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1. Microsoft announces custom AI chips, Copilot Studio, other new features
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2024 launch for the custom AI chips, with deployment starting internally at Microsoft.
Speeds have not been disclosed.
Manufactured on a 5-nanometer TSMC process.
Copilot Studio is a no-code solution to build copilots, similar to OpenAIās Custom GPTs
Other Microsoft news
Teams, other Microsoft apps get improved experience.
Windows AI Studio gives developers access to AI models.
Microsoft Loop now generally available with new features.
Blind users can now use GPT-4-powered Be My Eyes AI.
Bing adds AI-generation captions to search snippets.
Watch the 2-minute summary of Microsoftās announcements
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