The Vergecast

How to use Microsoft’s AI Copilot, laptop microphones, and Amazon Sidewalk

Apr 5, 2023

01:16:06

Episode guests

Tom Warren

Monica Chin

David Pierce

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Introduction

4min

Amazon Sidewalk: A Low-Bandwidth Long Range Wireless Network for the Smart Home

4min

The Importance of Connectivity in the Internet of Things

4min

How to Trust Amazon's Networks

2min

The Problem With Amazon's Echo Network

5min

The Matter World Is Losing Momentum

1min

The Importance of Infrastructure in the Smart Home

3min

The Tension Over Matter's Future

6min

How to Stay Connected and Get More Done

2min

10.

The Best Laptop Microphones for Voice Calls

5min

11.

How to Use the Gateway 14 to Hear Sound in a Crowd of People

2min

12.

The Lenovo IdeaPad 5i Gaming Chromebook

2min

13.

The Best Mic of the Group

5min

14.

Microsoft's Many Adventures in AI

2min

15.

Microsoft's Co-Pilot: A Virtual Assistant

2min

16.

Microsoft's Co-Pilot: A Virtual System

2min

17.

The Future of Chatbots

3min

18.

How to Use Co-Pilot to Rewrite a Word Document

3min

19.

Microsoft's Security Co-Pilot

4min

20.

The Future of Microsoft's Business Chat

2min

21.

Microsoft's Security Issues With Chat GPT

3min

22.

The Dangers of Copilot Technology

2min

23.

The Future of AI

2min

24.

The Future of Microsoft's Chatbot

2min

Today on the flagship podcast of peer-to-peer wireless networking:

02:31 - David Pierce talks with smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy about Amazon’s network of smart home devices called Sidewalk and the state of Matter, the promised smart home standard.

Amazon just opened up its Sidewalk network for anyone to build connected gadgets on

32:16- Monica Chin brings six laptops to Times Square in New York City to test out the microphones.

48:47 - Tom Warren joins the show to explain how AI is being integrated into Microsoft’s products, which may be more promising than Bing’s chatbot.

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