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OpenAI CEO Says ‘Optimistic’ on Global AI Coordination 

Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)
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OpenAI CEO Says ‘Optimistic’ on Global AI Coordination 

Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, leaves an open dialogue with students at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan June 12, 2023. (Reuters)

The CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Monday said a tour of capital cities had left him "quite optimistic" about prospects for global coordination on artificial intelligence (AI).

The public face of the startup, backed by Microsoft Corp , has been on a whirlwind tour looking to capitalize on interest in generative AI and exert influence on regulation of the burgeoning technology.

"I came to the trip ... skeptical that it was going to be possible in the short term to get global cooperation to reduce existential risk but I am now wrapping up the trip feeling quite optimistic we can get it done," Sam Altman told students in Tokyo.

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Microsoft Launches Copilot Chat for Businesses to Boost AI Adoption

FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is pictured on a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is pictured on a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
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Microsoft Launches Copilot Chat for Businesses to Boost AI Adoption

FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is pictured on a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is pictured on a store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, January 25, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out a chat service allowing businesses to use on-demand AI agents for routine tasks, betting on the pay-as-you-go model to drive up the adoption of the technology.

The free service, Copilot Chat, which uses OpenAI's GPT-4, lets users create AI agents using natural languages such as English and Mandarin for tasks such as market research, writing strategy documents and preparing for meetings, Reuters reported.

However, features including summarizing and transcribing Teams calls and creating PowerPoint slides require a $30 monthly Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription.

Microsoft, like other big technology companies, is under pressure to show returns on its hefty investments in AI, as the software giant is set to spend about $80 billion during its current fiscal year on data centers and AI infrastructure.

After a Gartner report last year raised doubts about Copilot's adoption, Microsoft has been pushing its uptake.

In November, Microsoft began allowing customers to create autonomous agents requiring minimal human intervention, a strategy which some analysts say could offer tech companies a simpler path to monetization.