Microsoft is rolling out anew messaging functionpowered by the AI chatbot technologyChatGPT.

The Microsoft feature is one of a growing number of AI chatbots in the workplace.

“As of now, chatbots still lack the human element, which is incredibly important in the workplace.

Robots in an office setting with people sitting around a conference table.

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Microsoft says the new AI function in its software should boost efficiency.

“With intelligent recap, it’s possible for you to now save time spent reviewing meeting recordings.

Three human-like robots sitting at a conference table wearing headsets and working on laptop computers.

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“This is available today for PowerPoint Live meeting recordings.

Intelligent recap will automatically generate meeting chapters based on the meeting transcript as well.”

A recentUnited Nations reporton AI said that chatbots could free workers from repetitive tasks.

As of now, chatbots still lack the human element, which is incredibly important in the workplace.

Would you want to know if the co-worker you are communicating with is a bot?

It’s getting harder to tell, Arnold said.

An analogous situation would be to wonder if someone uses a calculator to perform a complex operation.

What matters is the result, not how you get to it.”

Update 2/16/2023: Corrected the source’s title in paragraph 11.