Microsoft thinks its new Copilot ‘super app’ will be as influential as Office

Microsoft has officially launched its new Copilot "super app", a redesigned interface that combines chat, coding, and AI agents into one platform. The app has three tabs: Home, Code, and Autopilot, with Home serving as the default landing experience, featuring a chat function and a personalized dashboard.

The super app aims to provide a central interface for business customers to access various AI tools and capabilities, including writing code, chatting with AI bots, and using a new "Autopilot" feature that enables AI to act on tasks independently. This feature was previously known as Scout, unveiled by Microsoft at its Build event earlier this year.

The new Copilot app is designed to integrate with Microsoft's Office tools, allowing users to ask a bot to perform tasks such as handling Excel spreadsheets or changing Word document layouts. According to Fortune, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sees the super app as a way to win subscriptions and ensure that Microsoft's productivity offerings remain competitive in the face of emerging AI rivals.

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