In addition to the Copilot enhancements, Microsoft is integrating more AI features into its existing Windows apps. The Photos app will now have a generative erase feature, similar to Google Photos, and the Clipchamps video editor will have a feature that automatically removes silence from videos. These features are part of Microsoft's broader strategy to create a general PC copilot that can open and manipulate apps on the user's device.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft is adding new skills to Copilot for Windows 11 users, enabling it to change more settings and integrate with services like OpenTable, Shopify, and Kayak.
- The new skills, rolling out in late March, include actions like turning the battery saver on and off, showing device, system and battery information, launching live captions and the text-to-speech Narrator, displaying IP address and emptying the recycle bin.
- Microsoft's endgame appears to be a general PC copilot that can open and manipulate apps on the device, or potentially replace some applications altogether.
- Microsoft is also integrating more AI features into its existing Windows apps, including a generative erase feature in the Photos app and a feature that automatically removes silence from videos in the Clipchamps video editor.