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title: Announcing the next wave of AI innovation with Microsoft Bing and Edge
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<p>Just three months ago, we unveiled the new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge to reinvent the future of search with your copilot for the web. We aimed to tackle a universal problem with traditional search – that nearly half of all web searches go unanswered, resulting in billions of people&#8217;s searches falling short of the...</p>
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<p>Just three months ago, we unveiled the new AI-powered Microsoft Bing and Edge to reinvent the future of search with your copilot for the web. We aimed to tackle a universal problem with traditional search – that nearly half of all web searches go unanswered, resulting in billions of people&#8217;s searches falling short of the mark. We launched the new Bing to bring you better search results, answers to your questions, the ability to create and compose, and with a new level of ease of use by being able to chat in natural language.  Bing combines powerful large language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 with our immense search index for results that are current, cited and conversational – something you can’t get anywhere else but on Bing. This is fundamentally changing the way people find information.</p>
<p>In just 90 days, our customers have engaged in over a half a billion chats, using chat features to get summarized answers to help them with everything from finding the best place to travel for someone with pollen allergies, to organizing the last 10 years of worldwide volcanic activity into a table. We have also seen people create over 200 million images with Bing Image Creator. All up, Bing has grown to exceed 100 million daily active users and daily installs of the Bing mobile app have increased 4X since launch. As a result we are seeing growth of Bing share and it follows the eight straight quarters of growth in our Microsoft Edge browser share. We’re excited about continuing to make Bing more accessible by its introduction to the Windows taskbar, reaching over half a billion customers every month.</p>
<p><strong>Entering the next generation of AI-powered search<br />
</strong>Today I’m thrilled to share we are moving to the next generation of AI-powered Bing and Edge to transform the largest category of software in the world – search – by greatly expanding the vision and capabilities we think of as Your Copilot for the Web. This next generation is defined by:</p>
<ul>
<li>Opening up Bing to more people by moving from Limited Preview to Open Preview and eliminating the waitlist for trial.</li>
<li>Moving from text-only search &amp; chat to one that is incredibly more visual with rich image/video answers and coming shortly, new multimodal support.</li>
<li>Moving from single use chat/search sessions to multi-session productivity experiences with chat history and persistent chats within Edge.</li>
<li>Opening up platform capabilities so developers and third parties can build on top of Bing to help people take actions on their queries and complete tasks.</li>
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Bing now in Open Preview<br />
</strong>Thanks to tremendous customer adoption, engagement and feedback, we’re ready to take the next step and are announcing <strong>the new Bing is now in Open Preview</strong> and no longer has a waitlist. This means that it will now be easier than ever for everyone to try the new Bing and Edge by simply signing into Bing with your <a href="https://account.microsoft.com/account">Microsoft Account</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Making search more visual<br />
</strong>We know from research that the human brain processes visual information about 60,000 times faster than text, making visual tools a critical way people search, create and gain understanding. Bing has always been known for its visual experiences including features like Knowledge Cards and visual search. And now we’re delivering those same experiences in chat. We’re introducing richer, <strong>more visual answers</strong> including <strong>charts</strong> and <strong>graphs</strong> and <strong>updated formatting</strong> of answers, helping you find the information you seek more easily.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>The above video shows visual improvements to Bing chat</em>.</p>
<p>We recently announced the integration of <strong>Bing Image Creator</strong> into the new Bing chat experience making Bing the only search experience with the ability to generate both written and visual content in one place, from within chat. And today, I’m excited to share that we are <strong>expanding Image Creator to all languages in </strong><strong>Bing</strong> – that’s more than 100 languages – so now you can create images in your native language.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Video showing Bing Image Creator.</em></p>
