Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as Office
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Microsoft has unveiled a redesigned Copilot 'super app' that bundles three AI capabilities into one interface: chat, coding, and agents. The launch also includes a rebrand of Scout, the AI personal assistant shown at Build, now called Autopilot. The company positions this Copilot relaunch as a major strategic shift, signaling it could be as influential as Office.
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Microsoft is consolidating separate AI efforts into a single app and rebranding prior products, making this a decisive moment in its AI strategy.
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If you think another chat app will beat Microsoft, think again, Copilot is trying to be the next Office, not just another chatbot.
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- Microsoft’s new Copilot ‘super app’ unifies chat, code, agentsComputerworldSep 25
- Microsoft Abandons Personal AI Chatbot Race with Copilot RebootHackerNewsSep 25
- Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as Office
After teasing its new Copilot "super app" last month, Microsoft is officially unveiling it today. The redesigned Copilot app bundles three AI capabilities into a single interface of chat, coding, and agents. As part of the launch, Microsoft is also rebranding Scout, the AI personal assistant it unveiled at Build earlier this year, as Autopilot. […]
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