Subj : Microsoft Edge may introduce a new AI-generated writing feature -
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Sep 13 2023 17:45:04

Microsoft Edge may introduce a new AI-generated writing feature - and that 
makes me nervous

Date:
Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:35:02 +0000

Description:
We could see an even closer integration between Bing AI and Microsoft Edge - 
which is worrying.

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Microsoft Edge could drastically change the way we interact with written 
content on the web with a new AI writing feature that copies existing content 
and regurgitates the information in a more personal tone at the click of a 
button. 

According to Windows Latest , the GPT-4-powered feature allows users to 
select text on a webpage and have it rewritten in a tone and length of their 
choice. Microsoft Edges AI offers customizable tones like professional, 
casual, enthusiastic and informational, as well as format options that 
include a simple paragraph, email or blog post layout. 

The feature is integrated into the browser itself, allowing more users to 
access it much quicker. This is helpful if you want to generate ideas or make 
a quick change to the tone. 

So far Microsoft has been testing the feature with a small group of users in 
the Canary version of Chromium Edge , so well have to wait and see if the 
feature ends up making its way officially to Microsoft Edge. Its not all bad 
is it? 

I dont mean to harp on about the doom and gloom aspect of a feature like 
this, but we do have to think about the negatives of AI before the positives 
because once the technology is out there, it cant be taken back. 

Microsoft Edges AI could allow more people to break into blog writing who may 
feel a little nervous about getting their work out there without any mistakes 
in the copy. It would be useful while youre researching and looking for a 
springboard for ideas and would help write boring but important emails 
without too much effort. 

However, because the tool is web-integrated and uses text on the web, itll 
become virtually impossible to detect whether or not a person's blog email or 
pitch has been plagiarized and AI-generated. Anyone could feed the tool a 
sites copy, alter it slightly super quickly and pass it off as their own 
without any of the skill or hard work that goes into actually writing their 
own work. 

Microsofts efforts to cram artificial intelligence into its own products as 
quickly as possible, particularly after the success of Bing AI could have 
some unforeseen repercussions if its not careful. We can only hope that if 
Edge AI writer does make its debut, it proves me wrong and stays a writing 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-edge-may
-introduce-a-new-ai-generated-writing-feature-and-that-makes-me-nervous


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