<p>We&#8217;re also beginning our journey to a <strong>redesigned Microsoft Edge </strong>where one in four Bing chats originate. Edge continues to be your copilot for the web, the first to use AI, and the only browser with Bing built-in. As these changes begin to roll out, you’ll begin to see a sleeker and enhanced user interface including a streamlined look, rounded corners, organized containers and semi-transparent visual elements.</p>
<p>Lastly, we’re expanding what&#8217;s possible with multi-modal capabilities and are beginning the work to incorporate <strong>visual search in chat</strong> so you will be able to upload images and search the web for related content.</p>
<p><strong>Making search more productive<br />
</strong>Two of the most requested features we’ve heard are maintaining access to your chat history and being able to share and export. Starting shortly, you’ll be able to pick up where you left off and return to previous chats in Bing chat with <strong>chat history</strong>. And when you want to dig into something deeper and open a Bing chat result, your chat will <strong>move to your Edge sidebar</strong>, so you can keep your chat on hand while you browse. Over time, we’re exploring making your chats more <strong>personalized</strong> by bringing context from a previous chat into new conversations.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Chat history video.</em></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Persistent chat video.</em></p>
<p>Starting soon, we’re also adding <strong>export</strong> and <strong>share</strong> functionalities into chat. For times when you want to easily share your conversation with others in social media or continue iterating on a newly discovered idea, you can export it directly – the format stays the same to make an easy transition to continue in collaborative tools like Microsoft Word.</p>
<p>Chat in Microsoft Edge will also soon have <strong>improved summarization</strong> capabilities for long documents, including PDFs and longer-form websites, making it easier to consume dense online content. We are also introducing Edge actions. Available in the coming weeks, people will soon be able to lean on AI to complete even more tasks with fewer steps. For example, if you want to watch a particular movie, actions in Edge will find and show you options in chat in the sidebar and then play the movie you want from where it’s available. <strong>Edge mobile</strong> will also soon include page context, so you can ask questions in Bing chat related to the mobile page you&#8217;re viewing. The compose feature in sidebar can also now tailor drafts based on feedback you give like tone, length, phrasing and more.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Edge actions video.</em></p>
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<em>Compose video. </em></p>
<p><strong>Moving from a product to a platform<br />
</strong>The new AI-powered Bing has already helped people more easily find or create what they are looking for, making chat a great tool for both understanding and taking action. The integration of Image Creator saves you time by completing the task of creating the image you need right within chat.</p>
<p>We’ll soon build third-party plug-ins into the Bing chat experience creating a platform for developers. For example, if you’re researching the latest restaurant for dinner in Bing chat, it will leverage OpenTable to help you find and book a reservation. Or, with Wolfram|Alpha, you can create powerful visualizations and get answers to complex science, math and human-curated data-based questions directly from Bing chat. We are working with our partners at OpenAI to make it easier and as consistent as possible for developers to take advantage of this opportunity. We believe these types of skills are a game-changer in the reinvention of search and to advance opportunities for developers in search. We look forward to sharing more details at Microsoft Build later this month.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Bing actions.</em></p>
<p><strong>Continuing to build in the open, responsibly<br />
</strong>As we’ve said from the beginning, responsible AI is at the center of every new experience we build with the new Bing and Edge. And getting the new Bing into preview so we can learn from real-world testing and feedback has been critical to our success and ability to expand the experience to more users. We believe innovating and learning in the open is part of a responsible approach. But we don’t stop there. Together with our partners at OpenAI, we’ve continued to implement safeguards to defend against harmful content based on what we’re learning and seeing in preview. Our teams continue to work to address issues such as misinformation and disinformation, content blocking, data safety and preventing the promotion of harmful or discriminatory content in line with our <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/our-approach?activetab=pivot1:primaryr5">AI principles</a>. Learn more <a href="https://aka.ms/ResponsibleAI-NewBing">here</a> about our approach to responsible AI with the new Bing.</p>
