Windows Copilot is a new AIpersonal assistant toreplace Cortana within your OS.

The software provides real-time assistance with tasks like writing code, composing emails, and creating presentations.

It shows up as a persistent sidebar when you activate it as part of a new taskbar button.

Windows Copilot open a laptop computer sitting on a desk that faces a window to the outside.

Windows Copilot open a laptop computer.Microsoft / Mockup Photos

However, the company hasn’t revealed a timeline for a broader release to Windows users.

Once it hits your OS, Copilot promises big things.

Whether through spoken commands or typed text,Copilot aims to create a seamless and intuitive user experience.

A closeup on Copilot in Microsoft Word.

Copilot in Microsoft Word.Microsoft

“This includes answering how-to queries and helping users navigate their devices more efficiently.”

Microsoft

The granddaddy of AI chatbots, OpenAI, has also launchedChatGPT as a standalone iOS app.

The free-to-download app lets users sync their history across devices.

Whichever AI app you choose, keep in mind that you won’t always be getting the correct information.

Experts say thatAI apps are prone to errors.

Onelawyer recently foundthis lesson out the hard way after submitting a mistake-ridden legal brief that AI wrote.

The moral is always to double-check your results.