Windows Copilotwill be an AI chat interface built into Windows.
It’s not limited like Cortana was, and it’s cross-platform now with Azure.
So it will be able to assist in all operations, applications, and platforms that Microsoft offers.
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It’s true assistive intelligence built into and integrated with the complete technology stack."
The chatbot will live in an icon in the taskbar that resembles a loop of blue ribbon.
If you hit the icon, you will open a chat interface sidebar to punch in questions.
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Copilot will be handy because Microsoft has built technology that integrates AI into all Windows operations, Bilbruck said.
It also will assist in intelligent task management and scheduling."
This isn’t the first time Microsoft has tried to stuff a virtual helper into an operating system.
Cortana uses the Bing search engine to perform tasks such as setting reminders and answering questions for the user.
“It offers an immersive conversational experience, decoding complex requests and facilitating multi-step tasks.”
AI Everywhere
Microsoft is among the many companies rushing to integrate AI into their products.
Google recently announced that its Workspace suite of products is getting a raft of AI enhancements.
In Google Slides, for example, it can create speaker notes for each slide.
For example, Cortana didn’t have real intelligence built into it, Bilbruck pointed out.
Instead, it was based on a database of canned responses.
