Microsoft introduced new functions in its assistant on Thursday virtual Copilot, including collaboration and greater integration with other applications such as Outlook and Google, in order to strengthen its services of artificial intelligence.
If you get the user’s permission, Copilot can view and apply reasoning capabilities to your tabs in Microsoft’s Edge browser to summarize, compare information, and perform actions like booking a hotel.
Previous searches can also be converted into “story lines” so users can review previous ideas.
Along with these features, an avatar called “Mico” is also included, which can show expressions and change colors to make conversations feel natural, according to the company.
The updates are an attempt to increase the appeal of Microsoft’s browser to get ahead of other browsers with agency like OpenAI’s Atlas, Perplexity’s Comet or Google Chrome’s Alphabet, that are updating their models and launching products aimed at capturing a larger share of the burgeoning artificial intelligence market.
Another feature called Groups turns Copilot into a shared space, capable of hosting up to 32 people, allowing users to collaborate on writing and other projects.
The assistant has long-term memory, helping people keep track of thoughts and lists, while personalization allows it to remember a user’s important information and then return to it during future interactions.
“With the Copilot long term memory “You naturally pick up important details and remember them long after you’ve had the conversation,” said Ella Steckler, product manager for artificial intelligence at Microsoft.
The company has also improved health-related assistant questions, addressing how to base answers on credible sources, as concerns grow about misinformation from AI-generated answers.
According to Microsoft, all of these updates are already available in the United States, and in the coming weeks they will be extended to the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries.
