Microsoft adds an artificial intelligence button to the keyboard
Pressing a button will soon be one way to summon an artificial intelligence tool, as Microsoft exerts its influence in the computer industry to reshape the next generation of consoles.
Starting this month, some of Microsoft’s new Windows PCs will contain a special CoPilot key that launches the software giant’s AI-powered chatbot.
Convincing third-party PC manufacturers to add an AI button to laptops is the latest move by Microsoft to leverage its close partnership with AI company OpenAI, which launched the ChatGPT platform, and position itself as a gateway to generative AI technology applications. .
Although most people now connect to the Internet, and artificial intelligence applications, via phone instead of computers, it is a symbolic beginning of what is expected to be an intensely competitive year, as technology companies race to outperform each other in artificial intelligence applications, even if they have not yet gotten rid of… All the ethical and legal ramifications.
Last month, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against both OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that tools like ChatGPT and CoPilot, formerly known as PingChat, were created by violating the copyrights of their news stories. .
The keyboard redesign will be the biggest change Microsoft has made to PC keyboards since it introduced the Windows key in the 1990s. The design of Microsoft’s four-square logo has evolved, but the key has remained a constant on Windows keyboards for nearly three decades.
The latest AI button will be marked with the “Copilot” logo, which resembles a ribbon and will be located near the space key. On some computers, it will replace the “Control” key on the right side, while on others it will replace the Menu key.
(AP)