<p>If you haven’t tried the new Bing and <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2235724">Edge</a> yet, now is the time to experience firsthand how we’re reinventing search with your copilot for the web. We’ll also continue our thoughtful and measured approach of gathering feedback and making rapid adjustments in preview. We continue to use this feedback to make <a href="https://blogs.bing.com/search/april-2023/Bing-Preview-Release-Notes-Travel-and-Recipe-Grounding-Improvements">weekly changes to the preview</a> by incorporating the most requested features and updates and adding new experiences along the way. Experience the future of search by visiting bing.com today or downloading the Bing mobile app in your favorite app store.</p>
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title: The era of AI: How the Microsoft Cloud is accelerating AI transformation across industries
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<p>&#160; This past quarter has put a spotlight on advancements in generative AI, and the possibilities of its application to deliver pragmatic business outcomes. For organizations around the world, there is incredible opportunity to enhance products and services while unlocking innovation and business value to help shape the future of industry. The pace and scale...</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/04/24/the-era-of-ai-how-the-microsoft-cloud-is-accelerating-ai-transformation-across-industries/">The era of AI: How the Microsoft Cloud is accelerating AI transformation across industries</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.microsoft.com">The Official Microsoft Blog</a>.</p>

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Featured,The Official Microsoft Blog,AI,AI GPT,Azure,Azure AI,Azure OpenAI Service,Microsoft 365,Microsoft AI,Microsoft and GPT,Microsoft Cloud,Microsoft Copilot,Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot,Microsoft Generative AI,Microsoft HoloLens,Microsoft Supply Chain Center,Microsoft Teams,Power BI

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<p>This past quarter has put a spotlight on advancements in generative AI, and the possibilities of its application to deliver pragmatic business outcomes. For organizations around the world, there is incredible opportunity to enhance products and services while unlocking innovation and business value to help shape the future of industry. The pace and scale of technological innovation happening today is unprecedented and breathes optimism into a demanding economy. Those leveraging the Microsoft Cloud — the most trusted, comprehensive and integrated cloud — are best positioned to take advantage of these advancements. As leaders look to embrace AI, it becomes more critical than ever to prioritize having a data-driven business, fortified with digital and cloud capabilities. This approach will help organizations leverage generative AI as an accelerant to transformation. From <a href="https://about.rogers.com/news-ideas/rogers-partners-with-microsoft-to-drive-development-of-made-in-canada-5g-applications">Rogers</a> improving connectivity for Canadians through automation and AI to the <a href="https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/technology/uae-announces-launch-of-ai-tutor-to-enhance-learning-education">Ministry of Education</a> in the United Arab Emirates developing an AI tutor for students, the possibilities are both limitless and part of today’s realities.</p>
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<p><strong>Modernizing manufacturing operations in the cloud to boost efficiency, lower costs and increase security<br />
</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sabinescheunert_gpt3-mbgpt-mercedesbenz-ugcPost-7053753370502668290-utpD/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop">Mercedes-Benz </a>is leveraging conversational AI capabilities within Azure OpenAI Service to deliver best-in-class customer service with Mercedes Virtual Assistant, while Austrian construction company <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1596825960615628483-strabag-discrete-manufacturing-azure-en-austria">Strabag</a> is building a risk management solution that improves operational efficiency to save time and reduce financial losses. <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1597245516156023216-coca-cola-consumer-goods-azure">Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company</a> is continuing to scale its finance and supply chain operations on Azure while lowering enterprise applications costs. Australian-based <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/en-au/features/graintech-reduces-travel-spending-and-carbon-emissions-by-68-per-cent-using-microsoft-mixed-reality-technology/">Graintech</a> estimates a 68% reduction in carbon emissions and reduced travel spending by using HoloLens and Teams to enable remote work and collaboration. <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1598952280649492742-fujifilm-discrete-manufacturing-azure-en-japan">FUJIFILM</a> built its Cash Application service using Azure AI and Dynamics 365 to automate 20% of its manual invoicing processes. <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1599949236501173958-mapei-manufacturing-dynamics-365">MAPEI</a> is better engaging its customers with self-service tools while saving costs by consolidating its sales, customer service and marketing systems in the cloud. Belgian manufacturer <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1590429754258314387-picanol-group-manufacturing-stack-hci">Picanol Group</a> is promoting tighter integrations between IT and operations by managing and securing its entire IT environment on the Microsoft Cloud. U.K.