Microsoft has launched its Copilot app, previously known as Bing Chat, across Android, iOS, and iPadOS platforms during the holiday season. This strategic rollout marks a new milestone in AI-driven applications, bringing the capabilities of OpenAI’s ChatGPT-like technology directly to mobile users.
Designed as an AI-driven assistant, Copilot allows users to interact through typed questions or prompts, receiving AI-generated responses. The app’s capabilities are diverse, ranging from helping users draft emails and compose stories or scripts to summarizing complex texts and creating personalized travel itineraries. It also assists in more specialized tasks like writing and updating job resumes.
A notable feature of the Copilot app is the Image Creator, powered by the advanced DALL·E 3 technology. This feature enables users to explore various creative avenues, such as generating new styles and ideas, curating content for social media, developing brand motifs, creating logo designs, custom backgrounds, and visualizing storyboards for films and videos.
Since its launch, Copilot has been downloaded over 1.5 million times worldwide across both Android and iOS platforms, according to data from mobile intelligence provider data.ai. This high download rate signifies the app’s growing popularity and the increasing interest in AI-powered applications.
One of the key highlights of Copilot is that it offers free access to OpenAI’s GPT-4 technology. This is a significant advancement, considering OpenAI’s GPT app uses the older GPT-3.5 technology and charges for access to GPT-4.
The launch of the Copilot app on mobile platforms follows Microsoft’s decision to rebrand Bing Chat as Copilot in November. Before this mobile app, similar functionality was available via the Bing Chat feature in the Bing app. While it’s unclear if Microsoft plans to replace the Bing app with Copilot entirely, the company has yet to make any official announcements regarding this.
The introduction of Copilot in the mobile realm is a notable development in the world of AI and technology, marking a step towards more accessible and versatile AI tools for everyday use.
