On the 14th local time, OpenAI supported by Microsoft released the upgraded GPT-4, which once again set off an "artificial intelligence craze". On the same day, another technology giant, Google, also announced a series of AI updates for its own products, applying generative artificial intelligence functions to office software including Gmail and Google Docs. It said in a statement that users simply enter a topic they want to write in Gmail and Google Docs, and a draft will be generated immediately.
Microsoft also showed no sign of weakness. On March 16 local time, Microsoft released a new AI function supported by the GPT-4 platform, called Copilot. According to reports, it will be applicable to the "Microsoft Office family bucket", such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and other popular Microsoft 36 software. It is reported that the feature is still in the beta stage, and a Microsoft spokesperson wrote in an email that 20 customers are testing Copilot, including eight Fortune 500 corporate users.
↑The user enters a simple prompt, and Copilot can generate a PPT
In a statement, Microsoft said Copilot does more than simply "embed OpenAI's ChatGPT into Microsoft 365." Microsoft CEO Satya pointed out that this will mark a big step forward in our interaction with computers, which will fundamentally change the way we work and unleash more productivity. However, some analysts believe that, just like the name "Copilot" (copilot), Microsoft may define it as an assistant. The analysis further added that this "assistant" may not be completely reliable at certain times, and it still needs to be provided with a lot of help to complete the instructions.
"Liberate" the workers' hands?
Copilot can automatically generate PPT and write articles
With Word supported by Copilot, users can quickly create. Copilot can provide users with the first draft, which will save users a lot of editing time. Users only need to enter simple prompts to generate a beautiful PPT (presentation). In the Excel display, users only need to tap Copilot to complete data trend analysis and make professional visual data graphs in a few seconds without entering formulas.
↑Copilot can complete data trend analysis and make a visual data graph within seconds
Microsoft said in the introduction, Copilot can reduce the workload of people. "In the past, people wanted to focus on only 20% of the important work, but in fact 80% of our time was taken up by trivial work." According to the introduction, in the Outlook mailbox, from summarizing long emails to quickly drafting email replies, Copilot can Help users save a lot of time. In the team office software Teams, users can greatly improve office efficiency through Copilot.
Copilot can also quickly summarize the key points in the meeting discussion, including who said what, where people agree and disagree, and can quickly generate relevant action suggestions during the meeting.
According to data from GitHub, a hosting platform for open source and proprietary software projects, Copilot promises to unlock productivity for everyone. Of developers who use GitHub Copilot, 88% say their productivity has increased, 74% say they can focus on more satisfying work, and 77% say it helps them search less information time.
As Satir said, Copilot allows users to use artificial intelligence technology only through a common interface. According to the analysis, Copilot will fundamentally change the way humans and artificial intelligence cooperate.
Just an "assistant"?
Copilot is "unreliable at times"
Some analysts pointed out that even though Microsoft has now launched a powerful Copilot, it is only an "assistant", and this "assistant" may not be very reliable at some point. Just like writing a cover letter with ChatGPT, Copilot also requires a lot of guidance and supervision during the application process, which may be why Copilot is called Copilot instead of Autopilot (autopilot). The analysis further pointed out that even if text or PPT can be directly generated through Copilot, the generated content still needs to be checked and adjusted before it can become the final version.
↑Copilot can provide users with the first draft of the meeting
The report pointed out that whether it is Google or Microsoft, the artificial intelligence applications launched by them still cannot completely replace office white-collar workers. In addition to requiring human guidance to generate content, the content it generates is not necessarily completely accurate. Copilot is understood to have passed several privacy checks and has "measures in place" in case the software "makes mistakes or is misused". Jamie, a Microsoft technical researcher, said that we do make mistakes, but when we make mistakes, we will quickly solve the problem.
Sumit, vice president of Microsoft's office products department, also pointed out that Copilot can help users unlock more office software functions. According to Sumit, ordinary users generally only use less than 10% of the functions in the PPT software, and Copilot can help users unlock the remaining 90% of the functions. The report also pointed out that under the current situation, using Copilot will become a skill that users must learn, and users need to learn how to accurately pass instructions to Copilot.
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