Microsoft could show off AI-powered versions of Word and Outlook this March

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Microsoft reportedly plans to introduce upgraded Office apps with AI features in the coming weeks. According to
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, the tech giant is preparing to show what its Prometheus AI technology and OpenAI's language AI can do for Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and other Microsoft 365 apps as soon as this March. Microsoft recently launched a
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that can generate conversational responses to search queries, thanks to the Prometheus model, which was built with the help of OpenAI.

Additionally, the company introduced a new
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that's also powered by Prometheus. A button on the top-right corner gives users quick access to Bing's new chat feature, and as we mentioned in
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, it's like having ChatGPT right in your browser. The Verge says Microsoft wants its AI technology to be able to generate graphs and graphics for use in PowerPoint or Excel. According to a previous report published by
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, the company also wants its AI model to be able to generate text using simple prompts within its Office apps.


That Microsoft seems to be in a hurry to launch new AI-powered features for its products comes as no surprise. The company likely intends to move fast to get as many people as possible to start using its products before Google can launch its
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. Apparently, Microsoft was originally supposed to introduce the new Bing in late February, but it moved up the launch and scheduled it before Google's Bard announcement. The company is also bound to keep expanding its AI-powered feature list, seeing as it recently
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in OpenAI last month.

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