In today’s outsider view:

• 🔥Microsoft reveals its game-changing upgrades

• 💵OpenAI rival raises $450m for AI Assistants

• 👀 Google Reveals AI Product Studio

• 🛠️Plus: 5 FREE AI courses & guides

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🔥Unleashing the Power of AI with Microsoft Build.

Hold on to your seats! We're diving into the latest breakthroughs unveiled at Microsoft Build, where AI takes center stage.

Let's explore the top announcements:

• Azure AI Studio: Get ready to supercharge your AI development! Introducing Azure Machine learning prompt flow, a unified platform for external data that makes it easier for developers to construct prompts. With its seamless integration of Azure OpenAI Service, developers can unlock the full potential of generative AI, creating powerful insights and driving innovation.

• Windows 11 AI Copilot: Prepare for a mind-blowing user experience! Windows Copilot, the groundbreaking AI assistant, takes center stage on Windows 11. With Bing Chat and an array of plugins, users can focus on their ideas and collaboration, while Copilot handles the rest.

• Microsoft Fabric: Say goodbye to fragmented analytics! Microsoft Fabric unifies data engineering, warehousing, real-time analytics, and more, all connected through the incredible power of Azure OpenAI Service.

The future is now, and Microsoft Build is leading the way.

💵Anthropic Raises $450M in Funding Round, Google Leads Investment

In a major funding coup, Anthropic, the AI startup founded by ex-OpenAI research executives, announced a remarkable $450 million funding round. This marks the largest AI investment of the year since Microsoft's backing of OpenAI. The impressive support from investors like Google, Salesforce Ventures, Zoom Ventures, and Spark Capital showcases the surging interest in generative AI companies.

Anthropic's groundbreaking chatbot, Claude, poses a significant challenge to OpenAI's ChatGPT. The company's dedication to responsible AI development has earned it recognition, including an invite to the White House for discussions on ethical AI. Anthropic aims to train safer AI models, focusing on transparency and better handling of complex conversations.

With this massive funding injection, Anthropic is set to accelerate its innovative advancements, including future iterations of Claude. Exciting times lie ahead in the highly competitive generative AI landscape! Stay tuned for more updates from this game-changing startup.

👀Google Unveils Product Studio and Upgrades Merchant Center

Google announced Product Studio, a new tool within Merchant Center Next, enabling merchants to create product imagery using generative AI. It offers free image creation, eliminating the need for costly photoshoots.

Key points:

• Create New Imagery: Merchants can generate new product images without additional expenses, such as highlighting seasonal versions or specific backgrounds.

• Background Removal: The tool allows for the easy removal of distracting backgrounds, replacing them with plain white backgrounds.

• Image Enhancement: Product Studio can improve the quality of small or low-resolution images without the need for reshooting.

• Simplified Product Listing: Google automatically populates a merchant's product feed with information detected from their website, streamlining the setup process.

• Performance Insights: All insights reports are consolidated in the Performance tab, providing a comprehensive view of best-selling products, competitor visibility, and customer engagement.

Merchant Center Next is gradually rolling out, with global availability by 2024, benefitting small and medium-sized businesses with advanced AI technologies.

🛠️ Generative AI Courses and Guides 🛠️

Knowing how to get the best results out of the new breed of generative AI tools that are causing a storm is quickly becoming a critical tech skill.

Every day we research, evaluate and curate a list of the best short courses and guides for our readers.

Today’s top 5 resources.

• Fundamentals of ChatGPT - (LINK)

• Beginners Guide to Bard - (LINK)

• Beginners Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT - (LINK)

• Prompt Engineering for Developers - (LINK)

• How to build a website with ChatGPT - (LINK)

That’s all for now!

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