Musk vs Altman: Battle for the Heart of AI | BTP Newsletter

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In this week’s newsletter, we’re discussing the legal battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman that could shape the future of AI. We’re also looking at new AI tools for Edge, Copilot for Finance, and more Microsoft 365 news and updates. Ready? Let’s go!👇

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Tech entrepreneur, Elon Musk, has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft-funded OpenAI, accusing the organization of prioritizing profits over the greater good.

The dispute raises questions about who should have authority over the development of potentially dangerous technologies like artificial intelligence.

While Musk's motives may be questioned due to interests in his own AI company, xAI, his concerns about the responsible development of AI are valid. It's argued that decisions surrounding AI regulation should be left to democratic governments rather than individual tech entrepreneurs.

The lawsuit could potentially weaken OpenAI and benefit Musk's company, but the broader issue at hand is the need for democratic oversight in shaping the future of AI.

Microsoft has introduced new AI-powered tools in Edge to enhance browsing experiences and productivity.

These tools include Microsoft Copilot for Edge, which assists in tasks like drafting messages and finding information faster.

In Edge, Copilot offers additional features like video highlights and screenshot searches.

With video highlights, you can ask Copilot questions about the contents of a video. And with the screenshot tool, you can ask Copilot questions about the image you’ve captured, such as identifying objects.

More AI tools to look out for include tab auto-grouping, which organizes tabs efficiently, and the built-in shopping tools like coupons and price comparisons, as well as the new Wallet feature for secure online payments.

Also, Read aloud, available on desktop and mobile, provides hands-free browsing with customizable options.

Microsoft has announced the public preview of Microsoft Copilot for Finance in this latest addition to its Copilot suite.

Copilot for Finance is designed to transform daily operations for finance teams by extending AI-powered workflow automation and guiding actions to streamline financial tasks within businesses.

Joining Copilot for Sales and Copilot for Service, this new offering addresses the challenges faced by finance professionals, who often find themselves bogged down in operational tasks rather than strategic endeavors.

By leveraging AI to automate workflows and provide contextual insights directly within familiar tools like Excel and Outlook, Copilot for Finance aims to aims to boost productivity for finance teams.

Drawing on data from various sources, including ERP systems like Microsoft Dynamics 365 and SAP, Copilot for Finance provides tailored recommendations and guidance in real-time.

The public preview introduces features such as variance analysis in Excel, simplified reconciliation processes, customer account summaries in Outlook, and data visualization capabilities.

Visit the site below to start using Copilot for Finance:

As cybercrime continues to increase, cybersecurity teams require efficient tools to respond swiftly and safeguard their organization's digital infrastructure.

To assist organizations in combatting cybercrime, Microsoft have produced a free guide, showing you how to take proactive action against threats with Microsoft Sentinel.

Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) solution that empowers you to detect and mitigate threats across your enterprise with intelligent security analytics.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to:

Let’s take a glance at some exciting new features rolling out this month.

Outlook users are getting a new button to initiate email sync in the new Outlook for Windows and Outlook on the web. The button ensures that all new emails are available to read without having wait or refresh the browser. This functionality will be located in the “View” tab of the Ribbon.

The forensic evidence capability will be an optional feature in Insider Risk Management, enabling security teams to visualize potential risky actions by users. Forensic evidence will be turned off by default, and creating policies for it would require dual authorization. Customers will be able to decide what triggers this feature and manage the investigation process.

The feature will enable users to archive inactive sites, thereby saving on storage costs that may occur from exceeding the quota limit.

Event organizers will get a new option during event creation in Outlook allowing them to request invitees to attend the event in person.

This update will enable users to manage calendar notifications more effectively by allowing them to triage notifications directly from their Activity Feed. Users will receive notifications for various calendar events, including meeting invites, updates, cancellations, and forwards, particularly if they are the meeting organizer. These notifications will appear as unread in the Activity Feed pane, and users can view the details by clicking on them.

To Do in Outlook is currently available for Windows users only. However, in March, access to the To Do application in Outlook will be extended to Mac users.

In this video, we show you how to create a table in SharePoint online using the new accessibility settings. We'll also show you how to insert new rows and columns, change the table alignment, and merge cells by copying a table from Word to SharePoint.

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if you’ve been seeing the “Intelligent Work” popup, it likely due to an MSI update. To make the popup disappear, follow these steps:

Many Copilot users have reported a “You’re out of Boosts” message when generating images in Copiloit. While this is not a bug, there has been some confusion about why this message is appearing.

The message appears because there are limits on how many boosts people can use when generating images in Copilot.

That’s all for this newsletter. Remember to keep your eyes peeled for the first newsletter in April, where we’ll be announcing the winner of our Grammarly Premium competition!

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