Microsoft Groups Premium is now out there with options powered by OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 AI language mannequin. The new premium tier of Microsoft Groups contains an clever recap function that routinely generates notes, duties, and highlights of conferences due to GPT-3.5, alongside branded conferences, customized assembly templates, and options like watermarking to raised shield assembly contents.

Clever recap is the large new addition to Microsoft Groups Premium, and it could tempt customers to pay the $7 per thirty days per consumer introductory worth ($10 per thirty days from June thirtieth) simply to get an concept of how helpful it is going to be. Clever recap makes use of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 mannequin to generate assembly notes and highlights even in the event you weren’t current in a gathering.

It makes catching up so much simpler when conferences are held at awkward instances or when staff are in numerous time zones or out of the workplace. Notes, mentions, and a full transcript are all out there, with every speaker’s contributions highlighted in a neat timeline of subjects and chapters. If a colleague mentions you in a gathering, you’ll even get personalised timeline markers to rapidly see what was shared and mentioned. Whereas most clever recap options can be found right now, Microsoft says some gained’t arrive till the second quarter of 2023.

Microsoft can be taking some Groups options and making them Premium-only. Reside translated captions, customized group Collectively Mode scenes, and a lot of digital appointments options will now be out there for Premium solely. Reside translated captions will likely be out there for a “60-day grace interval” for current Microsoft Groups customers, and digital appointment options will solely be out there for 30 days.

The opposite options of Microsoft Groups Premium which may enchantment extra to companies are superior assembly protections. This contains a lot of safeguards like watermarking and labeling delicate content material throughout conferences, or the power to limit customers from recording conferences and copying textual content from the assembly chat. Microsoft says these options may “deter leaks” or maintain discussions non-public.

Microsoft Groups Premium additionally contains webinars so companies can host occasions with registration waitlists, customizable begin and finish instances, and digital inexperienced rooms.

Microsoft launched a 30-day trial of Groups Premium in December as a preview of the options out there right now. Now that the subscription is mostly out there to all companies, Microsoft Groups Premium is obtainable at an introductory worth of $7 per thirty days per consumer till June thirtieth when it returns to the usual $10 per consumer per thirty days pricing.