Prime Highlights:
- Microsoft’s new Copilot Mode turns Edge into an AI-enabled browsing experience, acting as a “dynamic, intelligent companion” that helps users analyze tabs, summarize content, and perform tasks.
- The upgrade introduces two new tools, Actionsfor carrying out online tasks and Journeys for managing browsing context across multiple tabs.
Key Facts:
- Microsoft first launched Copilot Mode in July with limited features like voice navigation and AI-based search.
- Both Edge and ChatGPT Atlas now offer AI chat, real-time web analysis, and side-by-side assistance to enhance web browsing.
Background
Microsoft has released a significant update for its Edge browser, featuring a new Copilot Mode that turns Edge into an AI-enabled browsing experience. The launch comes soon after OpenAI unveiled its ChatGPT Atlas browser, inviting direct comparisons between the two AI-driven products.
According to Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, the upgraded Copilot Mode is built to act as “a dynamic, intelligent companion” that helps users while they browse. With permission, Copilot can analyse open tabs, summarise or compare web content, and even perform actions such as booking hotels, filling forms, or managing tasks in real time.
Microsoft first launched Copilot Mode in July with limited features like voice navigation and AI-based search. The latest version introduces two new tools, “Actions” and “Journeys.” Actions enable Copilot to carry out online tasks directly, like filling out forms or booking reservations, while Journeys helps users manage their browsing context and related pages across several tabs.
With this upgrade, Microsoft positions Edge as a strong player in the growing AI browser market, directly competing with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas. Both browsers are designed to serve as a guide to users as they browse the internet.
Both browsers have similar features, even having different designs, as they have an inbuilt AI chat, real-time web analysis, and side-by-side assistance to ease the working process.
Microsoft’s new Copilot Mode enhances web navigation by integrating standard browsing with AI-powered, real-time guidance, creating a more intelligent and interactive experience.
