Summary

  • Microsoft is upgrading its Copilot AI by adding a function to perform online tasks using chat prompts.
  • It can make bookings, reservations and purchases on a user’s behalf.
  • Launch partners include travel and holiday companies and Microsoft says it will work on most websites.
  • This functionality is also under development by other AI companies such as Amazon, Open AI and Google.
  • Microsoft’s version is the first to become available to the general public and highlights the potential for AI assistants to take on more practical tasks.
  • It is being rolled out over the next few weeks and months subject to variables such as platform and geography.
  • This could give an indication of how practical and reliable these types of AI are.

By Jess Weatherbed

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