Microsoft is about to let Copilot loose on your file system
Copilot's agentic functionality will not have access to your entire file system, opening the door to advanced search functionality and productivity tasks through integrations with Microsoft Office. The OS will also get a conversational interface to perform tasks like sending a text message to a friend. It should also help to reduce the load on Microsoft's servers by keeping low-priority, low-complexity requests on devices.
- ▪Copilot's agentic functionality will not have access to your entire file system, opening the door to advanced search functionality and productivity tasks through integrations with Microsoft Office.
- ▪The OS will also get a conversational interface to perform tasks like sending a text message to a friend.
- ▪It should also help to reduce the load on Microsoft's servers by keeping low-priority, low-complexity requests on devices.
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