Wikipedia is giving AI developers its data to fend off bot scrapers

Wikipedia is giving AI developers its data to fend off bot scrapers

Source: The Verge Wikimedia says the dataset hosted by Kaggle has been “designed with machine learning workflows in mind,” making it easier for AI developers to access machine-readable article data for modeling, fine-tuning, benchmarking, alignment, and analysis. The content within the dataset is openly licensed, and as of April 15th, includes research summaries, short descriptions,…

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Microsoft Copilot Vision, an AI feature that can “see” your screen, is now available for free in the Edge browser.

Microsoft Copilot Vision, an AI feature that can “see” your screen, is now available for free in the Edge browser.

Source: The Verge Copilot Vision, Microsoft’s AI assistant feature that can interpret what’s on your screen and help you use apps, is now available for free use within the Edge browser, Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, announced on Bluesky today. Vision is a “talk-based experience,” as Microsoft calls it, meaning you use it by…

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Microsoft lets Copilot Studio use a computer on its own

Microsoft lets Copilot Studio use a computer on its own

Source: The Verge Microsoft has enabled a new “computer use” feature for Copilot Studio this week that lets AI agents interact with websites and desktop applications. Much like OpenAI’s Operator or Claude’s identically named “computer use” feature, businesses will be able to use Copilot Studio to build AI agents that treat websites and desktop apps…

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OpenAI names new nonprofit ‘advisors’

OpenAI names new nonprofit ‘advisors’

Source: The Verge OpenAI has revealed the “advisors” for its new nonprofit commission: Dolores Huerta, Monica Lozano, Dr. Robert K. Ross, and Jack Oliver. The company says the four advisors will help “inform OpenAI’s philanthropic efforts,” according to an announcement on Tuesday. Huerta was a prominent labor activist during the 20th century, while Lozano was…

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