News from the AI & ML world
Alexey Shabanov@TestingCatalog
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Microsoft is aggressively expanding the AI capabilities within its Copilot ecosystem, incorporating task automation and enhanced content creation tools. The company is currently testing "Agent Actions" in Microsoft Copilot, a feature designed to automate daily computing tasks. This capability, initially limited to select testers or Copilot Pro subscribers, is intended to allow users to delegate tasks during brief sessions. Furthermore, Copilot now includes native image generation powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4o model, replacing DALL-E 3. This upgrade allows users across various platforms to generate higher-quality visuals directly within the app, negating the need for third-party integrations.
Microsoft is also refining the visual identity of Copilot, evolving the appearances of its AI personas. The fourth character, resembling a bubblegum or cloud, is undergoing further design changes. These characters, which serve as a branding layer, are expected to be further refined before their full release. These changes align with Microsoft's focus on seamlessly integrating productivity, assistance, and personality within the Copilot AI environment.
Copilot for Sales is receiving significant updates aimed at streamlining sales workflows and improving CRM integration. These improvements include improved extensibility for third-party insights in email summaries within Outlook, providing partners the ability to surface richer sales insights. Additionally, sellers can now directly save AI-generated meeting summaries to CRM systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Salesforce from Teams, eliminating the need for manual logging. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has stated that the company's AI model performance is doubling every six months due to improvements in pre-training, inference, and system design.
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References :
- www.microsoft.com: Microsoft details What’s New in Copilot for Sales – April 2025, We’re excited to announce improved extensibility for 3rd party insights in email summaries in Outlook, allowing partners to surface richer sales insights.
- TestingCatalog: Testing Catalog reports Microsoft Copilot starts testing Agent Actions and adds native image generation
- Microsoft Copilot Blog: Release Notes: May 2, 2025
- PCMag Middle East ai: Microsoft Tests Using Copilot AI to Adjust Windows 11 Settings for You
- www.windowscentral.com: Microsoft unveils "new generation of Windows experiences" — here's what's on the way to Windows 11 and Copilot+ PCs
- www.zdnet.com: Microsoft's new AI skills are coming to Copilot+ PCs - including some for all Windows 11 users
- www.ghacks.net: Microsoft is making AI useful in Windows by introducing AI agents
- www.techradar.com: Microsoft has a big new AI settings upgrade for Windows 11 on Copilot+ PCs – plus 3 other nifty tricks
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