Top Trends in Tech: Microsoft Copilot, EnCharge AI, Meta Ray-Ban Smartglasses, and AWS AI Validation Tool

In the latest edition of the ZDNET Innovation Index, artificial intelligence continues to dominate the tech world, with generative AI leading the pack. This comes as no surprise, given the increasing interest, news coverage, and investment in AI technologies.

The Innovation Index, which showcases the top trends in tech as voted on by a panel of journalists and analysts, aims to highlight the most innovative developments with the potential to shape the future. This week, the top trends included Microsoft Copilot’s new feature allowing users to create custom chatbots, EnCharge AI’s breakthrough in solving generative AI’s power consumption issue, Meta Ray-Ban’s smartglasses with augmented reality capabilities, and AWS’s new tool for validating the helpfulness of AI models.

Microsoft Copilot’s ability for users to create personalized chatbots was selected as the top story of the week by the panel. This feature allows Copilot Pro users to craft their own conversational bots with customized instructions, which can be shared with others or kept private. Meanwhile, EnCharge AI’s breakthrough in using in-memory compute to run AI models on lower powered chips could revolutionize the energy consumption of generative AI chatbots.

Meta Ray-Ban’s smartglasses, which can now identify local landmarks using AI, also made the list, highlighting the increasing integration of AI technologies into everyday devices. Additionally, AWS’s new tool aims to help businesses navigate the plethora of generative AI tools by validating the helpfulness of AI models based on established standards.

As AI continues to drive innovation in the tech industry, the ZDNET Innovation Index provides a valuable insight into the latest trends shaping the future. Stay tuned for next week’s update on the top tech developments.