Generative AI Tools & Use

Microsoft unveiled a new strategy to deploy Copilot as the entry point for business systems, enabling everything from creating Word and Excel documents to code development within a single app.

• •At the Copilot September Event, Microsoft explained that it will deploy Copilot as the entry point for business systems like Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365.
• •The redesigned Copilot app allows users to create Word and Excel files and develop app code through a single interface.
• •The company is leveraging name unification as a strategic move to compete with ChatGPT.

A tool using AI agents with LangGraph to execute, benchmark, and profile C++ CUDA kernels with nsight has been released.

• •The creator utilized AI agents as a learning opportunity for LangGraph while optimizing CUDA kernels.
• •The AI agent receives a C++ CUDA test harness to execute kernels and obtain benchmarks.
• •The agent also features profiling capabilities using nsight.

The interactive homepage of 'Ink and Switch,' an independent research lab exploring the future of tools for thinking, has been released.

• •'Ink and Switch' is an independent research lab exploring the future of tools for thinking.
• •The lab is researching and developing new interfaces and tools to support thinking processes.
• •Specific product names and technical details cannot be confirmed from the provided information.

An article indicates that Google Docs has added AI generation features based on source information from Gemini Notebook.

Quail, an open-source AI-SQL engine co-developed by Full Stack Data Lab and Modal, was announced in an official blog post.

• •Shreya Shankar and others from Full Stack Data Lab announced the new tool on September 24.
• •Quail is an open-source AI-SQL engine developed in collaboration with Modal.
• •It utilizes LLMs to efficiently handle data filtering and join operations.

Cognition, developer of the AI coding assistant Devin, reported that the service now supports macOS environments in the cloud.

Jev, a review tool focusing on code behavior rather than just diffs, prioritizes human attention while OpenAI explains the changes.

• •Jev focuses on actual code behavior rather than just diffs during reviews.
• •The design prioritizes human attention, with OpenAI handling the explanation of changes.
• •It is available as a local CLI, agent skill, and GitHub extension.

NetOne Systems developed SlideAgent, an internal AI app that automatically incorporates proprietary technical knowledge into slides, rolling it out to all employees starting in September.

• •The company deployed its proprietary secure slide-generation AI application, SlideAgent, across the entire organization.
• •The tool automatically reflects the company's long-accumulated proprietary technical insights into slides.
• •Future operations will involve continuous feature expansion based on employee feedback and requests.

Minato Ward in Tokyo launched a pilot experiment using AI-generated background music to reduce stress caused by waiting times at government service counters.

• •AI-generated background music is played to optimize the environment based on acoustic psychology.
• •The experiment aims to verify the stress-reducing effects for visitors.
• •It also seeks to confirm the effect of alleviating psychological burden for staff handling counter duties.

Anthropic launched the official version of Claude Code's cloud execution feature and distributed credits worth up to $250.

• •The cloud session feature, allowing AI to continue coding even when the PC is closed, is now generally available.
• •The feature is available to Pro, Max, Team, and specific Enterprise plan users.
• •Users will receive credits worth up to $250 with the launch of the official version.