-based <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1589716232028117799-kier-group-manufacturing-azure-vmware">Kier Group</a> is lowering infrastructure costs by consolidating its on-premises environment and migrating 90% of its server workloads to Azure. <a href="https://aka.ms/Krones_W11_Video">Krones</a> is improving productivity and security for employees while protecting its globally distributed endpoints and over 6,400 patents by upgrading to Windows 11 Enterprise. Seeing an opportunity to embrace AI and IoT technology to mitigate supply chain disruptions, <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1615418659877863311-liebherr-components-manufacturing-iot">Liebherr-Components</a> co-developed a turnkey security solution with Reycom AG using Defender for IoT.</p>
<figure id="attachment_52560864" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-52560864" style="width: 995px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Cropped-Ipland.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-52560864 size-large" src="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Cropped-Ipland-1024x529.jpg" alt="Grocery store worker" width="995" height="514" srcset="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Cropped-Ipland-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Cropped-Ipland-300x155.jpg 300w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Cropped-Ipland-768x397.jpg 768w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Cropped-Ipland-1536x794.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Cropped-Ipland.jpg 1689w" sizes="(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-52560864" class="wp-caption-text">IPLAND is using Azure Automated Machine Learning to optimize in-store product displays.</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Transforming retail experiences for consumers with AI and data-driven insights </strong></p>
<p>To accelerate product launches and enhance customer service, <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/2023/04/02/unilever-goes-cloud-only-accenture-and-microsoft-complete-one-of-the-largest-cloud-migrations-in-consumer-goods-industry/">Unilever</a> has adopted Azure as its primary cloud platform and become a cloud-only enterprise by partnering with Accenture and Microsoft in one of the largest cloud migrations in the consumer goods industry. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/videoplayer/embed/RWZlnq">Campari Group</a> is leveraging Dynamics 365 Copilot capabilities to increase the impact of its marketing campaigns by creating more personalized content and deeper customer insights. To launch the largest autonomous store chain in Europe, <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-ca/story/1589693036635058141-zabka-retail-microsoft-cloud-for-retail">Żabka</a> is creating frictionless customer journeys using AI-powered real-time computer vision technology from AiFi and Microsoft Cloud for Retail for store analytics and insights. Retailers like <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1595206182838035619-canadian-tire-retailers-azure-synapse-analytics">Canadian Tire</a> and <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1583841171050668382-ifco-azure-en">IFCO</a> are leveraging Power BI to better understand product performance and develop detailed forecasts for customers. <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1592739423783123396-sakata-seed-manufacturing-dynamics-365">Sakata</a> is automating price updates to reduce cumbersome manual processes, resulting in times savings of more than 60%. In Ukraine, retail technology company <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-ca/story/1611383480178768977-ipland_professional_services_azure_machine_learning">IPLAND</a> is applying automated machine learning to increase image recognition speed and data collection for consumer goods companies looking to optimize their in-store product displays. <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1589321871213259446-northern-tool-equipment-retailer-microsoft-supply-chain-center">Northern Tool + Equipment</a> is providing intelligent customer experiences that guarantee faster and more reliable delivery times by working with real-time data within Microsoft Supply Chain Center.</p>
<figure id="attachment_52560863" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-52560863" style="width: 995px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/AustralianSuper.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-52560863 size-large" src="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/AustralianSuper-1024x453.jpg" alt="Two women talk" width="995" height="440" srcset="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/AustralianSuper-1024x453.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/AustralianSuper-300x133.jpg 300w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/AustralianSuper-768x340.jpg 768w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/AustralianSuper.jpg 1486w" sizes="(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-52560863" class="wp-caption-text">AustralianSuper is using Power Platform low-code capabilities and leveraging the expertise of Microsoft’s Designated Support Engineers.</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Reinventing financial services through cloud capabilities and co-innovation</strong></p>
