Microsoft expands Copilot data protection so more users can chat with ease

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Copilot has proven to be a worthy ChatGPT competitor, boasting the same features as OpenAI’s chatbot with extra perks, including GPT-4, internet access, and footnotes. As a result, working professionals and students can greatly benefit from using the chatbot, and this update makes it possible for them to do it safely.  On Tuesday, … Read more

How to use Copilot Pro to write, edit, and analyze your Word documents

Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET Microsoft’s Copilot Pro AI offers a few benefits for $20 per month. But the most helpful one is the AI-powered integration with the different Microsoft 365 apps. For those of you who use Microsoft Word, for instance, Copilot Pro can help you write and revise your text, provide summaries of your … Read more

What is Copilot (formerly Bing Chat)? Here’s everything you need to know

Microsoft unveiled Copilot Pro, a supercharged subscription version of Copilot, on January 15, 2024.  With the subscription, users get access to a single AI experience across all devices, which gives you better assistance, priority access to the latest models, including OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo, enhanced AI image creation, and the ability to create your own Copilot … Read more

ChatGPT vs. Microsoft Copilot vs. Gemini: Which is the best AI chatbot?

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed how we work and play in recent months, giving almost anyone the ability to write code, create art, and even make investments.  For professional and hobbyist users alike, generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, offer advanced capabilities to create decent-quality content from a simple prompt given by the user.  Keeping … Read more

Microsoft hints at the future of AI in Windows with a smarter Copilot

Microsoft has started hinting at how it will further integrate AI features into Windows 11 ahead of a big update to the OS that focuses on AI. The software giant started testing a “new experience” for Copilot in Windows this week, which includes an animated Copilot in the taskbar that appears when you copy text … Read more

AI Tools Like GitHub Copilot Are Rewiring Coders’ Brains. Yours May Be Next

Many people—like, say, journalists—are understandably antsy about what generative artificial intelligence might mean for the future of their profession. It doesn’t help that expert prognostications on the matter offer a confusing cocktail of wide-eyed excitement, trenchant skepticism, and dystopian despair. Some workers are already living in one potential version of the generative AI future, though: … Read more

Microsoft brings new design-focused features to Copilot

Copilot, Microsoft’s family of AI-powered chatbots and assistants, is getting a few new upgrades timed with a flashy Super Bowl LVIII ad campaign. In a post on the official Microsoft blog, Yusuf Mehdi, Microsoft’s chief marketing officer, outlined what users can expect. “Today marks exactly one year since our entry into AI-powered experiences for people … Read more

AI and You: Microsoft’s Copilot Moves, NYT-OpenAI Debate Fair Use, GPT Store Opens

We’re just half a month into the new year, but predictions that 2024 will be remembered as boom times for generative AI seem to be coming true already. Microsoft got things rolling on Jan. 4 by announcing the biggest change to its keyboard design in nearly 30 years, adding a button that will give people … Read more

Copilot Pro in Windows 11 Brings More AI Capabilities for $20 Per Month

Copilot, the AI companion in Windows 11 that launched last year, now has a Pro version that costs $20 per month and brings with it more powerful content generation and cross-app compatibility, Microsoft said in a blog post on Tuesday.  Copilot Pro uses the power of GPT-4 Turbo, the latest and most powerful chatbot by OpenAI, … Read more

You’ll Soon Have to Pay $20 a Month to Access Copilot’s Coolest Features

Graphic: Microsoft My colleague Maxwell Zeff once described Microsoft Copilot as “if Clippy went to get his MBA.” Microsoft just announced a new premium subscription to its Copilot AI, which can be analogous to Clippy getting a PhD. Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future Tech Targeted at “power users and creators,” Copilot Pro … Read more