Microsoft is set to debut new AI tools for use on PCs and in the cloud at its annual Build Conference in May. This was revealed by the tech giant on a session list posted last Wednesday.
In January, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated that 2024 will be the year when “AI will become (a) first-class part of every PC,” and the course for Microsoft’s May conference reflects that ambition.
The AI trend has been profitable for the tech giant, as reports show rapid revenue growth from clients running AI models in its Azure public cloud. The company aims to keep this trend on the go as it releases new AI features for developers.
According to bits of information available, the new head of Microsoft AI, Mustafa Suleyman, will be on stage alongside Nadella during the event’s keynote address in Seattle.
Before he joined Microsoft last month, Suleyman co-founded DeepMind, an AI startup acquired by Google in 2014, and worked at Inflection AI.
At the conference, Microsoft will talk about a new Advanced Paste feature that draws on AI models that run directly on PCs instead of sending data and receiving responses from the cloud.
Also, there will be talks about the new AI features, which would allow users deep interaction with their digital lives on Windows. Developers will be able to integrate these features into Windows applications.
In March, Microsoft introduced Surface PCs, which feature a Copilot button for easy access to the Microsoft Chatbot.
For years, the tech giant has been tinkering to perfect the user experience on Windows, which contains Intel processors, by running energy-efficient chips on the Arm architecture. This has been the solution rather than working with the default x86 model that Intel uses.
In a follow-up, the tech giant plans to discuss how to enable Windows apps to tap Arm-based neural processing engines, or NPUs, for AI.
Also, companies who use the Azure AI Studio will hear about some new AI safety features. These features are specifically in place to reduce the likelihood of AI models generating sex and violence statements or pose a security risk.
Microsoft aims to make it easier to use Azure, as the tech giant will also discuss updates to the Copilot Chatbot.
