Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as Office
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.This new Copilot app will have three tabs for Home, Code, and Autopilot, with Home combining Copilot Chat and Cowork together. Image: MicrosoftThe Code tab is the surprise addition to this so-called “super app,” and not one you’d typically associate with an app designed for knowledge workers.
- ▪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.This new Copilot app will have three tabs for Home, Code, and Autopilot, with Home combining Copilot C
- ▪Image: MicrosoftThe Code tab is the surprise addition to this so-called “super app,” and not one you’d typically associate with an app designed for knowledge workers.
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