Artificial intelligence is actually replacing traditional search engines. We can already see this in the example of AI reviews in Google Search, as well as the launch of SearchGPT by OpenAI. Even alternative search engines such as DuckDuckGo are starting to integrate AI into their platforms, and this trend is not slowing down.
Now another player is added to the list: Microsoft has introduced Copilot Search, a search engine that uses Copilot’s capabilities to generate answers. This is a somewhat improved version of Bing Search with artificial intelligence that analyzes data from various sources on the Internet and creates generalized answers from them. If you’ve used Bing’s Copilot Answers feature before, you’ll find many similarities.
Copilot Search supports natural language queries, so you don’t need to formulate your search queries in a specific way. For example, if you ask «How many degrees Celsius in 57 degrees Fahrenheit?», Copilot Search will automatically understand that you are asking for a temperature conversion.
Unlike Bing’s Copilot Answers, the new search engine has a separate interface that resembles Copilot itself or ChatGPT. Here, you can ask additional questions and continue the conversation, refining your queries to get more precise answers.
The easiest way to try out Copilot Search is to visit bing.com/copilotsearch. This AI-generated search will also be available in the Bing menu soon.
In addition, Microsoft has made the native Copilot app available to all Windows 10 and 11 users. Over the past month it could be used only by members of the Windows Insider program.
The Copilot app on Windows now matches the designof the recently released Copilot for macOSwhich allows you to upload images, generate text or new images. It is also possible to interact with Copilot using a microphone and view the history of conversations in the updated sidebar.
Microsoft first integrated Copilot into Windows 11 as a «personal assistant» built into the operating system. However, a year later, this integration was removed in favor of a simple web version, making Copilot less useful for the new Copilot+ series PCs. The company added a few keyboard shortcuts and made Copilot look less like a web application, but this week it received a much improved look.
You can use the native Copilot for Windows to download via Microsoft Store.
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Source: pcworld 1, 2