPT and Gemini
Classification:
- HashTags: #MicrosoftAI #AzureAI #Copilot
- Company: Microsoft
- Target: AI Community
- Product: Copilot
- Feature: AI Partnership Programme
- Type: AI
- Severity: Informative