Google and Microsoft have both said their AI strategies rely on energy-hungry datacentres to develop and operate AI models. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Google and Microsoft have both said their AI strategies rely on energy-hungry datacentres to develop and operate AI models. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Artificial intelligence (AI) This article is more than 2 months old French AI … Read more
Microsoft’s corporate vice-president said the agents would do away with the ‘mundane, monotonous’ aspects of a job. Photograph: Sipa US/Alamy Microsoft’s corporate vice-president said the agents would do away with the ‘mundane, monotonous’ aspects of a job. Photograph: Sipa US/Alamy Microsoft This article is more than 1 month old Microsoft introduces ‘AI employees’ that can … Read more
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‘I have graphs going back 10 years,’ said one Guardian reader who used Microsoft Excel to plan his newborn son’s feeding schedule. Photograph: Alberto Grosescu/Alamy ‘I have graphs going back 10 years,’ said one Guardian reader who used Microsoft Excel to plan his newborn son’s feeding schedule. Photograph: Alberto Grosescu/Alamy Microsoft This article is more … Read more
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A silent protest on 29 December called out Microsoft’s business dealings with Israel and the war in Gaza. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images A silent protest on 29 December called out Microsoft’s business dealings with Israel and the war in Gaza. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images US news Microsoft workers fired over Gaza vigil say company ‘crumbled under pressure’ … Read more