6 AI features Microsoft added to Office in 2019

Microsoft has added so many AI-driven features to its Office 365 productivity suite this year that we wanted to pull together a comprehensive list -- but it's not as straightforward as it might seem. Features like PowerPoint Designer, OneNote's ink to text, and Word's grammar and style suggestions got notable improvements, but they didn't first show up in 2019. The team is constantly trying to figure out what makes users more productive and what doesn't. Many of the features also rely on machine learning models that adapt based on usage. "You get this amazing signal about how it's making them more productive, how often are they using it and engaging with it, how often are they keeping the results of what you suggest to them," Microsoft 365 general manager Rob Howard told VentureBeat.