Yeah, that’s what I’m saying. The article is about Macs and the Mac App Store. Microsoft has released a version of Copilot in the Mac App Store, but apparently OpenAI hasn’t done the same for ChatGPT. I don’t know why; ask Sam Altman.
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Haha, I don't have the Apple stupid thing enabled, and you are wanting me to use this one?
Hard, NO!
Hard, NO!
If it's about getting work done, why not use every resource to make sure that you've got everything correct? Siri has lagged past the first year and doesn't work any better than QuickTalk worked in 1998, for me.
Oh yes. Tons.
Brainstorming potential business ideas, vibe-coding (creating simple applets and scripts with no prior programming knowledge), troubleshooting software issues, fixing home appliances, solving life issues (e.g., how to obtain form X in country Y while being Z miles away), and so much more.
«Compare a few countries based on demographics, standard of living, and the time required to obtain citizenship»
«Take a look at this job description—what salary should I ask for? Also, write me a strong cover letter and suggest what to include in my CV»
«Please review this restaurant menu (in a foreign language) and tell me which dish has the most protein and the least carbs»
It seems the main function of apple intelligence is to create more emojis and useless images.
I work in the IT field and any time I come across an issue I’m not sure how to resolve I’ve defaulted to asking ChatGPT before googling. Google has become worse and worse over the past few years, and an AI will understand the issue I’m having and can find solutions way faster than I can with Google.
It’s basically an amazing interactive search engine. Like asking a coworker for help. If the fix or code it provides is wrong, you ask for sources to see where it got the info and usually you can get it sorted out yourself that way.
A really cool example that I assume I’ll only use extremely rarely, is that I used it to build an iOS app. I couldn’t find an app to do quite what I wanted, and I don’t have the time to learn Swift for some random side project… so I asked ChatGPT a bunch of questions and iterated some code over a few weeks when I had spare time, and now I have an app I use everyday.
It does that on Windows as well. It didn't used to. I think it has to do with some government regulations. Otherwise, since they are both just web wrappers there isn't much logic in having and forcing two separate apps when they used to act as one.
I work in IT and find its VERY inaccurate and unreliable. When asked what date a CPU was released it gave a date.... then when I looked at the sources EVERY one had the correct date. Only the date ChatGPT told me was NOT correct. It gave me the one date the a single source had revised its article.
I've also asked for how to do basic things in Windows 11 and I'll get the 10 or sometimes even 7 directions.
I spend so much time having to fact check it that it's faster for me to just use google search and be done.
Not to all of the above. But copilot is actually useful. And I’m quite impressed with its capabilities in a corporate environment. Meanwhile Apple intelligence can do terrible cartoons.
Seriously though, I have to wonder why anyone would use this for $20 per month instead of ChatGPT directly.
This isn’t even the business version that could help with your email and documents.
I do. I need to use it a lot actually. My work has to do with research so whenever I need to research a topic AI helps a lot.
I triedf copilot on PC asking abou online/free version of Office. Frustrating experience. Both copilot advices that were completelly off and abilities of free Office as well lol
This App will only run on Macs with Apple Silicon, this is pretty significant. ARM chips are much better suited for GPT and other AI technologies; Intel chips would melt if they tried to do all of that processing.
Microsoft today introduced a new Copilot app designed for Macs, letting Copilot users access the AI companion with a native macOS app.
Copilot is Microsoft's generative AI product, built on OpenAI technology. Copilot is similar to ChatGPT, and users can have questions answered, get coding help, upload images for context, generate images and text, summarize content, conduct research, launch shortcuts, and more.
There are no in-app purchases for Microsoft Copilot, but Copilot does have both free and paid tiers. Copilot Pro is priced at $20 per user per month for access to the latest AI models.
The Microsoft Copilot app can be downloaded from the Mac App Store for free. It can run on all Macs with an Apple silicon chip that have macOS 14 or later. [Direct Link]
Article Link: Microsoft Launches Copilot App for Mac
Does Microsoft provide this for free when used with a paid Microsoft 365 subscription?
You are welcome, buddy. Just think that I went from using Copilot on a daily basis to launching it just to wishfully check whether any of the removed features have been reintroduced.
Nowadays, talk of what model Copilot is using is almost nonexistent, while back then Microsoft was quick to implement GPT-4. With its Precise, Balanced, and Creative modes, it was so good you could afford not to pay for a ChatGPT Plus subscription.
You know, I have never been one of those guys who go around recommending the hottest app of the day to anyone, but I trusted Copilot (since when it was called Bing) to the point that I evangelized people who weren't even tech enthusiasts, and they were all blown away. A few of them recommended it to other people, too.
I was even an admirer of what Suleyman did with his Pi project, which was a great product—and likely the most relatable of all the models I was dabbling with at the time. But I would have hoped that his expertise added value to an already great app, while in fact he replaced it. Probably the best way I can put it is that today Copilot wants to be my friend while I need a coworker—and even my chat history is mostly gone.