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Microsoft Copilot Updated With AI-Powered Voice and Vision Features; Recall Availability Expanded


Microsoft

is
rolling
out
new
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
features
to

Copilot
,
the
company’s
native
chatbot.
The
tech
giant
is
now
adding
both
voice
and
vision
capabilities
to
the
chatbot,
after
announcing
them
on
Tuesday.
Microsoft
claims
that
the
new
Copilot
features
are
aimed
at
offering
an
intuitive
design
along
with
“speedy
and
fluent
answers”.
The
Copilot
Voice
feature
is
similar
to
Gemini
Live
and
ChatGPT’s
Voice
Mode. Meanwhile,
the
much-criticised
Recall
feature
will
finally
be
expanded
to
all
Windows
Insider
users
this
month.

Microsoft
Copilot
Updated
With
AI-Powered
Features

In
a

blog
post
,
Microsoft
has
shared
several
details
of
the
new
AI
features
coming
to
Copilot.
These
features
will
be
available
on
the
Copilot
app
on

iOS

and
Android,
the
web
client,
as
well
as
the
Copilot
assistant
on

Windows
.
The
latter
will
only
be
available
on
the
Copilot+
PCs,
which
are
currently
powered
by
the
Snapdragon
X
series
chipsets.


Copilot
Voice

With
four
voice
options,
users
can
now
experience
a
hands-free
voice
conversation
with
Microsoft’s
chatbot.
The
company
said
it
could
be
used
for
brainstorming,
asking
a
quick
query,
or
just
to
have
a
friendly
conversation.

Notably,
while
the
feature
will
offer
a
speech-to-speech
experience,
the
company
has
not
highlighted
whether
the
output
generation
would
be
in
real-time,
or
if
it
would
support
an
emotive
voice.


Copilot
Vision

Copilot
Vision
is
also
being
added.
This
is
a
new
way
to
interact
with
the
AI.
Once
enabled,
the
feature
will
be
able
to
see
what
the
user
sees
on
the
screen.
The
feature
also
supports
voice
mode,
letting
users
ask
verbal
queries
about
the
content.
For
instance,
users
can
show
the
AI
a
picture
of
furniture
and
ask
about
its
colour
palette,
material,
and
more.

Since
this
feature
can
be
perceived
as
invasive
to
user
privacy,
Microsoft
has
also
added
several
layers
of
security
measures.
The
feature
is
opt-in
and
will
not
work
till
the
user
explicitly
activates
it.

Even
after
activating
it,
the
feature
currently
only
works
with
a
limited
number
of
websites.
Further,
the
tech
giant
added
that
the
data
processed
by
the
chatbot
will
not
be
collected
or
used
to
train
the
AI.


Windows
Recall

Microsoft’s
Recall
feature,
which
takes
passive
screenshots
of
a
user’s
laptop
or
desktop
and
can
keep
track
of
the
user’s
activity
locally,
is
now
rolling
out
to
a
wider
user
base.
Microsoft
highlighted
in
a

blog
post

that
the
feature
will
be
rolled
out
to
Windows
Insiders
using
Copilot+
PCs
this
month.

For
now,
it
will
only
be
available
on
the
Snapdragon-powered
PCs.
In
November,
the
tech
giant
will
roll
it
out
to
the
AMD-powered
PCs
as
well.

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Gemini Live Two-Way Communication Feature Now Available for All Android Users: How to Use


Gemini
Live
,
Google’s
two-way
voice
chat
feature
for
its
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
chatbot,
is
now
available
to
all
Android
users.
The
feature
was
initially
released
to
Gemini
Advanced
users
via
the
Google
One
AI
Premium
plan,
but
now
the
company
is
rolling
it
out
to
all
users.
However,
only
the
basic
version
of
the
feature
is
available
to
users.
The
choice
between
ten
different
voices
is
not
available
in
the
free
tier.
A
report
earlier
this
month
revealed
that

Google

was
rolling
the
feature
out
to
all
Android
users.

Gemini
Live
Feature
Now
Available
to
All
Android
Users

Since
the

Gemini

app
is
still
not
available
on
iOS,
the
Gemini
Live
feature
is
not
available
to
iPhone
users.
However,
Android
users
with
a
compatible
device
and
the
Gemini
app
will
now
see
a
waveform
icon
with
the
sparkle
icon
at
the
bottom-right
corner,
next
to
the
microphone
and
camera
icon.

Tapping
on
the
waveform
icon
will
give
users
access
to
the
Gemini
Live
feature.
Put
simply,
it
is
a
two-way
voice
chat
feature
where
both
the
user
and
the
AI
responds
via
speech.
While
the
AI
speaks
fluently
and
shows
slight
voice
modulation,
it
is
not
similar
to
the

ChatGPT

Advanced
Voice
Mode
feature
which
comes
with
emotive
voice
and
the
capability
to
react
to
user’s
words.

