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Microsoft Introduces Two New Reasoning Agents in 365 Copilot, Launches Autonomous Agents in Copilot Studio
Microsoft introduced two new artificial intelligence (AI) agents to its 365 Copilot suite of features on Tuesday. These new AI agents are aimed at its enterprise users and can perform complex research and data analysis-related tasks. Dubbed Researcher and Analyst, these are built on OpenAI’s models with fine-tuning done by the Redmond-based tech ...
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OpenAI Expands COO’s Role as Sam Altman Focuses on Research and Products
OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap will take on greater responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the business, This will include overseeing international expansion and corporate partnerships with firms such as Microsoft and Apple. Mark Chen and Julia Villagra have also been promoted to chief research officer and chief people officer, respectively.
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Microsoft Announces Magma Foundation Model That Can Complete Multimodal Agentic Tasks
Microsoft researchers announced a new foundation model on Wednesday that can perform agentic functions. Dubbed Magma, the artificial intelligence (AI) model is pre-trained on a large volume of datasets across text, images, videos, as well as spatial formats. The Redmond-based tech giant said that Magma is an extension of vision-language (VL) models...
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Microsoft Muse AI Model Unveiled; Can Generate Game Visuals and Controller Actions
Microsoft researchers introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday that can generate 3D gameplay environments. Dubbed the World and Human Action Model (WHAM) or Muse, the new AI model was developed by the tech giant’s Research Game Intelligence and Teachable AI Experiences (Tai X) teams in collaboration with Xbox Games Studios...
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Microsoft Unveils Open-Source MatterGen AI Model That Can Generate Inorganic Material Designs
Microsoft researchers unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) model last week that can design new inorganic materials with desired properties. Dubbed MatterGen, the open-source large language model (LLM) is currently available in the public domain. The researchers have also published a paper highlighting that the technology can be used to accel...
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Microsoft Updates AutoGen Framework for AI Agents, Improves Developer Observability and Control
Microsoft researchers announced a new update to the company’s AutoGen orchestration framework on Tuesday. The update brings the framework up to v0.4 and solves several limitations in the previous iteration. The researchers stated that feedback from users suggested that developers wanted better observability and control over the AI agents created ...
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Microsoft Releases AIOpsLab, an Open-Source Standardised AI Framework for AIOps Agents
Microsoft researchers released an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) framework for agents that operate in cloud environments. Dubbed AIOpsLab, it is a principled research framework that enables developers to build, test, compare, and improve AIOps agents. The framework is supported by Azure AI Agent Service. The AIOpsLab uses an intermediary ...
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Amazon AGI SF Lab Focused on Developing New Capabilities of AI Agents Established
Amazon announced setting up a new artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory on Monday. Dubbed Amazon AGI SF Lab, the new research lab will be based in San Francisco and focus on developing AI agents with real-world applications. The Seattle-based tech recently hired several top executives from the startup Adept AI Labs and will be seeding the new div...
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Microsoft's Vice President of Generative AI Research to Join OpenAI
Microsoft's vice president of GenAI research, Sebastien Bubeck is joining OpenAI. The development follows a series of departures from OpenAI, including that of longtime chief technology officer Mira Murati in September.
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Apple's Mac Computers Captured 60 Percent of AI PC Market, Windows AI PC Shipments Grew 12 Percent in Q2 2024: Canalys
AI PC shipments rose in Q2 2024, with over 8.8 million AI-capable computers shipped by device manufacturers, according to Canalys, a market research firm. Apple's Mac computers accounted for a majority of these devices, with a 60 percent market share. Following the launch of Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chipset series, the share of AI PCs is also expect...
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"Blessing In Disguise": Sam Altman Reflects On Being Fired As OpenAI CEO
Mr Altman was in Las Vegas, for the Formula One Grand Prix when he got the news that the board had sacked him.
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What Is Project Q* That May Have Been a Factor in Altman’s Firing From OpenAI
A new report by Reuters claims that the OpenAI researchers wrote to the board of directors, warning about a powerful AI discovery called Q* (being called Q Star).
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Massive Twist In OpenAI Saga, Sam Altman Returns As CEO Within 5 Days
OpenAI today announced that it has reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo.
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Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO Days After Ouster, Microsoft's Satya Nadella Calls It 'Essential Step'
OpenAI on Tuesday said it reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after his ouster, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup at the center of the artificial intelligence boom.
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Nearly All of OpenAI Staff Threaten to Quit and Join Microsoft After Sam Altman’s Ouster
Nearly all of OpenAI’s employees have threatened to quit and follow ousted leader Sam Altman to work at the company’s biggest investor, Microsoft Corp., unless the current board resigns, leaving the future of the high-profile artificial intelligence startup increasingly uncertain.
