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Syed Abbas

As a Principal Product Lead at Microsoft, I lead investments in Copilot and other Microsoft products. Reporting in this newsletter is from public sources only and all views and opinions expressed here belong solely to me and do not reflect the view of my employer.

🤖Send Your Digital Twin to Zoom Meetings, Nvidia Unveils New Tech, AI Automates Job Hunting & More!

Jun 4, 2024

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🤖Send Your Digital Twin to Zoom Meetings, Nvidia Unveils New Tech, AI Automates Job Hunting & More!

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
OpenAI Announces GPT-5, Your AI Voice Answers Phone Calls, Safe AI for Kids, China Moves into US Classrooms, and more!

May 28, 2024

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6 min read

OpenAI Announces GPT-5, Your AI Voice Answers Phone Calls, Safe AI for Kids, China Moves into US Classrooms, and more!

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
💰Boost Your Pay by 25% with AI Skills, Microsoft's AI Everywhere, EU's AI Act, and New AI-Powered Copy & Paste!

May 22, 2024

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5 min read

💰Boost Your Pay by 25% with AI Skills, Microsoft's AI Everywhere, EU's AI Act, and New AI-Powered Copy & Paste!

AI Christmas is here!

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
OpenAI unveils GPT-4o (Her), Facebook's Camerabuds, Google Claps Back at OpenAI, and More!

May 14, 2024

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OpenAI unveils GPT-4o (Her), Facebook's Camerabuds, Google Claps Back at OpenAI, and More!

What an exciting week this will be between announcements from OpenAI and Google I/O!! We'll cover it all!

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
OpenAI's Search Engine, AI's Takeover of Job Interviews, US Air Force Orders 1000 AI Jets, and more!

May 5, 2024

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8 min read

OpenAI's Search Engine, AI's Takeover of Job Interviews, US Air Force Orders 1000 AI Jets, and more!

Exciting news, rumors, upcoming events, there is so much to cover this week! Let's dive in!

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
From cameras that click deepfake nudes to the ones that protect you by shooting paintballs, we got it all!

Apr 28, 2024

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6 min read

From cameras that click deepfake nudes to the ones that protect you by shooting paintballs, we got it all!

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Drake Revives Tupac with AI, US Fighter Pilots vs. AI Dogfight, Discover Your Inner Musician, & More Inside!

Apr 21, 2024

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4 min read

Drake Revives Tupac with AI, US Fighter Pilots vs. AI Dogfight, Discover Your Inner Musician, & More Inside!

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
AI Whisperer job pays $335,000, Calls to pause advancements in AI, Video to Recipes, AI for Teachers, and more!

Mar 30, 2023

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5 min read

AI Whisperer job pays $335,000, Calls to pause advancements in AI, Video to Recipes, AI for Teachers, and more!

Week #20

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Adobe launches FireFly, Text-to-Video from Runwayml (Gen2), Google's Bard is now public and more!!

Mar 23, 2023

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9 min read

Adobe launches FireFly, Text-to-Video from Runwayml (Gen2), Google's Bard is now public and more!!

Week #19

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
AI-Powered companion for $300, GPT-4, Microsoft & Google's AI-Powered Productivity Boosters, and More!

Mar 16, 2023

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9 min read

AI-Powered companion for $300, GPT-4, Microsoft & Google's AI-Powered Productivity Boosters, and More!

Week #18

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
AI-Powered Robot Does Chores, Scams and Phishing Attacks, Design-to-Code and More!

Mar 9, 2023

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9 min read

AI-Powered Robot Does Chores, Scams and Phishing Attacks, Design-to-Code and More!

Week #17

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
AI Goes Grocery Shopping, Trains Sales Reps, Shows up in Windows Taskbar and more!

Mar 2, 2023

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8 min read

AI Goes Grocery Shopping, Trains Sales Reps, Shows up in Windows Taskbar and more!

Week #16

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Spotify brings AI DJ to life, Text-to-Figma Designs, Prepare for your next interview with AI!

Feb 23, 2023

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8 min read

Spotify brings AI DJ to life, Text-to-Figma Designs, Prepare for your next interview with AI!

Week #15

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Copilot for Designers, AI Flying US Air Force Jet, Text-to-Tshirt, AI User Research and more!!

Feb 15, 2023

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8 min read

Copilot for Designers, AI Flying US Air Force Jet, Text-to-Tshirt, AI User Research and more!!

Week #14

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Search changed forever, AI Interviewer, Animal language decoder and more!

Feb 8, 2023

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Search changed forever, AI Interviewer, Animal language decoder and more!

Week #13

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Product Manager with Superpowers, Best AI Voice Cloning, ChatGPT for $20 and More!!

Feb 2, 2023

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7 min read

Product Manager with Superpowers, Best AI Voice Cloning, ChatGPT for $20 and More!!

Week #12

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
AI in Hollywood, Robot helpers and their rights, Audio without fillers and a lot more!

Jan 26, 2023

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7 min read

AI in Hollywood, Robot helpers and their rights, Audio without fillers and a lot more!

Week #11

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Disregard for Status Quo is Beautiful, When Done Right!

Jan 20, 2023

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3 min read

Disregard for Status Quo is Beautiful, When Done Right!

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
AI Dream Interpreter, Quiz Maker, ChatGPT in Microsoft Teams and more!

Jan 19, 2023

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AI Dream Interpreter, Quiz Maker, ChatGPT in Microsoft Teams and more!

Issue #10

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
AI Bandage Reporting on Wounds, Gadget Translates Baby's Cry, AI Bird Feeder and More!

Jan 11, 2023

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AI Bandage Reporting on Wounds, Gadget Translates Baby's Cry, AI Bird Feeder and More!

Issue #9

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Buy/Sell Prompts, AI writes job proposals, Microservice in secs and more!

Jan 4, 2023

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Buy/Sell Prompts, AI writes job proposals, Microservice in secs and more!

ThisWeek in AI - Issue #8

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Product Management in the age of Artificial Intelligence

Jan 3, 2023

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Product Management in the age of Artificial Intelligence

Tips for Product Managers

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Presentations with a Prompt, Sweater makes you invisible to AI Cameras and more!!

Dec 15, 2022

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Presentations with a Prompt, Sweater makes you invisible to AI Cameras and more!!

ThisWeek in AI - Issue #7

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Become a published musician in 10mins, Save time with TLDR, ChatGPT and more!

Dec 6, 2022

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Become a published musician in 10mins, Save time with TLDR, ChatGPT and more!

ThisWeek in AI - Issue #6

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
Let AI animate a movie, write a story book or a cover letter for you!

Nov 30, 2022

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4 min read

Let AI animate a movie, write a story book or a cover letter for you!

ThisWeek in AI - Issue #5

Syed Abbas
Syed Abbas
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