This week continues the theme of market shift. Satya Nadella correctly aligned with the generative AI zeitgeist in focusing on practical applications of the technology. Individuals and companies have moved past bewilderment and wonder and now want to begin implementing and adopting solutions that offer tangible value. Eric Schwartz, head writer of Voicebot.ai, joined me this week to break down the news onslaught from Microsoft, more maneuvring from OpenAI, and a few other announcements. Generative AI News Featured Stories of the Week ? Copilots Everywhere - Microsoft’s Ignite conference showcased a number of working productivity solutions for generative AI along with foundation models and other services. Microsoft Copilots Everywhere, A Bing Chat Facelift, and the Shift to Practical Applications Microsoft Unveils Expanded Copilot Generative AI for Business Apps and Roles Azure OpenAI Service Breakdown: GPT-3.5, GPT-4, Use Cases, Users, and Trends How GPT-4 Was Transformed Into Generative AI Search in Bing Chat OpenAI Hegemony - abc OpenAI Has Halted ChatGPT Plus Subscriptions Due to Surging Demand - Join GPTs Demo Event Today GPT Showcase - Deep Dive, Demos, and Data OpenAI's Bid to Become a Data Titan - Distilling the 4-Pronged Generative AI Data Strategy Generative AI winners and losers of the week Generative AI Funding Fountain ?⛲️ Clinical Generative AI Startup Startup Layer Health Raises $4M Generative AI Product Garden ? OpenGPT is LangChain's Open-Source Answer to OpenAI's GPTs You.com Launches Search APIs Giving Generative AI Chatbots Real-Time Web Access Unity Muse - Generative AI Tools for Game Makers SymphonyAI Rolls Out Generative AI Industrial Copilots to Enhance Manufacturing Productivity Picsart Debuts Generative AI Tools to Create and Manipulate Synthetic Images and Videos Google Cloud Deepens Anthropic Partnership as Generative AI Tug-of-War With AWS Intensifies More About GAIN GAIN is recorded live and streamed via YouTube and LinkedIn on Thursdays. You can re-watch each week’s discussion on Voicebot’s YouTube channel. Please join us live next week on YouTube or LinkedIn at 11 a.m. ET. Also, please participate in the live show by commenting, and we are likely to give you a shoutout and may even show your comment on screen.