{"id":67156,"date":"2019-05-11T11:13:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-11T15:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=67156"},"modified":"2019-05-11T12:23:30","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T16:23:30","slug":"microsoft-debuts-ideas-in-word-a-grammar-style-suggestions-tool-powered-by-ai-wiggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2019\/05\/11\/microsoft-debuts-ideas-in-word-a-grammar-style-suggestions-tool-powered-by-ai-wiggers\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft debuts Ideas in Word, a grammar &#038; style suggestions tool powered by AI [Wiggers]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2019\/05\/06\/microsoft-debuts-ideas-in-word-a-grammar-and-style-suggestions-tool-powered-by-ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Microsoft debuts Ideas in Word, a grammar and style suggestions tool powered by AI<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from venturebeat.com by Kyle Wiggers; with thanks to Mr. Jack Du Mez for his posting on this over on LinkedIn<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The first day of Microsoft\u2019s Build developer conference is typically chock-full of news, and this year was no exception. During a keynote headlined by CEO Satya Nadella, the Seattle company took the wraps off a slew of updates to Microsoft 365, its lineup of productivity-focused, cloud-hosted software and subscription services. Among the highlights were a new AI-powered grammar and style checker in Word Online, dubbed Ideas in Word, and dynamic email messages in Outlook Mobile.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Ideas in Word builds on Editor, an AI-powered proofreader for Office 365 that was announced in July 2016 and replaced the Spelling &amp; Grammar pane in Office 2016 later that year. Ideas in Words similarly taps natural language processing and machine learning to deliver intelligent, contextually aware suggestions that could improve a document\u2019s readability. For instance, it\u2019ll recommend ways to make phrases more concise, clear, and inclusive, and when it comes across a particularly tricky snippet, it\u2019ll put forward synonyms and alternative phrasings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Also see:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/microsoft-future-of-office-160304186.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>How Microsoft is shaping the future of your office<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from finance.yahoo.com by Daniel Howley<br \/>\n<em>Excerpt:<\/em><br \/>\nThe new tech includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"canvas-list List(d)\" data-type=\"list\" data-reactid=\"34\">\n<li data-reactid=\"35\">Augmented Reality meetings<\/li>\n<li data-reactid=\"35\">Advanced digital voice assistants<\/li>\n<li data-reactid=\"37\">Enhanced speech recognition technologies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/microsoft-releases-blockchain-manager-app\/amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Microsoft Releases Blockchain Manager App<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Excerpt:<\/em><br \/>\nThe new blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) platform will purportedly allow users to build blockchain applications on preconfigured network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft debuts Ideas in Word, a grammar and style suggestions tool powered by AI &#8212; from venturebeat.com by Kyle Wiggers; with thanks to Mr. Jack Du Mez for his posting on this over on LinkedIn Excerpt: The first day of Microsoft\u2019s Build developer conference is typically chock-full of news, and this year was no exception. 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