Windows Copilot Newsletter #32 - Siri delays; AI washing; No superhuman AIs...
Windows Copilot Newsletter #32
Apple delays Siri with Apple Intelligence until Q2 2025, Technology firms now 'AI washing' their product to encourage sales; Researchers say there's no 'superhuman' AI on the horizon...
G'day and welcome to the 32nd edition of the Windows Copilot Newsletter, where we curate the most significant stories from the ever-expanding universe of AI chatbots. Lots of business hi-jinx this week, so let's dive right in...
Top News
Apple delays a smarter Siri: Although Apple made a smarter Siri - uplifted with 'Apple Intelligence' front-and-center of their recent developer conference, it's still nearly a year away from release. Which makes me wonder whether those demos really were live...
OpenAI failed to report a major data breach: Hackers penetrated OpenAI's systems in 2023. What did they get away with? No one knows - though the firm claims nothing stolen endangered national security. Um...ok?
Skynet seems unlikely: Researchers have shown that even AI systems that can regularly outperform human rivals are still fragile, suffering from vulnerabilities that compromise their safety and reliability. I'm relieved.
Welcome to the era of 'AI washing': It's the same old software as before, but someone's sticky-taped "AI" onto it. Yes, that's now happening quite a bit, leaving purchasers confused and the entire field asking, "Well, what is AI?"
Top Tips
Save Copilot's Chat History: A helpful tutorial.
How to leverage AI in virtual meetings: Tips from Microsoft.
Safely and Wisely
Safeguarding Healthcare: No area is more carefully ringfenced - nor so promising for AI. How do you balance the risks and the rewards? Read that here.
How good is ChatGPT at coding, really? The answer depends on how common - or obscure - your coding problems happen to be. Training data makes the difference. Read that here.
Longreads
Google's prompting guide for Workspaces: Now that Google has jammed Gemini into all its things, here's a downloadable guide to making the perfect prompt to help you as you write, or create a presentation, or perform a spreadsheet calculation, compose an email, etc etc etc...
‘De-Risking AI’ white paper - now out
AI offers organisations powerful new capabilities to automate workflows, amplify productivity, and redefine business practices. These same tools open the door to risks that few organisations have encountered before.
Wisely AI’s latest white paper, ‘De-Risking AI’, lays a foundation for understanding and mitigating those risks. It's part of our core mission to "help organisations use AI safely and wisely". Read it here.
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We'll be back next week with more of the most interesting stories about AI chatbots!
Mark Pesce
mark@safelyandwisely.com // www.safelyandwisely.com