22 september 2023
By: samira siddiqui
In a recent event that was held on 21 September 2023, tech giant Microsoft unveiled exciting updates and devices that are set to enhance the user experience across its products and services. Here are the event updates including AI, latops, Windows, and more.
Microsoft introduced an AI tool called 'Copilot,' designed to work seamlessly across various Microsoft applications. For those eagerly awaiting its arrival, Copilot will be available as part of Microsoft 365 starting 1 November 2023.
The upcoming Windows 11 upgrade is poised to deliver AI-driven enhancements to popular applications such as Paint, Snippet, Photos, and Clipchamp, offering more than 150 new features and capabilities.
Paint now integrates AI for drawing and digital creativity. It introduces features like background removal and layer support. Moreover, a preview of 'Cocreator' brings the capabilities of generative AI to the Paint app.
The Photos app receives AI enhancements for effortless photo editing. ‘Background Blur’ enables users to make subjects in photos stand out by automatically highlighting them and blurring the background.
The Snipping Tool offers more options for capturing screen content. Users can now extract specific text from images for pasting into other applications. Additionally, it provides text redaction features to protect sensitive information.
Microsoft also announced that its Bing search engine will incorporate OpenAI's DALL-E 3, an advanced AI system capable of generating images.
Microsoft revealed three new laptops and an upgraded interactive whiteboard. These include Surface Laptop Go 3, Surface Laptop Studio 2, Surface Go 4 For Business, and Surface Hub 3 (the latest iteration of its interactive whiteboard).
It is the ultimate hybrid work collaboration tool. With 50" or 85" displays, it offers a user-friendly Microsoft Teams Rooms experience. Innovative features like Portrait, Smart Rotation & Smart AV enhance co-creation, while AI tools like Cloud IntelliFrame and Whiteboard's Copilot boost collaboration.