Microsoft just announced it is adopting OpenAI's open plugin standard across its entire Copilot lineup, while making Bing the default search engine inside ChatGPT. Developers can now build a single plugin that works across ChatGPT, Bing, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, backed by new Azure AI tooling and safety services. Why it matters: It unifies the two biggest AI ecosystems, making building and distributing AI tools far simpler.
Microsoft just launched the public preview of Loop, a dynamic workspace app featuring modular components that sync live across Teams, Outlook, and other 365 apps. The platform also integrates Microsoft 365 Copilot for AI-assisted brainstorming, drafting, and page summarization. The main app is now open to everyone, though Loop's Copilot features remain in private preview.
A wave of copyright lawsuits is hitting generative AI leaders like Stability AI, Midjourney, and OpenAI over web-scraped training data. Legal experts warn this is just the beginning, as untested fair-use defenses could expose businesses using AI-generated content to serious litigation risks.
A new analysis from the Substack One Useful Thing argues that generative AI might finally break decades of stagnation in science and productivity. By slashing the "burden of knowledge" through paper synthesis and cutting coding time in half with Copilot, early AI tools are directly targeting long-standing bottlenecks. Why it matters: If AI can absorb information overload and automate white-collar grind, it could restart the great engines of global progress.
OpenAI president Greg Brockman just warned that 2023 will make 2022 look like a sleepy year for AI advancement. Between GPT-4 waiting in the wings, Microsoft hooking ChatGPT into Bing, and coding tools taking off, automation is accelerating across creative and technical work. Why it matters: If you thought artists were the only ones facing disruption, practically every desk job is next in line.
Researchers affiliated with Stanford just found that engineers using AI code generators like OpenAI's Codex are more likely to introduce security vulnerabilities into their apps — and ironically, more likely to believe their insecure code is safe. The authors warn these tools are far from replacing developers, especially outside their core expertise.
