I got to speak to Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri and consumer chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi to better understand the future of AI for Copilot and Windows. Microsoft is thinking about totally reimagined apps on Windows thanks to AI and the possibility of dedicated Copilot hardware in the future.

On Monday, Microsoft unveiled updates to its consumer AI assistant Copilot, introducing two new experimental features for a limited group of $20/month Copilot Pro subscribers: Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision. Labs integrates OpenAI's latest o1 "reasoning" model, and Vision allows Copilot to see what you're browsing in Edge.

Powered by OpenAI’s latest models, Microsoft’s Copilot assistant is becoming a lot more handy—and wants to be an “encouraging” digital coworker.

Microsoft has given its consumer Copilot, an artificial intelligence assistant, a more amiable voice in its latest update, with the chatbot also capable of analyzing web pages for interested users as they browse.

It's a strategy pursued by Google and Microsoft's other AI rivals as well. To stand out, Microsoft gave Copilot a makeover regarding how you engage with the AI and its capabilitie

On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled an updated Copilot, with one of its biggest highlights being the addition of Copilot Voice, a voice assistant that can be interrupted to have multi-turn conversations with you and respond to your emotions.

Microsoft wants to make its AI even more of a personal assistant for users, and is rolling out new abilities on its latest Copilot version to read out a summary of the latest news, maintain a conversation and even see what you see on a screen.

Microsoft has given its consumer Copilot, an artificial intelligence assistant, a more amiable voice in its latest update, with the chatbot also capable of analyzing web pages for interested users as they browse.