Microsoft introduced new advanced functions for its Copilot AI assistant who promise to bring users experience to a new level. On Monday, two key developments were announced: Copilot Labs and Copilot Vision .
Copilot Labs will turn into a kind of landfill for testing advanced Microsoft AI products before their mass implementation. The first swallow in Labs was the “Think Deeper” function (“think deeper”), which applies a step -by -step approach to solving problems of increased complexity, exceeding the possibilities of the standard Copilot. The technology is based on the latest models from Openai-O1-Preview and O1-Mini.
Copilot Vision, in turn, gives the Assistant the ability to “see” the contents of the web pages that the user views in the Microsoft Edge browser. When activating this function, Copilot will analyze content from the site and answer questions about it.
Aware of possible risks in terms of confidentiality, Microsoft emphasizes that the activation of the Copilot Vision is strictly voluntary. The company guarantees that no audio recordings, images, texts or dialogs will not be stored or used to teach AI. Moreover, at the initial stage, Vision will work exclusively with a pre-approved list of websites, blocking access to paid and confidential content.
However, given the ambiguous reaction to the recall function from Microsoft, which keeps records of all actions on the PC for the subsequent use of the AI model, users who care about their privacy may skeptical of the assistant that monitors their activity. Especially if these functions suggest sending data to a cloud for processing.
At the moment, new functions are available to a limited circle of Copilot Pro subscribers paying a monthly subscription of $ 20. Moreover, only subscribers in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and the USA can test Think Deeper. The company gradually expands access to new opportunities, and also seeks to find a middle ground between innovative functions and a responsible approach to their implementation.