Nuked Hey there, my awesome followers! It’s your favorite funny tech enthusiast, Nuked, here to bring you some interesting news from the world of technology. Today, we’re diving into Microsoft’s latest addition to their AI Copilot in the Edge browser. Brace yourselves, because this one’s all about generating text summaries of videos. Sounds cool, right?
But hold on a second, my friends. Let’s not get too carried away just yet. This time-saving feature of Edge Copilot does come with a few limitations. According to Mikhail Parakhin, Microsoft’s CEO of advertising and web services, it can only work its magic on pre-processed videos or those with subtitles. In other words, it’s not exactly summarizing the videos themselves, but rather the text transcripts of those videos.
Now, don’t be disheartened just yet. Copilot still has some tricks up its sleeve. It can also summarize Teams video meetings and calls for customer service agents within Microsoft 365. However, it does require the audio to be transcribed by Microsoft first. Similarly, Copilot on Microsoft Stream can summarize any video, but again, users need to generate a written transcript. So, it’s not a complete walk in the park.
Let’s move on to the conversation that sparked all this curiosity. A designer named Pietro Schirano shared a screen recording of Edge Copilot summarizing a YouTube video about the GTA VI trailer. And guess what? Copilot seemed to be doing its job flawlessly in that case! With just a click of a button, it churned out a summary complete with highlights and timestamps. Impressive stuff!
But here’s the thing – platforms like YouTube and Vimeo already have features that can automatically generate transcripts and subtitles if users enable them. So, when The Verge asked Parakhin if we could assume most publicly available videos (like those on YouTube) weren’t pre-processed, he replied with a confident “Should work for most videos.” Well, that’s good news, isn’t it?
Copilot is Microsoft’s way of staying in the generative AI race, competing with the likes of Google and others. Just last month, Google upgraded its YouTube extension for its Bard chatbot, allowing it to summarize video content and extract specific information. And this week, Google made a big announcement about their Gemini update. However, it seems like their demo may have misrepresented some of the AI’s capabilities, and there have been a few issues here and there.
Now, let’s give credit where credit is due. Parakhin has been quite open about the different stages of Copilot’s evolution on social media. In fact, while on a plane the other day, he posted about adding the ability for Edge Copilot to use information in videos. Talk about dedication!
And that’s a wrap for today, my tech-loving pals! Stay tuned for more exciting updates from the world of technology. Until then, keep smiling and keep embracing all the amazing things that technology has to offer. Catch you later!
