| |APRIL 20254The increasing competition between the large language models (LLM) is an indication that we are fast approaching the fine-tuning phase of Generative AI. Mercedes-Benz recently announced its extended collaboration with Google Cloud to incorporate advanced AI-powered conversational search capabilities into its Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) Virtual Assistant. Mercedes wants to enable drivers to interact with the Virtual Assistant through natural language, enabling seamless communication for navigation and recommendations. If the reports are anything to go by, the new version of MBUX will allow users to ask nuanced questions, such as, "What's the quickest route to a five-star restaurant that's still open and within 10 miles?"This partnership focuses on integrating Google Cloud's Automotive AI Agent, which is built on its Gemini AI models, into the in-car system. This innovation allows drivers to interact with the Virtual Assistant through natural language, enabling seamless communication for navigation, recommendations, and more. By utilizing Google Maps Platform data, the system provides highly accurate and personalized responses, pulling from a database of approximately 250 million points of interest and receiving over 100 million daily updates. On the other hand, Microsoft's Copilot, which is based on the LLM of OpenAI, has launched a pay-as-you-go chat service that enables companies to deploy on-demand AI agents. With this, users can develop AI agents for activities like market research, strategy document authoring, meeting preparation with Copilot Chat, and using natural languages like English and Mandarin. However, a $30 monthly Microsoft 365 Copilot membership is needed to use capabilities like making PowerPoint slides and summarizing and transcribing Teams calls. Evidently, a lot is happening in the tech realm beyond the Ghibli-based ChatGPT arts. This special issue is all about it. Do let us know your thoughts.Sujith VasudevanManaging Editor sujith@cioinsiderindia.comTech Realm is Regaining its CharmEditorialVOL 4 · ISSUE 4 04 · APRIL 2025Office Editorial queries editor@cioinsiderindia.comAdvertising Queriessales@cioinsiderindia.comBangaloreTel 080 46441103 To subscribeVisit www.cioinsiderindia.com/subscribe/ or send email to: subscription@cioinsiderindia.comMagazine price is Rs 150 per issuePrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayGM - Sales & MarketingNagendra Kumar KGM - Media & Graphic Designing VisualizerMagendran PerumalCirculation ManagerEditorial TeamKeerthana Kantharaj Roopalatha HRoshan AktharLakshmi PrabhaHarold VinsonCIOInsiderNo. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017Madhusmita SahooMrigank SharmaVisualisersPublisher & EditorManaging EditorAlok ChaturvediSujith VasudevanPrinted and published by Alok Chaturvedi on Behalf of SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Executive Prints - 113/7, Ground floor, Old madras road, Halasuru, Bangalore - 560008 and Published at No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright© 2025 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.
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