Microsoft’s plan to take full advantage of ChatGPT

After extending the partnership with OpenAI - the company behind ChatGPT, Microsoft plans to integrate the technology into its services. Currently, ChatGPT has recorded a stunning 100 million monthly active users within two months after launch, making it the fastest-growing app in history!

So how Microsoft’s services will transform with the integration of ChatGPT? Let’s explore as below!

1. Offering Teams Premium with ChatGPT-powered features

Microsoft is integrating ChatGPT into Teams as part of a new premium offering that costs $7/month in June and $10/month in July. The AI will be used to:

+ Streamline meetings, by taking notes and recommending tasks mentioned in the meeting.

+ Produce chapters in meeting recordings to break them into sections, generate titles for each, and create descriptions to find them more easily.?

+ Add ‘personalized timeline markers’ only visible to users to show when they left or joined. Speaker timeline markers will also be added to show who spoke during the meeting, and when they spoke. Markers are intelligently sorted by whom users work most closely with, ensuring that they never miss feedback from their managers.

+ Contain captions that can translate between 40 spoken languages and will be displayed in the user's language of choice. Notably, only meeting organizers are required to pay for Teams Premium, and it will be available to everyone!

+ Include branded meetings with company backgrounds and logos, a broader range of templates and user policy packages, as well as watermarking and recording limits.

2. Replacing Bing’s search bar with a chatbox

Microsoft plans to integrate ChatGPT into Bing and launch additional features to make its search engine more competitive with Google. With ChatGPT,

+ The search bar will be a chatbox with 1000 limited characters, allowing users to ask questions in a conversational manner and receive tailored results.

+ The ChatGPT integration will be powered by GPT-4, the next evolution of #ChatGPT / #GPT-3. Therefore, the new ChatGPT will be able to access new information rather than relying on old knowledge from 2021, while the new Bing will include an additional bar on the search page, where users may change between search results and chatGPT

3. Simplifying the writing process on Microsoft Word

The ChatGPT integration into Microsoft Word simplifies the writing process by allowing writers to leverage the chatbot's language capabilities. With a few clicks, writers can obtain ideas for word selections, phrase design, and even complete paragraphs. This removes the guesswork and allows writers to focus on the creative parts.

To use ChatGPT, Word users are required to install Ghostwriter, a third-party add-in available through the Office Add-in store. Ghostwriter allows users to query OpenAI’s ChatGPT in a Word sidebar and consult content generated by the chatbot directly in the document they're working on.

Ghostwriter is currently offered in two editions: Basic ($10 one-time fee), which uses ChatGPT and limits responses to around two paragraphs, and Pro ($25 one-time fee), which includes all available OpenAI language models and a configurable response length.

4. Optimize low code/no code solutions on Azure Cloud

Microsoft has recently confirmed the integration of ChatGPT as an API into its Azure Service. Noted that Microsoft has been a leader in the low code/no code space with Azure and PowerApps allowing individuals and businesses to develop software solutions with less technical expertise and management. However, the ability to generate code of ChatGPT will be especially valuable to Azure users seeking a low-code or no-code solution.?

With this integration, Microsoft is creating the foundations for a tool that would allow business users to bridge gaps in a software environment where they previously relied on developers.

Learn more with Tridius

At Tridius, we deliver Microsoft cloud solutions that connect teams and solve any business challenges. If you're considering shifting to the Azure cloud and utilizing ChatGPT's capabilities, then reach out to us! We’re always here to help leverage your business power!