Microsoft’s Copilot can now browse the web and perform actions for you Microsoft is training its AI-powered Copilot chatbot some new tricks in honor of its 50th birthday.
Microsoft claims that Copilot can now act on “most websites,” allowing it to make reservations for restaurants, tickets, and other services. Like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the bot has learned to recall some details about you, such as your favorite foods and movies. Additionally, it can now evaluate live video from your phone and respond to inquiries based on what it “sees.”
The updates coincide with reports that Microsoft is considering redesigning Copilot, which had previously relied on OpenAI AI models, to employ more of its own proprietary technology. Copilot has frequently fallen behind competitors ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, which have accelerated feature rollouts in recent months.(Microsoft’s Copilot can now browse the web and perform actions for you)
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As of Friday, Copilot is able to perform online activities in a manner similar to those of “agentic” technologies such as Operator from OpenAI. For day-one compatibility, Microsoft claims to have collaborated with 1-800-Flowers.com, Booking.com, Expedia, Kayak, OpenTable, Priceline, Tripadvisor, Skyscanner, Viator, and Vrbo. When you enter a request, such as “send a bouquet to my partner,” Copilot will try to cross that specific task off your list.
Copilot can now track online offers for you, taking a cue from search engine Perplexity. When you instruct the bot to search for sales and price reductions on an item, it will alert you and provide a link for you to purchase it.
It’s unclear how well Copilot does different tasks. In contrast to some of its rivals, Microsoft did not release statistics suggesting areas where Copilot would struggle or require human intervention, and it provided limited information about how the feature operates.
Websites can presumably block Copilot in the same way that they can prohibit Operator from OpenAI. For example, if a business is concerned that fewer individuals using its app directly could negatively impact its ad income, it may take this action.
Thankfully, Copilot’s other recent additions are less vague and might cause disagreement.
The enhanced Copilot can produce “podcasts” that resemble Google NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews. Copilot will generate a conversation between two artificial hosts based on a research, website, or other source. You can ask a question at any time, much like with Audio Overviews, and the hosts will acknowledge it and answer.
Copilot can now identify objects in your photo gallery or within range of your phone’s camera on iOS and Android devices and provide answers to queries about them, such as “What’s this weird flower?” Additionally, the updated Copilot program on Windows can search, adjust settings, arrange files, and more by viewing what’s on your desktop screen. Starting next week, it will initially be made available to Windows Insiders program participants.