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Microsoft Introduces Two New Reasoning Agents in 365 Copilot, Launches Autonomous Agents in Copilot Studio
Microsoft introduced two new artificial intelligence (AI) agents to its 365 Copilot suite of features on Tuesday. These new AI agents are aimed at its enterprise users and can perform complex research and data analysis-related tasks. Dubbed Researcher and Analyst, these are built on OpenAI’s models with fine-tuning done by the Redmond-based tech ...
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OpenAI Expands COO’s Role as Sam Altman Focuses on Research and Products
OpenAI COO Brad Lightcap will take on greater responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the business, This will include overseeing international expansion and corporate partnerships with firms such as Microsoft and Apple. Mark Chen and Julia Villagra have also been promoted to chief research officer and chief people officer, respectively.
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Microsoft Announces Magma Foundation Model That Can Complete Multimodal Agentic Tasks
Microsoft researchers announced a new foundation model on Wednesday that can perform agentic functions. Dubbed Magma, the artificial intelligence (AI) model is pre-trained on a large volume of datasets across text, images, videos, as well as spatial formats. The Redmond-based tech giant said that Magma is an extension of vision-language (VL) models...
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Microsoft Muse AI Model Unveiled; Can Generate Game Visuals and Controller Actions
Microsoft researchers introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday that can generate 3D gameplay environments. Dubbed the World and Human Action Model (WHAM) or Muse, the new AI model was developed by the tech giant’s Research Game Intelligence and Teachable AI Experiences (Tai X) teams in collaboration with Xbox Games Studios...
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Microsoft Unveils Open-Source MatterGen AI Model That Can Generate Inorganic Material Designs
Microsoft researchers unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) model last week that can design new inorganic materials with desired properties. Dubbed MatterGen, the open-source large language model (LLM) is currently available in the public domain. The researchers have also published a paper highlighting that the technology can be used to accel...
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Microsoft Updates AutoGen Framework for AI Agents, Improves Developer Observability and Control
Microsoft researchers announced a new update to the company’s AutoGen orchestration framework on Tuesday. The update brings the framework up to v0.4 and solves several limitations in the previous iteration. The researchers stated that feedback from users suggested that developers wanted better observability and control over the AI agents created ...
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Microsoft Releases AIOpsLab, an Open-Source Standardised AI Framework for AIOps Agents
Microsoft researchers released an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) framework for agents that operate in cloud environments. Dubbed AIOpsLab, it is a principled research framework that enables developers to build, test, compare, and improve AIOps agents. The framework is supported by Azure AI Agent Service. The AIOpsLab uses an intermediary ...
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Amazon AGI SF Lab Focused on Developing New Capabilities of AI Agents Established
Amazon announced setting up a new artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory on Monday. Dubbed Amazon AGI SF Lab, the new research lab will be based in San Francisco and focus on developing AI agents with real-world applications. The Seattle-based tech recently hired several top executives from the startup Adept AI Labs and will be seeding the new div...
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Microsoft's Vice President of Generative AI Research to Join OpenAI
Microsoft's vice president of GenAI research, Sebastien Bubeck is joining OpenAI. The development follows a series of departures from OpenAI, including that of longtime chief technology officer Mira Murati in September.
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Apple's Mac Computers Captured 60 Percent of AI PC Market, Windows AI PC Shipments Grew 12 Percent in Q2 2024: Canalys
AI PC shipments rose in Q2 2024, with over 8.8 million AI-capable computers shipped by device manufacturers, according to Canalys, a market research firm. Apple's Mac computers accounted for a majority of these devices, with a 60 percent market share. Following the launch of Qualcomm's Snapdragon X chipset series, the share of AI PCs is also expect...
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"Blessing In Disguise": Sam Altman Reflects On Being Fired As OpenAI CEO
Mr Altman was in Las Vegas, for the Formula One Grand Prix when he got the news that the board had sacked him.
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What Is Project Q* That May Have Been a Factor in Altman’s Firing From OpenAI
A new report by Reuters claims that the OpenAI researchers wrote to the board of directors, warning about a powerful AI discovery called Q* (being called Q Star).
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Massive Twist In OpenAI Saga, Sam Altman Returns As CEO Within 5 Days
OpenAI today announced that it has reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo.
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Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO Days After Ouster, Microsoft's Satya Nadella Calls It 'Essential Step'
OpenAI on Tuesday said it reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO days after his ouster, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup at the center of the artificial intelligence boom.
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Nearly All of OpenAI Staff Threaten to Quit and Join Microsoft After Sam Altman’s Ouster
Nearly all of OpenAI’s employees have threatened to quit and follow ousted leader Sam Altman to work at the company’s biggest investor, Microsoft Corp., unless the current board resigns, leaving the future of the high-profile artificial intelligence startup increasingly uncertain.
