Microsoft has launched an update to Copilot, introducing several new features and enhancements to its Windows 11 AI platform These include advanced features such as Voice and Vision for more natural interaction, improved Windows search, detailed answers to questions, etc Copilot+ PCs are also receiving a variety of updates this fall

Copilot has been a big story for Microsoft for over a year But as competing machine learning programs like ChatGPT became more sophisticated, Microsoft's AI was in danger of falling behind We won't know how the updated Copilot compares to previous versions and competitors until we touch it, but the upcoming changes may give Copilot a good jolt

The major changes coming to Microsoft Copilot and Copilot+ PC are as follows

Whether on a phone or PC, the redesigned Copilot app should be more useful than ever Here are some of the most notable features

The new Copilot Voice allows for smoother, more natural conversations with the AI companion In this way, it feels like you are talking to a person rather than a robot Responses will be faster, and you will also be able to interrupt the chatbot and redirect the conversation It has four voice options

Copilot Voice will be rolled out first in the US and UK, and then in other countries

Copilot Daily exists to help you start your day with a summary of the news and weather This information will come from sources such as Reuters, the Financial Times, and Hearst Magazine, etc Copilot Daily will include additional options such as reminders and other personalization and controls The selected Copilot voice will deliver a daily summary

Like Copilot Voice, this feature is only available in the US and UK, but will be offered in other countries in the future

Think Deeper is for those who need Copilot's help with complex matters, such as deciding on a city to move to or the best car model for their needs It can also solve complex math problems and write more advanced code

Since this feature is still in its infancy, Microsoft has placed it in experimental Copilot Labs for testing and feedback

Copilot Vision is another feature under development that may be useful for desktop users

Natively built into the Microsoft Edge browser, Copilot Vision can see everything you are seeing on your computer and talk to you about it in real time It can understand the web page (both text and images) you are viewing, answer questions about the content, and suggest next steps For example, if you are watching “Rotten Tomatoes” and need a recommendation on what to watch, Copilot Vision will look at what is on the screen and make suggestions based on your preferences

The Copilot+ PC will receive an update this fall that will streamline its work with AI and provide a more personalized experience This includes existing Copilot+ PCs powered by the Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite, as well as upcoming laptops powered by Intel Lunar Lake and AMD Ryzen AI 300 processors Below are some of the new features and updates

The company had recalled this feature in June, but the recall has been reinstated

The biggest change is that Recall is now an opt-in feature and is not enabled by default It must be manually enabled when setting up a new Copilot+ PC for the first time Otherwise, Windows Recall will be turned off and no snapshot will be taken and saved Similarly, Windows Recall can be removed completely using the Windows 11 Options feature settings

Click to Do enables convenient shortcuts to actions so that you can understand all the information on the screen and quickly search, learn, edit, shop, or perform actions on items

It works with any image, document, or video For example, if you are watching a video about furniture furnishings and want information about the decor, you can bring up Click to Do and click on an item in the video to get an action such as share, save, or do a visual search in Bing

Discriptive Search makes it easy to find files on your computer Thanks to this feature, you no longer have to remember specific file names or worry about spelling them: type “barbecue photos” in Windows search and you will receive all related photos, documents, etc

Considering how fine-grained Windows search is, this should be a super useful feature

Speaking of photos, AI would make retouching and re-imaging photos much easier

For example, low-resolution photos will be able to be corrected up to 8 times their original resolution Generative Fill and Erase in Paint allows you to add or remove elements from a photo For a photo of a beach, you can add a lighthouse using the text prompt

New copilot features such as Vision, Voice, and Think Deeper should make the Windows copilot more useful and personalized Again, we will have to see how it stacks up against existing AI programs like ChatGPT However, based on Microsoft's promises, Copilot's new features and enhancements could give Copilot a second wind