Microsoft's Copilot AI Coming to Windows on Sept. 26

pcmag.com:

Microsoft has gone all-in on artificial intelligence, and its big bet in the space is Copilot, which it describes as "centralized AI assistance to help people easily take action and get things done.” After a summer preview, Copilot is now getting a wider release across Windows 11, Microsoft 365, the Edge browser, and Bing.

“It will work as an app or reveal itself when you need it with a right click,” says Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft's Corporate Vice President and Consumer Chief Marketing Officer. “We will continue to add capabilities and connections to Copilot across to our most-used applications over time in service of our vision to have one experience that works across your whole life."

Look for it first in Windows 11 as part of an operating system update that's rolling out on Sept. 26 (the same day Apple drops macOS Sonoma). It will then land on Bing, Edge, and Microsoft 365 Copilot in the fall, Mehdi says.

That OS update adds over 150 new features, Microsoft says, bringing AI-powered experiences to apps like Paint, Photos, Clipchamp and more. On Windows 11, Copilot will live in the taskbar or be accessible via the Win+C keyboard shortcut (RIP Cortana). In the video above, users are shown asking for things like "organize my windows" or "play something to help me focus," which brings up a Spotify focus playlist.

A Summarize option from the taskbar button, meanwhile, can take blocks of text from the web and turn it into a brief summary. Or you can ask Copilot to write original content (watch out for error-prone copy and hallucinations, though).

Integration with Photos means you can ask Copilot for things like background blur or background removal. Microsoft also promises improved search with photos stored in OneDrive and