introduced generative A.I. tools that make attending meetings, writing emails, scheduling travel, and catching up on projects vastly easier. The products channel the wonder of buzzy A.I. products like ChatGPT, DALL-E, Midjourney, and Bard into clear, applicable uses. And these obvious uses just happen to be in the workplace. Perhaps it’s no accident.
About a year into the generative A.I. phenomenon, it’s becoming evident that the technology is most useful in enterprise first, with broader consumer adoption perhaps to follow. The sonic boom arrival of ChatGPT—it notched 100 million users in two months—made it seem as if fast, mass adoption of A.I. chatbots and their related tools were possible. But ChatGPT was ultimately a demo for companies looking to build on top of the technology.
,” will live prominently on Windows 11, Bing, Edge, and Microsoft 365. And it really sings once you give it access to meeting transcripts, emails, and documents.At Microsoft’s New York release event on Thursday, I watched as it revealed products that simplify and automate some of the worst parts of office life. The company demoed a text generator that can read long Word documents and write blog posts highlighting the most relevant points.