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Microsoft integrates Copilot chatbot into Windows search this fall

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Microsoft is overhauling the Windows search function to act as a chatbot, integrating Copilot directly into the taskbar for easier command execution. This update, arriving this fall, will allow users to control settings, find files, and interact with applications through natural language prompts. The new system, powered by Hybrid Intelligence, can run AI models locally on a PC for enhanced privacy and efficiency, while still leveraging cloud inference for complex tasks. AI

IMPACT This integration aims to make AI more accessible for everyday PC tasks, potentially increasing user reliance on AI assistants for system control and information retrieval.

RANK_REASON Product update for an existing operating system, not a frontier release.

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Microsoft integrates Copilot chatbot into Windows search this fall

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Igor Bonifacic) ·

    Microsoft may have finally fixed Windows search by turning it into a chatbot

    Microsoft's Copilot search redesign arrives this fall.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Microsoft may have finally fixed Windows search by turning it into a chatbot https://www.engadget.com/2280310/microsoft-may-have-finally-fixed-windows-search-by

    Microsoft may have finally fixed Windows search by turning it into a chatbot https://www.engadget.com/2280310/microsoft-may-have-finally-fixed-windows-search-by-turning-it-into-a-chatbot/ # Tech # AI # Windows

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