Microsoft combines AI tools in new Copilot app

Microsoft has officially launched a new version of its Copilot app. The app brings together three different AI features in one unified experience: a chat feature, a programming tool and a so-called AI agent, a program that can carry out tasks for the user on its own.

As part of the launch, Microsoft is also renaming the AI assistant Scout, which was shown off earlier in the year. It is now called Autopilot.

Three tabs in the app

The new Copilot app is built around three tabs: Home, Code and Autopilot. The Home tab combines the features Copilot Chat, where you can chat with the AI, and Cowork, which is intended as a collaboration tool.

Home is the screen users see first when they open the app. Microsoft also plans to add a feature called Today, which will serve as a personal overview of important information and tasks.

Microsoft has high expectations for the new app and compares its significance to the Office suite, the programs like Word and Excel that have been a central part of many people's working lives for decades.

What this means for you

If you already use Copilot in your work, you now get chat, coding and the AI agent gathered in one place instead of spread across several tools. That makes it easier to keep track of your tasks once the Today feature arrives. Feel free to open the new app and explore the three tabs (Home, Code and Autopilot) to see what can make your day easier.