<p>To democratize access to financial services in Mexico, <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/es-xl/finvero-revolutionizes-the-credit-experience-with-the-help-of-technology/">Finvero</a> is utilizing cloud and AI solutions to provide simpler, friendlier and more agile experiences for users. Leveraging support from the Microsoft for Startups program, Australia-based <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/en-au/features/thriday-rescues-tired-aussie-business-owners-from-financial-admin-with-all-in-one-platform/">Thriday</a> is freeing up time for small business owners by simplifying administrative tasks and improving financial management solutions using AI and machine learning. At its Hack Day event, <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/en-au/features/how-australiansuper-is-developing-low-code-applications-to-provide-better-outcomes-for-members/">AustralianSuper</a> co-created a solution with Microsoft to reduce its manual effort for onboarding advisers by 90% in just two weeks. India’s largest private-sector bank, <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/en-in/hdfc-bank-partners-with-microsoft-as-part-of-its-digital-transformation-journey/">HDFC Bank</a>, is using the Microsoft Cloud to securely modernize its data landscape to scale information management and data analytics. In Israel, global solutions provider <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1599806854373491262-sapiens-insurance-azure">Sapiens</a> has cut its time to market in half — reducing operational overhead by at least 40% — by automating its development life cycle and delivery processes with Azure. In Brazil, <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/fintech-ai-financial-inclusion-latin-america/">ClearSale</a> is combining advanced AI and human intelligence to ensure e-commerce purchases aren’t being made by scammers or hackers, and <a href="https://news.microsoft.com/es-xl/cielo-gains-efficiency-in-delivering-infrastructure-to-suppliers-using-cloud-technology/">Cielo</a> is making it easier to securely optimize access time for new suppliers — reducing the onboarding time needed from 60 days to two hours or less.</p>
<figure id="attachment_52560862" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-52560862" style="width: 995px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Ecolab.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-52560862 size-large" src="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Ecolab-1024x581.jpg" alt="Woman on factory floor" width="995" height="565" srcset="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Ecolab-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Ecolab-300x170.jpg 300w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Ecolab-768x436.jpg 768w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/Ecolab.jpg 1263w" sizes="(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-52560862" class="wp-caption-text">Ecolab is combining its digital platform capabilities with the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability.</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Advancing sustainability progress across transportation and energy industries with data and automation  </strong></p>
<p>To help organizations reduce water consumption and identify greenhouse gas emission savings, <a href="https://www.ecolab.com/news/2023/03/ecolab-extends-collaboration-with-microsoft-to-help-enhance-water-data-visibility">Ecolab</a> has expanded its partnership with Microsoft, combining its digital platform capabilities with the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability. Serving more than 1.4 million passengers in the U.K., public transportation provider <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1584270044803975063-firstgroup-travel-transportation-azure-arc">FirstGroup</a> is supporting its sustainability goals and making it easier to collaborate and solve problems by centralizing the visibility and management of its hybrid and multicloud environments with Azure Arc. In Germany, rail transportation leader <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1597771083042569034-deutsche-bahn-transportation-dynamics-365">Deutsche Bahn</a> is building upon its commitment to a cleaner transportation infrastructure for the country by using Dynamics 365 to organize, analyze and visualize its data with the help of partner proMX. Greece-based company <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-ca/story/1589540508791095885-ppc-energy-azure-en-greece">Public Power Corporation</a> cut carbon emissions by over 99% while reducing its total cost of ownership by 30% by integrating its data sources on Azure. To enhance productivity for workers across the world, Norway-based <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1614498648910862982-aker-solutions-energy-azure-en-norway">Aker Solutions</a> moved its global data center to the cloud and realized an estimated 40% reduction in CO2 emissions. To meet growing customer needs, German energy company <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1594392967309860488-enbw-azure-en">EnBW</a> automated its operations to make it possible to manage 10,000 renewable energy plants with only 20 employees.</p>
