'OneDrive 3.0' shows off sharing, Office, AI roadmaps

OneDrive is investing in improved sharing and organizational features for business users, but consumers are being left behind: Microsoft will add media-centric search and AI capabilities, but that won't occur until next year. That will include the ability to search photos through facial recognition, a feature Google debuted about seven years ago. Microsoft executives referred to the updates as "OneDrive 3.0," a salt shaker of granular features being added to Microsoft's cloud storage. For now, the biggest changes are in organization: You'll be able to search for OneDrive files in a people view, as Microsoft has tipped before. OneDrive is also using some of the recent Windows 11 22H2/23H2 updates to File Explorer as a model to place recommended files in a carousel view at the top of the OneDrive page.