Surface Copilot+ PC and new AI job roles lead the Innovation Index
Welcome to ZDNET Innovation index, identifies the most innovative developments in technology from the past week and ranks the top four, based on votes from our editorial board and experts. Our mission is to help you identify the trends that will have the biggest impact on the future.
Microsoft’s consumer AI topped the Index this week, followed by some interesting developments on the AI jobs front.
Topping the rankings this week is a new product from Microsoft Surface co-pilot + PC. The ZDNET team was impressed when the company first launched the laptop at Build last month. After testing the built-in AI against Macbook Air M3Senior editor Kerry Wan finds Microsoft performing better than Apple – especially considering consumer AI laptops are still a relatively new market, the company is right where it wants to be with its Seamless support across AI, speed and touchscreen on devices. At least until we can compare the possibilities with what Apple is smart has gone down, Microsoft has certainly made an impression.
At number 2 is new wave of AI-related jobs promises future changes. According to one researcher, positions like “quick whisperer” and “data DJ” may soon appear on LinkedIn. While these new titles are experimental — and sometimes even sound a bit half-baked — they tell us something about how the tech industry is evolving to meet the needs of consumers. WHO.
In third place is Apple Making progress of ultra-secure data centers for Private Cloud Computing, a differentiated foundation for the move to AI. By announcing plans to allow security researchers to verify its privacy claims, Apple could avoid the problems another major tech company has faced around an unknown name. lucky to be named. feature. If the data centers pass the test, the company could set a new security standard for consumer AI.
Closing the week is AI Oscar, a new stock investor of OCBC Singapore Bank. Trained on stock trading data from several markets, the AI platform takes in the user’s risk profile and trading habits to determine personalized stock picks. This is another example of the small tools AI can provide to consumers — arguably a much more impactful change in our daily lives than announcements suggest. larger on an industry-wide scale.