<figure id="attachment_52560861" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-52560861" style="width: 995px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/ZS-Associates.jpg"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-52560861 size-large" src="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/ZS-Associates-1024x485.jpg" alt="Man in Teams meeting" width="995" height="471" srcset="https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/ZS-Associates-1024x485.jpg 1024w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/ZS-Associates-300x142.jpg 300w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/ZS-Associates-768x364.jpg 768w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/ZS-Associates-1536x728.jpg 1536w, https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2023/04/ZS-Associates.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 995px) 100vw, 995px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-52560861" class="wp-caption-text">ZS Associates is adopting Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 to streamline collaboration and enhance employee productivity.</figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Empowering professional services companies with cutting edge data and generative AI solutions</strong></p>
<p>To achieve its mission of saving 1 million lives every year by 2030, <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1606701483174950905-Laerdal-medical-health-provider-azure">Laerdal Medical</a> is integrating is integrating Azure Speech Services into its training programs to create more immersive, real-life simulations between patients and providers. <a href="https://www.amdocs.com/news-press/amdocs-and-microsoft-expand-strategic-partnership-reimagine-telco-experience">Amdocs</a> is empowering service providers to improve end-user experiences across all channels and applications with its Customer Engagement Platform that combines best-in-class cloud, AI and telco technologies. <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1599463915979305881-zs-associates-professional-services-microsoft-365-en-united-states">ZS Associates</a> is accelerating its new project launches by 75% through better access to collaboration and data tools using Azure and Microsoft 365. In Australia, <a href="https://kpmg.com/au/en/home/media/press-releases/2023/03/kpmg-unveils-cutting-edge-private-chatgpt-software-march-2023.html">KPMG</a> is giving employees access to a proprietary version of ChatGPT within Teams so employees can safely explore and use the technology to drive innovation, boost efficiencies and improve the people experience. <a href="https://www.ey.com/en_gl/news/2023/03/ey-announces-modernization-of-payroll-employee-care-using-chatgpt-in-azure-openai">EY</a> has developed a generative AI chatbot to modernize payroll employee care that can answer complex questions. To scale the capacity of its sales workforce and support more customers, supply chain solution and service provider <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-us/story/1604862482918198760-dematic-professional-services-azure">Dematic</a> has cut its time to solution from eight weeks down to one day by running its customer data and design calculations on Azure. Hungary-based digital solutions provider <a href="https://customers.microsoft.com/en-ca/story/1606911538372479781-bpion-professional-services-azure-en-hungary">BPiON</a> is deploying and maintaining applications almost 10 times faster — allowing the cloud-native company to expand its operational infrastructure to two new countries in less than a day.</p>
<p>I believe the only way to navigate uncertainty is through continued and accelerated innovation, and Microsoft itself is no exception. We have been delivering AI solutions for customers successfully over the last several years using cognitive services, machine learning and digital twins. Moving forward, we will infuse generative AI capability into our consumer and commercial offerings to deliver copilot capability for all services that our customers know and love across the Microsoft Cloud. Additionally, we will work with our partners, start-ups, digital natives and our customers to enable them to leverage these same capabilities in their own solutions. I am excited to see what our customers will create with generative AI in partnership with us. Together, we can apply the world’s most advanced AI models to meet business imperatives responsibly, securely and with the confidence that can only be achieved with the Microsoft Cloud.</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/04/24/the-era-of-ai-how-the-microsoft-cloud-is-accelerating-ai-transformation-across-industries/">The era of AI: How the Microsoft Cloud is accelerating AI transformation across industries</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://blogs.microsoft.com">The Official Microsoft Blog</a>.</p>


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