Microsoft Stuffed An AI Into Everything. Integration Is Not Intelligence.
Microsoft Copilot answers questions, creates images, and helps with task management across Microsoft software products. The tool results from Microsoft's multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI following ChatGPT's November 2022 launch. New features arrive starting in April. It functions similarly to Google's Gemini across software but with tighter integration into Microsoft's ecosystem.
This illustrates the concept of embedded AI distribution. The winning strategy is not building the smartest model. It is putting a competent model where people already work. The mechanism is surface area dominance. Microsoft does not need Copilot to be the best assistant. It needs Copilot to be the nearest one.
Microsoft built Copilot through its partnership with OpenAI, with new features rolling out in April. The tool competes with Google's Gemini in the embedded AI assistant space.
- Go to copilot.microsoft.com or open the Copilot sidebar in Microsoft Edge.
- Type a practical prompt like 'summarize this article in three bullet points' while viewing any webpage.
- Try asking it to draft an email or generate an image. Expect responses similar to ChatGPT but with direct access to your browser context.