Microsoft Edge AI Features

In this video, the presenter discusses the AI features integrated into Microsoft Edge and how they can be used to improve browsing experience.

Introduction to Microsoft Edge AI Features

• Microsoft Edge has AI integrated directly into it.

• AI features include asking questions about the website that you're currently on, composing messages on your behalf, upscaling or improving video quality.

• Google Chrome does not have any AI features built-in.

Using Chat Mode

• The Discover pane in Microsoft Edge contains three different modes: chat mode, compose, and insights.

• Chat mode allows users to ask questions specific to a website and receive summaries of information in text that is easy to understand.

• Users can also ask more complex questions such as finding out who is the largest company in a particular market and receive responses based on multiple sources.

Highlighting Text for Explanation

• Users can highlight text on a webpage and send it to the chat for explanation, revision or expansion.

• The AI will provide explanations for terms such as CAGR (compound annual growth rate).

Conclusion

• The integration of AI features into Microsoft Edge provides users with an improved browsing experience by allowing them to easily access information and receive explanations for complex concepts.

Microsoft Edge AI Features

In this section, the speaker demonstrates how to use AI features in Microsoft Edge. The speaker shows how to use AI to generate text and evaluate existing text. They also show how to download the Microsoft Edge Canary build to preview upcoming AI features.

Using AI to Generate Text

• The speaker receives an email from their manager asking them to work on the weekend.

• They click on the Bing logo and select "compose" to open a new message.

• They type in what they want the AI to write about and select "funny" as the tone of the message.

• After selecting an email format and short length, they click on "generate draft" and receive a preview of a humorous response that they can send.

Using AI to Evaluate Existing Text

• The speaker misspells "cookies" while writing a LinkedIn post.

• By clicking on the red squiggly line, they are able to select the correct spelling.

• When writing another sentence, they press tab for auto-completion suggestions based on what they have already written.

Previewing Upcoming AI Features

• The speaker downloads the Microsoft Edge Canary build from a website provided in the transcript.

• They navigate to edge://flags within Edge Canary build and enable an experiment called "Microsoft Video Super Resolution."

• While watching a pixelated YouTube video, they click on an HD icon that uses AI to enhance video quality.

AI Functionality in Microsoft Edge and Bing

This section discusses the AI functionality available in Microsoft Edge and Bing.

AI Functionality in Edge and Bing

• Microsoft Edge has AI functionality that can improve picture quality, upscale 1080p pictures to 4K, and generate images based on text.

• The same AI functionality is also available directly through the Bing homepage by clicking on the chat tab.

• Bing allows users to generate images based on text using OpenAI's Dalle 2 text-to-image generator.

Impressive Image Generation with OpenAI's Dalle 2

This section discusses how OpenAI's Dalle 2 text-to-image generator is used to create impressive images.

Generating Images with OpenAI's Dalle 2

• OpenAI's Dalle 2 text-to-image generator is a high-quality image generator that can be used to create impressive images.

• An example of generating an image using this technology was shown where a cookie floating in space with Earth in the background was created.

Conclusion: Microsoft Edge as a Web Browser

This section concludes the video by discussing how Microsoft Edge might now be a web browser that people want to use.

Microsoft Edge as a Web Browser

• The video concludes by stating that Microsoft is moving fast with all of their AI work, and surprisingly, Microsoft Edge might now be a web browser that people want to use.