Welcome to ZDNET Innovation Index, which identifies the most innovative developments in technology from the past week and ranks the top four, based on votes by our panel of editors and experts. Our mission is to help you identify the trends that will have the greatest impact on the future.
Microsoft’s consumer AI leads the index this week, followed by some interesting developments on the AI business front.
Topping the charts this week is Microsoft’s new software Surface Assistant + PC. The ZDNET team was impressed when the company debuted the laptops at Build last month. After testing the baked AI against M3 MacBook Air, Senior Editor Kerry Whan finds Microsoft one-upping Apple — especially considering that the consumer AI laptop is still a relatively new market. The company is right where it wants to be with seamless on-device AI, speed, and screen support. Touch. At least so we can compare capabilities with what Apple intelligence Microsoft has certainly made a good impression.
In number 2 it is A A new wave of job roles related to artificial intelligence Which promises tremors in the future. According to one researcher, job postings for roles like “instant whisperer” and “data DJ” may be coming up on LinkedIn soon. While these new titles are experimental — and even seem a bit immature at times — they do tell us something about how technical professions are evolving to meet the demands of AI.
In third place comes Apple, which is Make progress In more secure data centers for private cloud computing, which is the foundation of its move to artificial intelligence. By announcing its plans to let security researchers verify its privacy claims, Apple may avoid the problems another big tech company has had over one that unfortunately bears its name. feature. If the data centers pass the test, the company could set a new privacy standard for consumer AI.
Rounding out the week is AI Oscar, the new stock picker from Singapore’s OCBC Bank. Trained on stock market data from numerous markets, the AI platform understands the user’s risk profile and trading habits to make personalized stock picks. It’s another example of the small tools that AI can provide consumers — arguably a more impactful transformation of our daily lives than larger, industry-wide ads.