Microsoft is previewing a new AI system, Copilot Tasks, that the company says is designed to take care of your busy work in the background, the company announced Thursday. This feature takes the load off your device by using its own cloud-based computer and browser, allowing it to handle a wide variety of tasks from scheduling appointments to creating study plans, while you do something else.
As Microsoft notes, you can use natural language to describe what you need Copilot tasks to do, and assign Copilot tasks to complete tasks on a recurring, scheduled, or one-time basis. CoPilot Tasks will provide a report when its work is completed.
You can call on CoPilot tasks to organize your subscriptions and cancel those you don’t use, as well as do things like convert emails, attachments, and images from your inbox into a slide deck. Some other use cases include providing instant email and draft replies to an AI assistant; Plan a birthday party from venue to invitations; And keep an eye on new apartment listings every Friday, even schedule home tours.
Microsoft says Tasks will ask for permission before performing “meaningful actions,” like making a payment or sending a message for you. For now, the Copilot function is only available in Research Preview with a “small group” of testers. You can join the waiting list for Copilot jobs from Microsoft’s website.
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