Copilot Podcast: Microsoft Announces AI Hub in London, ‘Microsoft AI London’

In episode 22 of the “Copilot Podcast,” AI Expert Aaron Back shares details on the newly announced AI Hub in London, “Microsoft AI London.”

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Highlights

00:40 — Lately, Aaron has been covering the explosiveness of Microsoft Copilot as it shifts from the digital space to the physical space. This continues on as Microsoft recently announced it will be opening an AI Hub in London, called “Microsoft AI London.”

01:13 — According to the company, “this hub is intended to drive pioneering work to advance state-of the-art language models and their supporting infrastructures and to create world-class tooling for foundation models, collaborating closely with our AI teams across Microsoft, and with our partners, including Open AI.

01:33 — In March 2024, CEO Satya Nadella announced the newly formed AI organization at Microsoft, called Microsoft AI, which is now being led by Mustafa Suleyman. The intent of this organization is to advance Copilot and other AI products and research.

02:15 — Aaron notes the importance of this annoucement, as it emphasizes Microsoft’s investment in AI and Copilot by “bringing this level of talent to the organization.” Additionally, the inclusion of a physical space devoted to AI developments and solutions will enable more companies to get hands-on experience and exposure to these products.

03:48 — The annoucement did not disclose exactly when Microsoft AI London will open.

04:56 — As Copilot expands from the digital space to the physical, Aaron notes that he’s pleased to see the inclusion of human input in these developments.

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