ChatGPT is getting a Mac app

Users could open the ChatGPT desktop app in a small window, alongside another program. They asked ChatGPT questions about what’s on their screen — whether by typing or saying it. ChatGPT could then respond based on what it “sees.”

Microsoft launches AI chatbot for spies

This reportedly marks the first time Microsoft has deployed a major language model in a secure setting, designed to allow spy agencies to analyze top-secret information without connectivity risks—and to allow secure conversations with a chatbot similar to ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot.

How to Use Copilot in Excel

Unlike Copilot in other Microsoft 365 applications, like Word and Powerpoint, Copilot in Excel is designed to only work with data, rather than the entire document. You’ll need to select the cells you want it to work with before inputting your request.

Measuring the Persuasiveness of Language Models

Developing ways to measure the persuasive capabilities of AI models is important because it serves as a proxy measure of how well AI models can match human skill in an important domain, and because persuasion may ultimately be tied to certain kinds of misuse, such as using AI to generate disinformation, or persuading people to take actions against their own interests.