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- Microsoft is introducing the Copilot key to Windows keyboards, the first addition since the Windows key in 1994, with the goal of making Copilot a big deal in 2024.
- Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Microsoft, announced that the Copilot key will be implemented on Windows 11 PCs in 2024, showing it at CES 2024 and on upcoming Surface devices.
- Microsoft is partnering with Inworld AI to create an AI toolkit for game developers, pushing the boundaries of gaming and making AI a major player in game development. Square Enix also plans to aggressively use AI in its future projects for more effective development and marketing.
Microsoft announced that it would introduce a new key to Windows keyboards, the Copilot key. This is the first addition to Windows keyboards since Microsoft introduced the Windows key in 1994.
Microsoft revealed its Copilot AI assistant for Windows in 2023, an AI chatbot closely tied to the Windows 11 operating system. Similar to other AI tools like ChatGPT or Bard, Copilot can help users in different ways. Microsoft used OpenAI’s GPT-4 language model as the basis for Copilot. However, Microsoft intends Copilot to be a much more effective tool than its competitors thanks to its close relationship with other programs running on a Windows user’s computer. And it looks like Microsoft is aiming to make Copilot a big deal in 2024.
Microsoft could be working on its own Switch-like controllers
Microsoft is possibly developing its own Joy-Con-style controllers that could help it produce, among other things, an alternative to PlayStation Portal.
Microsoft Executive Vice President and Head of Consumer Marketing Yusuf Mehdi announced that Windows 11 PCs will begin implementing a new Copilot key in 2024. The key aims to make using Copilot a seamless experience , because the powerful AI assistant will always be ready at the moment. simple push of a button. Mehdi explained that fans can expect to see the Copilot key on many new PCs from Microsoft ecosystem partners this year, some of which will be shown off at CES 2024 later this month. Upcoming Surface devices will also feature the new key. A promotional image from Microsoft showed the new Copilot key on the right side of the keyboard, between the alt key and the left arrow key. However, Microsoft partners may place the key in other locations.
Following the release of ChatGPT, the powerful capabilities of AI have finally been revealed to the public, and it seems that Microsoft intends to play a major role in this wave. Although Microsoft already owns a 49% stake in the company behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, the tech giant appears to have extensive long-term plans for its own proprietary AI tool. And Windows computers aren’t the only devices Microsoft is implementing AI on.
In 2023, Microsoft announced its partnership with Inworld AI, with the aim of creating an AI toolkit for video game developers. This is a multi-year collaboration, so it’s unclear when fans can expect this potentially powerful tool to be revealed. An Xbox executive explained that this toolkit could push the boundaries of gaming, making it much easier for developers to create dialogue, stories, quests and more for their games. It appears that AI will become a major player in game development in the future.
As another influential player in the gaming industry, Square Enix recently confirmed that it plans to be “aggressive” when using AI in its future projects. Its president expressed his hope that AI would make game development and marketing efforts much more effective.
