今年早些時(shí)候,微軟(Microsoft)整合生成式人工智能的產(chǎn)品初露端倪,就讓用戶驚嘆不已?,F(xiàn)在,隨著對該技術(shù)盈利能力的首份評估出爐,微軟開始令投資者們趨之若鶩。
據(jù)麥格里股票研究公司(Macquarie Equity Research)在7月18日發(fā)布的報(bào)告顯示,微軟新發(fā)布的人工智能辦公工具,在第一年將為公司創(chuàng)造約140億美元收入。
該預(yù)估假設(shè)微軟10%的現(xiàn)有企業(yè)用戶使用該產(chǎn)品,這筆收入將立即收回微軟在ChatGPT開發(fā)者OpenAI的巨額投資。微軟的新產(chǎn)品中整合了OpenAI開發(fā)的技術(shù)。
麥格里的分析師薩拉·欣德里安-鮑勒在投資者報(bào)告中表示:“我們認(rèn)為,Office CoPilot是微軟將其對OpenAI的100億美元投資貨幣化的首次合理嘗試;Office 365是微軟的拳頭產(chǎn)品,也是商界不可或缺的關(guān)鍵任務(wù)軟件?!?/p>
自7月18日發(fā)布人工智能驅(qū)動的CoPilot 365以來,微軟的股價(jià)上漲近3%。微軟辦公生產(chǎn)力軟件套裝的用戶每個(gè)月付費(fèi)30美元就能夠使用新產(chǎn)品,其中整合了類似于ChatGPT的功能。這意味著用戶可以像與聊天機(jī)器人聊天一樣,將許多繁瑣的辦公任務(wù)以及數(shù)據(jù)表操作、PowerPoint演示文稿和其他類似應(yīng)用程序輕松自動化。
測試者對該項(xiàng)服務(wù)給出了積極評價(jià),認(rèn)為它能夠提升勞動生產(chǎn)率。《PC World》稱它是人工智能需要的“殺手級應(yīng)用”。
報(bào)告稱,CoPilot 365從3月起開放企業(yè)Beta測試,微軟的600家最大客戶,包括美國銀行(Bank of America)、福特(Ford)和沃爾瑪(Walmart)等,均購買了公測版。
雖然微軟尚未公布公開發(fā)布CoPilot的具體時(shí)間,但麥格里的欣德里安-鮑勒表示其潛力巨大。
麥格里估計(jì),微軟Office 365產(chǎn)品約有3.82億企業(yè)用戶。按照報(bào)告預(yù)測的最差情景,如果其中2.5%決定支付30美元升級至CoPilot 365,微軟的年收入就將額外增加34億美元。
如果十分之一企業(yè)用戶選擇升級,微軟的年收入就將額外增長137.5億美元。按照麥格里預(yù)測的最佳情景,如果20%的Office 365用戶支付30美元升級,微軟的年收入就將增加275億美元。
近年來,微軟對位于美國舊金山的人工智能初創(chuàng)公司OpenAI投資了30億美元,今年1月又在OpenAI投資100億美元。雖然投資協(xié)議的結(jié)構(gòu)規(guī)定了微軟在OpenAI的投資可以獲得的利潤上限,但微軟在其產(chǎn)品里使用OpenAI技術(shù)帶來的收入應(yīng)該不受該結(jié)構(gòu)約束。
麥格里對微軟股票給出“優(yōu)于預(yù)期”評級,在7月18日的投資者報(bào)告中并未改變其對微軟股票的預(yù)估。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
今年早些時(shí)候,微軟(Microsoft)整合生成式人工智能的產(chǎn)品初露端倪,就讓用戶驚嘆不已?,F(xiàn)在,隨著對該技術(shù)盈利能力的首份評估出爐,微軟開始令投資者們趨之若鶩。
據(jù)麥格里股票研究公司(Macquarie Equity Research)在7月18日發(fā)布的報(bào)告顯示,微軟新發(fā)布的人工智能辦公工具,在第一年將為公司創(chuàng)造約140億美元收入。
該預(yù)估假設(shè)微軟10%的現(xiàn)有企業(yè)用戶使用該產(chǎn)品,這筆收入將立即收回微軟在ChatGPT開發(fā)者OpenAI的巨額投資。微軟的新產(chǎn)品中整合了OpenAI開發(fā)的技術(shù)。
麥格里的分析師薩拉·欣德里安-鮑勒在投資者報(bào)告中表示:“我們認(rèn)為,Office CoPilot是微軟將其對OpenAI的100億美元投資貨幣化的首次合理嘗試;Office 365是微軟的拳頭產(chǎn)品,也是商界不可或缺的關(guān)鍵任務(wù)軟件。”
自7月18日發(fā)布人工智能驅(qū)動的CoPilot 365以來,微軟的股價(jià)上漲近3%。微軟辦公生產(chǎn)力軟件套裝的用戶每個(gè)月付費(fèi)30美元就能夠使用新產(chǎn)品,其中整合了類似于ChatGPT的功能。這意味著用戶可以像與聊天機(jī)器人聊天一樣,將許多繁瑣的辦公任務(wù)以及數(shù)據(jù)表操作、PowerPoint演示文稿和其他類似應(yīng)用程序輕松自動化。
測試者對該項(xiàng)服務(wù)給出了積極評價(jià),認(rèn)為它能夠提升勞動生產(chǎn)率?!禤C World》稱它是人工智能需要的“殺手級應(yīng)用”。
報(bào)告稱,CoPilot 365從3月起開放企業(yè)Beta測試,微軟的600家最大客戶,包括美國銀行(Bank of America)、福特(Ford)和沃爾瑪(Walmart)等,均購買了公測版。
雖然微軟尚未公布公開發(fā)布CoPilot的具體時(shí)間,但麥格里的欣德里安-鮑勒表示其潛力巨大。
麥格里估計(jì),微軟Office 365產(chǎn)品約有3.82億企業(yè)用戶。按照報(bào)告預(yù)測的最差情景,如果其中2.5%決定支付30美元升級至CoPilot 365,微軟的年收入就將額外增加34億美元。
如果十分之一企業(yè)用戶選擇升級,微軟的年收入就將額外增長137.5億美元。按照麥格里預(yù)測的最佳情景,如果20%的Office 365用戶支付30美元升級,微軟的年收入就將增加275億美元。
近年來,微軟對位于美國舊金山的人工智能初創(chuàng)公司OpenAI投資了30億美元,今年1月又在OpenAI投資100億美元。雖然投資協(xié)議的結(jié)構(gòu)規(guī)定了微軟在OpenAI的投資可以獲得的利潤上限,但微軟在其產(chǎn)品里使用OpenAI技術(shù)帶來的收入應(yīng)該不受該結(jié)構(gòu)約束。
麥格里對微軟股票給出“優(yōu)于預(yù)期”評級,在7月18日的投資者報(bào)告中并未改變其對微軟股票的預(yù)估。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:劉進(jìn)龍
審校:汪皓
