Microsoft Build 2024 LIVE – All the latest Windows 11 and Copilot news after the massive Surface launch

More talk about using co-pilot agents. Through this, developers and businesses can create a custom design for their business. It will remember (or remember) previous data to provide updated information based on what it has “learned”.

Jha shows different ways to use Copilot. This is the usual type of AI demo we’ve seen many times before. The co-pilot scans Jaha’s conversation and creates a summary. It also helps him create a document to present to his team.

Rajesh Jha, Executive Vice President of Experience, takes the stage now. He and other presenters will discuss various aspects of AI Copilot.

Jha talks about how AI can be integrated into Microsoft 365 applications. Many companies are also leveraging Copilot. More than 150 co-pilots have been added since the beginning of 2024. There is also a standalone co-pilot app for regular users.

Nadella leaves the stage and we see a great clip about how audio descriptions can help people with disabilities. This is one of the more charitable uses of AI and it is good to see Microsoft highlighting this aspect.

Nadella is now talking about security, which is a big concern when it comes to artificial intelligence.

More Microsoft Copilot updates. Nadella talks about how Corporate AI Companion has helped the enterprise since its launch. Microsoft Copilot connectors allow businesses to connect many disparate applications.

The co-pilot team has been announced. This will work in Teams and other Microsoft software. He can facilitate meetings, take notes, write chats, gather information, address issues, and even act as a project manager.

Developers can create Copilot from the ground up or through a series of templates. This should help developers and organizations create a Copilot agent for their specific business.

Neha Batra, Vice President of Engineering, takes to the stage to explain GitHub Copilot. She speaks Spanish and gets answers to her programming questions in real time. Awesome!

More talk about developer tools, which is Microsoft’s forte. Again, this is probably over the heads of most of you (and certainly above my pay grade), but developers in the audience seem excited.

Real-time intelligence is in the fabric of Microsoft. There’s a lot here to sort through, but suffice it to say it’s another AI tool designed to help developers and organizations lighten their workload. Admittedly, this is not something ordinary people need to worry about.

Azure AI Studio is now available to all developers.

A video demonstrating how AI can help teachers make classrooms more interactive through Khan Academy. This should help give students a personal tutor and teachers a personal assistant. This is possible via the Phi platform. Since this is a small AI platform, it will cost less – making it more affordable for schools.

OpenAI created ChatGPT-40 and Microsoft is opening it up to developers. This would make him an AI agent as well. so interesting!

Microsoft is also adding more models to Phi-3 with expanded parameters. It can work via the cloud or locally on the device.

Next, we have a demo of someone asking the AI ​​about the best products to use for camping. This is standard AI fare, but apparently instead of typing questions, you can ask questions in your voice. The presentation showed that the user changed their language and the AI ​​continued to work, which is pretty cool.

We now see an AI demo giving the player instructions on how to play Minecraft. Instead of searching for a video on YouTube, you’ll be able to let AI guide you. I’m not sure how I feel about this as a long-time gamer who grew up on GameFAQs. But I think this could be a modern version of the old game guides!

Nadella talks about Azure AI. It appears that more than 50,000 organizations are using the software. ChatGPT-4o was trained on Azure, which is interesting. Microsoft already has its hand in many AI pies!

Microsoft also plans to use AMD’s ND MI300X V5 hardware to support its AI ambitions. The company isn’t leaving the Red Team behind!

Nadella talks about Microsoft’s partnership with Nvidia, which appears to be the core of Microsoft’s AI ambitions. Companies use LLMs like ChatGPT and others to integrate them natively into machines.

Nadella talks about AI infrastructure.

Azure is available in over 60 regions. The company has expanded its reach to more regions than ever before, with the promise of delivering cloud service sustainability.

Some of this may be a little over the heads of ordinary people. But suffice it to say that if developers can create apps that help you live easier, we’ll all be winners.

PyTorch and Web Neural Network will now run natively on Windows. This should give developers more tools to take advantage of. The processor’s NPU should help these gadgets perform faster than ever before.

We move on to discuss Copilot+ PC. The idea is to make Windows the best platform for creating AI applications. A set of Copilot library tools will be available to developers. This includes Phi-Silica, which can be run on the device.

Nadella talks about the potential avenues that artificial intelligence can open up for people around the world. According to him, developers are excited about the prospects of technologies based on artificial intelligence. He thanks them for the impact their progress has had on the world.

Nadella talks about what drives progress in computers. We used to have Moore’s Law, but things seem to have evolved faster than Moore expected.

Satya Nadella takes the stage to usher in Microsoft Build!

Like the introduction, Microsoft’s CEO talks about Microsoft’s past and how that affects its future. Even if the mission statement remains the same, we now have new tools to make people’s lives easier. This is the promise of artificial intelligence.

Microsoft Build 2024 is officially underway! The event begins with a look at Microsoft’s past and leads to its present/future which will focus on AI software and tools. This can be seen as an extension of the company’s desire to bring people together.

Hello all! Tony Polanco is here to cover the main event! I’ll be with you over the next few hours bringing you all the latest news, so sit back and relax!

Five minutes away…

Currently, we’re celebrating the Imagine Cup finalists – a brilliant blend of creativity and accessible design, and the winner is… in your eyes!

Using Vision AI, it is able to tell you in real time what can be seen in front of you. beautiful things!

Live subtitles and dubbing are available on YouTube to Microsoft Edge

Yes, I know, Edge is that annoying browser pop-up we encounter on our way to download Google Chrome. But Microsoft has been busy updating it significantly, including this great step in accessibility.

This new feature will provide real-time video translations for sites like YouTube, Linkedin, and more – almost any site that has on-site video. Translations include going from English to 44 languages. And yes, that includes pre-recorded and live videos.

What we have here is huge for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, and represents a huge step forward in the international audience for your content.

Welcome back to Redmond

We are less than 30 minutes away from the main event. Look forward to lots of AI updates, Windows 11 features, and more from Satya Nadella and company!

PS: I can’t help but wish I could wear a space dress like hers!

What was announced yesterday?

Let’s start by looking back. It’s been a busy day for Microsoft, as the company made a slew of hardware and software announcements.

Surface Pro 11: The Pro 10 seems to remain exclusively for business people, and we’re getting the good stuff in the Surface Pro 11. This is the first Surface to offer you an OLED display, and you can choose from the Snapdragon X Plus or X Elite. Pricing starts at $999.

Laptop surface 7: Besides, the Surface Laptop 7 is a more modest upgrade in terms of hardware. You still get the same display options as the Laptop 6, and the same aluminum casing. The main difference is that the Snapdragon option.

Co-pilot + computers: These are just two of what Microsoft is promoting for its new line of Copilot+ computers – the next generation of AI-powered computers. You can learn more about what Asus, Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo offer for this purpose.