Microsoft Unveils Major Copilot Upgrade, Adds ‘Vision’ for Copilot on Windows Users
Microsoft has revealed a major new Copilot upgrade with several compelling enterprise-centric applications.
Unveiled as part of Microsoft’s 50th-anniversary event, the newly enhanced Copilot includes features such as advanced memory and web-based action capabilities, camera and screen analysis, and more. This raft of new capabilities intends to bring Copilot’s feature set in line with other high-profile, sophisticated competitors like Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
While the update is generally for Microsoft’s consumer-focused Copilot rather than its business-specific Copilot 365 sister product, there are myriad opportunities to leverage the tool to securely boost productivity and collaboration across the enterprise.
Mustafa Suleyman, Executive Vice President and CEO of Microsoft AI, wrote in an accompanying blog:
Copilot will understand you in the context of your life, and show up, on your terms, in the right way at the right time. This is far richer, more dynamic, supportive and emergent than any software we’ve seen before. It’s a new kind of relationship with technology, a new era.”
In other Copilot news, Microsoft is launching Copilot Vision for Windows and smartphone users. This new feature allows the AI assistant to interpret your screen or even your phone’s camera feed to provide real-time support. It marks a significant step in Microsoft’s integration of artificial intelligence into everyday devices, bridging the gap between digital tools and the physical world.
Zoom Launches AI-Powered ‘Tasks’ Capability to Supercharge Productivity, While Revealing Workvivo AI to Enhance the Employee Experience
Zoom has launched its AI-powered task and project management capability, Zoom Tasks, to supercharge business productivity.
As part of Zoom Workplace, Zoom Tasks can automatically identify action items from users’ meeting summaries and chat conversations throughout the day. It can even assist in completing tasks on a user’s behalf, with their review and approval. This feature ensures teams have the necessary information to stay organised, improving collaboration and ensuring better project follow-through.
"Now, you don’t have to go far to manage your tasks," Robin Bunevich, Product Marketing Manager at Zoom AI, wrote in an announcement blog. "Zoom Tasks is our new, AI-first task management solution built right into Zoom Workplace, with AI Companion helping you get through your to-do list faster."
Zoom Tasks with AI Companion is included with eligible paid Zoom Workplace plans.
In other Zoom news, the company has launched Workvivo AI to enhance the employee experience.
