Microsoft Adding Voice and Vision to Copilot

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft introduced voice and vision capabilities to its Copilot AI assistant.

Microsoft is rolling out the functionality in a set of upgrades to its Copilot line, according to the company's Copilot team today.

"This is a new era of technology that doesn’t just solve problems, it’s there to support you, teach you and help you,” says Mustafa Suleyman, EVP and CEO of Microsoft AI. “In this sense, Copilot really is different from that last wave of the web and mobile.

“This is the beginning of a fundamental shift in what’s possible for all of us. It’s a long journey that will take years. With our latest updates to Copilot, you are seeing only the first careful steps in this direction.”

These are the key upgrades to Copilot:

Table of Contents

• Copilot Voice
• Copilot Vision
• Think Deeper
• Copilot Daily
• Copilot Discover
• Copilot in Microsoft Edge
• Copilot Labs

Copilot Voice

• It’s designed to be an intuitive way for users to brainstorm, ask a question and “even vent at the end of a tough day.” With four voice options, Copilot responds to users.

Copilot Vision

• It’s designed to be “a profoundly new way of interacting with a computer.” It sees what a computer user sees and can talk with them about it in real-time. It can answer questions about web content, suggest next steps and help with research and tasks.

Think Deeper

• It’s designed for reasoning through more complex questions and delivering detailed and step-by-step answers.

Copilot Daily

• It’s a summary of news and weather that’s read in a user's selected Copilot Voice. It only pulls from authorized content sources, such as Reuters, Axel Springer, Hearst Magazine and Financial Times, and Microsoft plans to add more sources.

Copilot Discover

• It’s a guide to Copilot’s features and conversation starters.

Copilot in Microsoft Edge

• It’s for browser users to ask questions, get summaries of web page content, translate text or re-write a sentence.

Copilot Labs

• It’s for users to test experimental features that are still in development and give feedback.