The Microsoft Word text editor will soon be enriched with new artificial
intelligence algorithms with the integration of predictive input.
Suggesting
word suggestions according to the semantic context, it doesn't seem
like much and we already find such devices on our smartphones. On the
other hand, it is the first time that such a mechanism has seen the
light of day on the most popular text editor.
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An input aid tool
Last September, Microsoft announced that it was
working on predictive algorithms for Word and Outlook. The engineers
had developed a machine learning process. The Redmond firm thus stated:
“Text
predictions allow users to write more efficiently with fast and
relevant text predictions. This feature helps reduce spelling and
grammar mistakes and learns on its own over time to return best
recommendations based on your writing style ”.
The suggestions
appear grayed out at the cursor. To accept them quickly, all you have to
do is press the TAB key. The ESC key is used to reject them.
More generally, this optional tool should allow faster text entries as the algorithm improves.
For now only in English
According to Neowin, Microsoft initially
rolled out this novelty to half of the testers registered and receiving
updates through the beta channel.
Judging by the Microsoft 365
roadmap, the publisher is expected to roll out this input assist tool
sometime next month for Word. An Outlook update has already taken place
this month.
Note, however, that this prediction only concerns
Shakespeare's language for the time being. No information has been
published on the support of French.
Another point remains a
little vague: the degree of personalization. Microsoft explains that the
prediction is applied to the document being edited. It would seem then
that it is a question of creating an algorithm neither based on all of
its documents nor linked to its Microsoft account. However, the
publisher explains that it is possible to activate it on Outlook.com and
allow the device to scan all its emails to improve the quality of the
suggestions.
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