Microsoft adds OpenAI technology to Word and Excel
Publishing timestamp: 2023-03-16 14:23:25
Summary
Microsoft is bringing generative artificial intelligence technologies, such as its popular ChatGPT chatting app, to its Microsoft 365 suite of business software. The new AI features, called Copilot, will be available in some of the company's most popular business apps, including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. Copilot technology is built upon a type of artificial intelligence software known as a large language model, or LLM. Microsoft is pitching Copilot features as being more powerful than simply being "OpenAI's ChatGPT embedded into Microsoft 365." The company said that the new Copilot in Word feature will give people a "first draft to edit and iterate on, saving hours in writing, sourcing, and editing time." However, Microsoft added that "sometimes Copilot will be right, other times usefully wrong," acknowledging that current LLM technology can produce inaccurate responses.
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