However,
the
feature
is
still
useful
when
the
user
is
on-the-go
and
would
rather
prefer
a
verbal
conversation
to
know
about
the
summary
of
an
email
or
about
an
intriguing
topic.
The
full-screen
interface
of
Gemini
Live
is
similar
to
a
phone
call.
Users
will
see
a
sound
wave
like
pattern
at
the
centre
of
the
screen
and
a
hold
and
end
buttons
placed
at
the
bottom.
If
you’re
interested
in
using
the
feature,
this
is
how
you
can
do
it.

How
to
Use
Gemini
Live
Feature

  1. On
    an
    Android
    device,
    download
    and
    install
    the
    Gemini
    app.
  2. Open
    the
    Gemini
    app.
  3. Find
    the
    waveform
    icon
    at
    the
    bottom-right
    of
    the
    screen.
  4. Tap
    on
    it.
  5. First
    time
    users
    will
    see
    a
    terms
    and
    conditions
    menu.
    Accept
    it.
  6. You
    can
    now
    see
    the
    Gemini
    Live
    interface.
  7. You
    can
    start
    speaking
    to
    trigger
    a
    response
    from
    the
    AI.
  8. Using
    the
    Hold
    button,
    you
    can
    also
    interrupt
    the
    AI
    and
    continue
    with
    another
    prompt.

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ChatGPT Subscription Prices Could Reportedly Be Hiked Before the End of the Year


ChatGPT
,
the
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
chatbot
by
OpenAI
is
reportedly
about
to
get
more
expensive
for
paid
subscribers.
According
to
a
new
report,
the
AI
firm
is
planning
to
increase
the
subscription
price
for
ChatGPT
Plus
users
by
$2
(roughly
Rs.
167)
a
month.
The
price
hike
is
not
expected
to
stop
there
either,
as
the
company
is
said
to
push
the
monthly
subscription
cost
to
$44
(roughly
Rs.
3,685)
in
the
next
five
years.
The
reason
behind
pushing
for
a
higher
ticket
price
is
said
to
be
OpenAI’s
revenue
ambitions
and
expensive
cost
of
running
operations.

ChatGPT
Subscriptions
to
Reportedly
Get
More
Expensive


According

to
The
New
York
Times,
the
AI
firm
is
planning
to
increase
the
subscription
price
by
$2
by
the
end
of
2024.
Citing
financial
documents
viewed
by
the
publication,
the
report
further
added
that
the
final
price
of
the
ChatGPT
Plus
subscription
might
stand
at
$44
a
month
by
the
end
of
2029,
a
steep
climb
from
the
current
$20
a
month
in
the
US
or
Rs.
1,950
a
month
in
India.

With
the
price
hike,
the
company
reportedly
wants
to
secure
a
revenue
of
$100
billion
(roughly
Rs.
8.3
lakh
crore)
in
2029,
a
majority
of
which
is
expected
to
come
from
its
subscription-based
services.
If
the
AI
firm
is
able
to
achieve
this
target,
it
would
be
raking
in
annual
revenue
similar
to
Reliance
Industries,
Nestlé,
or
Comcast.

OpenAI

currently
has
approximately
10
million
ChatGPT
Plus
users,
according
to
the
report.

The
documents
reviewed
by
the
publication
that
was
meant
for
the
investors
and
OpenAI
reportedly
highlighted
that
it
is
currently
making
“billions”
from
ChatGPT,
and
expects
to
boost
the
numbers
significantly
in
the
coming
years.
Notably,
the
company
is
in
the
process
of
closing
a
funding
round.

Despite
the
big
numbers
projected
in
its
revenue
estimation,
the
company
is
reportedly
struggling
with
optimising
its
operational
costs.
OpenAI
is
said
to
lose
approximately
$5
billion
(roughly
Rs.
41.8
thousand
crore)
this
year,
most
of
which
goes
towards
its
AI-powered
services.
Other
significant
cost-centres
include
employee
salaries
and
office
rent.

Another
major
source
of
expense
is
reportedly
cloud
computing
for
which
the
company
uses
Microsoft’s
services.
Despite
getting
$13
billion
(roughly
Rs.
1.08
lakh
crore)
yearly
due
to
the
partnership,
the
AI
firm
spends
much
of
that
money
on
running
cloud
processing.

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OpenAI Sees $11.6 Billion Revenue Next Year, Said to Offer Thrive Chance to Invest Again in 2025

Thrive
Capital
is
investing
more
than
$1
billion
of

OpenAI’s

current
$6.5
billion
fundraising
round,
and
it
has
a
sweetener
no
other
investors
are
getting:
the
potential
to
invest
another
$1
billion
next
year
at
the
same
valuation
if
the
AI
firm
hits
a
revenue
goal,
people
familiar
with
the
matter
said
on
Friday.

OpenAI
is
predicting
its
revenue
will
skyrocket
to
$11.6
billion
next
year
from
an
estimated
$3.7
billion
in
2024,
the
sources
said,
speaking
on
condition
of
anonymity.
Losses
are
expected
to
be
as
much
as
$5
billion
this
year,
depending
largely
on
their
spending
for
computing
power
that
could
change,
one
of
the
sources
added.

