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Beyond debuting new features for Copilot+ AI PCs and Windows 11s 2024 update, Microsoft is also giving its Copilot AI a makeover on the web, mobile and desktop. That includes a slightly friendlier interface wherever you access it, along with new capabilities like Copilot Voice, which allows you to talk conversationally with the AI assistant. Ultimately, Microsoft is aiming for Copilot to be seen as more than just a party trick for generative AI search and image creation — its trying to make it a core part of your daily workflow.
That starts with a cleaner and simpler UI that makes Copilot look different than a boring old search engine. That new look hits Copilot on the web, iOS, Android and Windows today. Youll also be able to access Copilot from within Whatsapp, which could be useful if you want to avoid Metas AI assistant.
Microsoft also plans to release more experimental AI features via Copilot Labs, similar to the way Google has given users access to early features with its own Labs. Theres Copilot Vision, which lets the AI see everything youre viewing in Edge, and Think Deeper, a method for letting Copilot work harder on more complex dilemmas. Both features also have the potential to create new privacy and security issues, but Microsoft appears to have learned a bit from its messy rollout for Recall on Copilot+ PCs. Notably, these Copilot Labs offerings will only be available to people paying for Copilot Pro subscriptions.
Microsoft says Copilot Vision sessions are opt-in and ephemeral, and nothing is stored for AI training. Any data related to your session is deleted once youre done. The feature also wont work on all websites, only a limited list of popular websites. And Microsoft notes that Copilot only interprets images and text that youre seeing on a website; its not doing any major content processing. The company also plans to take feedback from early users, refine safety measures and keep privacy and responsibility at the center of everything we do.
Theres no doubt that Microsoft has to re-establish trust with its users after the botched rollout for Recall, a feature that was meant to help you find anything youve done on your computer, but had some gaping security holes early on. Ultimately, users want to have confidence with anything happening with sensitive data caches, Microsofts Windows head, Pavan Davuluri, said when we asked him about the lessons the company learned from the Recall fiasco. He added that he believes the company has gone above and beyond to create that confidence by establishing new security standards for Recall.
There are less controversial features coming, as well: Copilot Daily uses Copilot Voice to delivery a summary of news, weather and potentially reminders about tasks every day. Based on the demos weve seen, its a lot like an early morning podcast built just for you. Copilot Discover, meanwhile, will give you tips about AI features to use (pictured in the screenshot above), depending on Microsoft services youve used in the past.
Personally, Im still a bit ambivalent about Microsofts near-instant transformation into an AI company. Thats particularly true since were still dealing with inaccuracies and other issues from OpenAIs ChatGPT, which Microsoft relies on to power Copilot. These Copilot features seem a bit more useful than being a souped-up search engine, but the company still needs to prove it can build AI features with bulletproof security and privacy.
As with practically any AI product these days, Microsoft is also staggering the release of these Copilot features. Copilot Voice and Daily launch today, but Voice will only be available in English in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK and New Zealand. Copilot Daily, meanwhile, only works in the US and UK for now. Copilot Vision will head to Labs over the coming days for a limited number of Copilot Pro subscribers, while Think Deeper is available for Pro users in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
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