Microsoft Teams tests AI interpreter that sounds like you

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Microsoft's newest artificial intelligence feature, which is coming to Teams, allows you to sound like you are speaking a language you are not. The app offers a new AI interpreter that simulates your voice and provides near-real-time voice interpretation.

The feature is being tested by a limited group of users and is expected to roll out in 2025 for accounts with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. It initially supports nine languages: Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish. Microsoft plans to add more languages in the future.

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Microsoft Teams to offer new virtual backgrounds

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Microsoft Teams is getting a major update to refresh its virtual backgrounds, including new animated ones. The new backgrounds are designed to match the different preferences and needs of 300 million active monthly Teams users. Whether you want to hide your messy room or create a fun and imaginative atmosphere, you can find one that works for you.

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Microsoft Teams Premium helps keep track of meetings with the help of GPT-3

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A new feature coming to the Microsoft Teams Premium subscription service is one of the more useful integrations of OpenAI's GPT-3.5. It's the first more obvious integration of OpenAI's language processing expertise since the company and Microsoft announced their expanded partnership. This updated service will cost US$10 (around CA$13) per month and will automate some traditional administrative tasks in meetings, like taking notes or creating summaries.

Microsoft is calling this new AI-powered feature "intelligent recap." It is powered by GPT-3.5's intelligent recap and can create “automatically generated meeting notes, recommended tasks, and personalized highlights.” It applies even if you don't log on for the meeting.

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Microsoft Teams is finally coming to its app store

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It feels like a weird omission, but Microsoft Teams had to be downloaded from the web or installed alongside the rest of Office 365. But that's about to change. According to a roadmap update, the Teams will arrive in the Microsoft Store sometime next month for Windows 10 and 11. The Windows 10 version will be usable with personal, work, and school accounts, while the Windows 11 model will be for work and school accounts. As The Verge pointed out, the Windows 11 already comes with Teams built in for personal use.

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