Microsoft wowed users earlier this year when it gave the first peek at the pairing of its products with generative A.I. technology. Now it’s investors’ turn to be dazzled as the first estimates of the technology’s money-making potential emerge.
According to a report from Macquarie Equity Research on July 18, Microsoft’s newly-announced A.I. tool for office workers could add roughly $14 billion to the company’s topline in its first full year.
That estimate, which assumes 10% of Microsoft’s existing corporate users sign on for the product, would instantly recoup the company’s hefty investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, which developed the technology used in Microsoft’s new offering.
“In our view, the Office CoPilot is the logical choice for Microsoft’s first attempt to monetize their $10 billion investment in OpenAI; Office 365 is Microsoft’s bread-and-butter product and is mission-critical software for the business world,” said Macquarie analyst Sarah Hindlian-Bowler in the note to investors.
Shares of Microsoft have gained nearly 3% since July 18’s announcement of the A.I.-powered CoPilot 365. The feature, which Microsoft is offering for $30 a month to users of its office productivity software suite, integrates ChatGPT-like functionality into the products. That means users can automate many office chores and work on spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and other familiar apps as easily as talking to a chatbot.
Testers have described the service as positive and productivity-enhancing. PC World calls it the “killer app” that AI needed.
The beta-testing for CoPilot 365 has been available for business since March, and 600 of Microsoft’s largest customers, including Bank of America, Ford and Walmart, paid for the pre-rollout version, according to the report.
While Microsoft has yet to announce when CoPilot will be available to all of its customers, Macquarie’s Hindlian-Bowler said the potential was huge.
Macquarie estimates that Microsoft has roughly 382 million commercial users of its Office 365 product. If only 2.5% of those users decide to pay the $30 upgrade for CoPilot 365—the worst-case scenario outlined in the report—Microsoft stands to generate $3.4 billion in additional annual revenue, according to the firm.
If one out of ten commercial users go for the upgrade, Microsoft could see an additional $13.75 billion in annual revenue. And if 20% of Office 365 users pay the $30 upgrade—the best case that Macquaire outlined—Microsoft could generate $27.5 billion in annual revenue.
Microsoft invested $10 billion in OpenAI in January, in addition to $3 billion it has previously invested in the San Francisco A.I. startup over the years. While the amount of profit Microsoft can cash in from its stake in OpenAI is capped as a result of the deal structure, the money that Microsoft generates from using OpenAI technology in its own products is not believed to be bound by any such strictures.
Macquarie, which has an “outperform” rating on Microsoft’s stock, did not change its estimates in July 18’s note to investors.