Microsoft is preparing to show how its new ChatGPT-like AI will transform its Office productivity apps. After announcing and demoing its Prometheus model earlier this week in its new Bing search engine, Microsoft is preparing to show how it will expand to its core productivity apps like Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the company is preparing to detail its productivity plans for integrating OpenAI’s language artificial intelligence technology with its Prometheus model in the coming weeks. The software giant tentatively plans to make an announcement in March, highlighting how quickly Microsoft hopes to reshape search and its productivity apps with its OpenAI investment.
The GPT model has been tested in Outlook to improve search results, as well as the ability to suggest replies to emails and Word document integration to improve user writing. Just over a week ago, Microsoft announced a new generative AI experience in Microsoft Viva Sales. It uses Azure OpenAI services and GPT to create sales emails, similar to some features Microsoft is testing in Outlook.
While Microsoft's new Prometheus model (based on the next-generation OpenAI model) has already transformed Bing web search, the next step in integrating this functionality into core Microsoft Office applications and Teams will test Microsoft's confidence in its AI efforts. Technically, you can already use Prometheus models in Office web applications, thanks to the Bing sidebar integration in Microsoft's Edge browser.