The
current
funding
round,
which
comes
in
the
form
of
convertible
debt,
is
expected
to
close
by
the
end
of
next
week
and
could
value
OpenAI
at
$150
billion,
cementing
its
status
as
one
of
the
most
valuable
private
companies
in
the
world.

That
valuation
depends
on
pulling
off
a
complicated
restructuring
to
remove
the
control
of
its
non-profit
board
and
also
remove
cap
on
investment
return
to
investors,
a
plan
first
reported
by
Reuters.
There
is
no
specific
timeline
when
the
conversion
could
be
completed.

Thrive
Capital,
which
also
led
OpenAI’s
previous
funding
round,
is
offering
$1.2
billion
from
a
combination
of
its
own
fund
and
a
special
purpose
vehicle
for
smaller
investors.
Other
investors
on
the
new
round
include

Microsoft
,

Apple
,

Nvidia

and
Khosla
Ventures.

The
others
were
not
given
the
option
for
future
investment
at
current
price,
sources
said.
OpenAI’s
valuation
has
soared
quickly,
and
if
it
continues
to
do
so,
Thrive
could
find
itself
increasing
its
stake
next
year
at
a
discounted
price.

Reuters
was
not
able
to
determine
the
revenue
target
associated
with
the
option
for
Thrive,
which
was
founded
by
Joshua
Kushner.

Thrive
and
OpenAI
declined
to
comment.

OpenAI’s
revenue
expectations
far
exceed
CEO
Sam
Altman’s
earlier
projection
of
$1
billion
in
revenue
this
year.
The
main
revenue
sources
are
sales
of
its
services
to
corporations
and
subscriptions
to
its
chatbot.

Its
flagship
product,

ChatGPT
,
is
expected
to
bring
in
$2.7
billion
in
revenue
this
year,
jumping
from
$700
million
in
2023.
The
chatbot
service,
which
charges
a
$20
fee
every
month,
has
about
10
million
paying
users.

The
financials
and
details
about
Thrive’s
additional
option
were
first
reported
by
the
New
York
Times
on
Friday.


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Thomson
Reuters
2024


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story
has
not
been
edited
by
NDTV
staff
and
is
auto-generated
from
a
syndicated
feed.)

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Intel Xeon 6 Processors and Gaudi 3 AI Accelerators With Ability to Handle Advanced AI Workloads Launched


Intel
 recently
unveiled
new
hardware
focused
at
improving
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
workflows.
The
company
introduced
the
Xeon
6
processor
with
new
Performance-cores
(P-cores)
and
Gaudi
3
AI
Accelerator
for
enterprise
customers
and
data
centres
on
Tuesday.
The
chipmaker
claims
that
the
new
hardware
will
offer
both
higher
throughput
and
better
cost
optimisation
to
enable
optimal
performance
per
watt
and
lower
total
cost
of
ownership.
These
devices
were
launched
to
enable
enterprises
to
handle
the
continuously
increasing
workload
demands
from
more
advanced
AI
models,
according
to
the
chipmaker.

Intel
Xeon
6
Processor
Launched

 The
chipmaker

says
 that
its
new
Intel
Xeon
6
is
equipped
with
Performance-cores.
These
processors
are
not
meant
for
retail
consumers
and
instead
will
power
data
centres
for
enterprises
to
help
them
run
cloud
servers.

Intel
claims
the
Xeon
6
processor
offers
twice
the
performance
of
its
predecessor
due
to
increased
core
count.
It
also
offers
double
the
memory
bandwidth
and
AI
acceleration
capabilities.

Since
it
is
hardware-based
acceleration,
it
can
run
support
very
large
language
models
(LLMs)
with
ease.
It
can
“meet
the
performance
demands
of
AI
from
edge
to
data
centre
and
cloud
environments,”
according
to
Intel.

Intel
Unveils Gaudi
3
AI
Accelerators

Gaudi
3
is
a
new-generation
AI
Accelerator
from
Intel.
These
are
specialised
hardware
chips
designed
to
help
machines
in
speeding
up
AI
tasks,
especially
those
related
to
deep
learning,
machine
learning,
and
neural
networks.
These
include
GPUs,
Application-Specific
Integrated
Circuits
(ASICs),
Field-Programmable
Gate
Arrays
(FPGAs),
and
Neural
Processing
Units
(NPUs).

The
Gaudi
3
AI
Accelerator
features
64
Tensor
processor
cores
and
eight
matrix
multiplication
engines
(MMEs)
which
are
designed
to
accelerate
deep
neural
network
computations.
It
sports
128GB
of
HBM2e
memory
for
training
and
inference,
and
24
200GB
Ethernet
ports
that
enable
scaling
up
the
servers.

Intel’s
new
AI
Accelerator
is
compatible
with
the
PyTorch
framework
and
advanced
Hugging
Face
transformer
and
diffuser
models.
The
company
has
already
tied
up
with
IBM
to
deploy
Gaudi
3
for
IBM
Clouds.
Dell
Technologies
is
also
using
the
infrastructure
for
its
data
centres.

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