From CNET: Microsoft Copilot probably isn't something you think about a lot, unless your company pays for you to use it at work. Microsoft has been fighting for consumers whose hearts and minds were quickly captured by other AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. The company's latest wave of agentic updates, announced Monday, is its sharpest weapon yet.
The biggest new feature is Copilot Cowork, built in collaboration with Anthropic. If you've heard of or used Anthropic's Claude Cowork, Microsoft's version will feel similar. Copilot Cowork can use information in your files, email and calendar to independently complete assignments, no human supervision needed. It can create spreadsheets, run reports and do research for you.
"Cowork is the new chat. It's the new way of interacting with AI," said Charles Lamanna, Microsoft president of business apps and agents. Instead of overseeing AI and chatting with it, we can now entirely delegate tasks to it like a fellow team member. "With chat, you're babysitting every step -- this is much more like 'fire and forget' with Cowork to get the job done."
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