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Today, Microsoft added a new feature dubbed “Copilot” to its Edge browser. The AI helper Copilot can be found in Edge’s right sidebar. It is run by Bing Talk, which Microsoft hasn’t completely made public yet. You’re good to go if you already have access to it. Otherwise, your browser will not display these functions.
Click the Bing Chat icon in Edge’s upper right corner to display the Copilot sidebar. You must choose one of the three settings for the bot—”precise,” “creative,” or “balanced”—before you can start. The options are self-explanatory, and they will modify how Bing responds to your requests.
Also, you ought to let Bing read the website you are on. Although granting permission is optional, doing so will prevent you from taking advantage of some of Copilot’s benefits. For instance, allowing Bing to parse the website enables it to provide a content summary.
After completing the settings, you may begin using Copilot. The Chat tab functions as you might anticipate. Get a straightforward response when you ask a question. It’s similar to having Bing Talk at your fingertips as opposed to having to go to its website. Of course, keep in mind that the chatbot can occasionally be horribly inaccurate, as when it shamefully gave The New York Times bad guidance on how to pronounce a number of Spanish terms.
The Compose tab on Copilot is possibly more helpful. It can be used by users to produce a variety of material. Users can choose a number of criteria after providing Bing with a topic or prompt to write about in order to customize the content’s scope and tone. While the duration parameter provides options for long, medium, and short, other tone variables include humorous, educational, and professional. According to PCWorld, the Copilot generated around 370 words of text when the lengthy option was chosen.
The Insights tab functions as a quick way to request that Bing sum up a webpage, although it is disorganized. It extracts numerous keywords from the text and offers relevant links and data. Whether you’re seeking for a detailed description of the information on the page or just links to other websites that have additional information about it will determine how valuable it is. You should use the Chat tab to request a quick summary if you need one.
Also, you may choose whether the content is meant to be an email, blog post, paragraph, or simply a list of thoughts using the settings. Once more, be wary of the results that Bing returns. Sometimes you don’t get exactly what you want.
Don’t anticipate the next great book or poem, said PCW’s Mark Hachman. “The copy on Bing is passable, as you could anticipate from a copywriter or student. Professional authors most likely have nothing to be concerned about.”
Yet, the content that Bing generates will be simple and “largely correct.” What’s more, it simply takes a few seconds to construct the content. A user could certainly create a single page of a website or an article in a few hours or less with some editing. Also, Copilot could create effective cover letters and other types of correspondence that are challenging to compose yet simple to revise. A great technique to get beyond writer’s block is to ask Bing for a list of ideas.