Microsoft also announced copyright protections for more customers using Axure’s OpenAI Service, and introduced Windows AI Studio to facilitate running AI locally on Windows devices. The company revealed Azure AI Speech, a tool that can create text-to-speech avatars. The company's enterprise subscription plans will now include Copilot at no additional cost, and it will be available for $5 per month for all other customers. The new Microsoft Planner will be available in Microsoft Teams in spring 2024, with a web version launching later that year.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft's Ignite 2023 event showcased several AI product reveals and expansions, including the rebranding of Bing Chat to Copilot, the introduction of custom AI chips, and new AI tools such as Copilot Azure, Copilot for Service, and Copilot Studio.
- Microsoft is developing two custom-designed AI chips, the Azure Maia 100 AI Accelerator and the Azure Cobalt 100 CPU, to reduce its dependency on GPUs. These chips will start rolling out to Azure data centers early next year.
- Microsoft Teams is introducing an AI-powered home decorator and voice isolation feature. The home decorator can clean up clutter and add decorations to your video call background, while the voice isolation feature can reduce background noise.
- Microsoft is consolidating its planning tools - Microsoft To Do, Microsoft Planner, and Microsoft Project - into a single product for a more unified user experience. This new Planner will also include a copilot to help users plan tasks faster.