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Microsoft revamps AI Copilot with new voice, reasoning capabilities

Economic Times · 1m

- Microsoft has updated its Copilot AI assistant, giving it a more amiable voice and the ability to analyze web pages for users. - The company has assembled a team of creative directors, including psychologists and novelists, to refine the tone and style of Copilot. - Copilot can provide recommendations for housewarming gifts and other queries, such as suggesting Italian (olive) oils as a popular choice. - Microsoft hopes to make a bigger impact in the consumer market with Copilot, which launched last year alongside competitors like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. - Copilot Pro subscribers can test the "Think Deeper" feature that reasons through choices, while the "Copilot Vision" feature allows users to talk about what they see in a Microsoft Edge browser. - In the future, Copilot may learn context from users' Word documents, Windows desktops, and even gaming consoles with permission.