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Investing.com -- Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) launched a new "Copilot Mode" for its Edge browser on Monday, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance browsing capabilities as competition intensifies in the AI browser market.
The new feature helps users complete tasks, organizes browsing into topic-based queries, and allows comparison of results across all open tabs without tab-switching, according to Microsoft.
This update arrives as several tech companies introduce AI-powered search tools. Nvidia-backed Perplexity AI released its Comet browser earlier this month, while OpenAI is reportedly developing its own AI browser.
Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) launched "AI Mode," an AI-only search feature, earlier this year and recently reported improved user engagement with these AI features.
Microsoft’s Copilot Mode presents users with a single input box that combines chat, search, and web navigation functions. The feature also supports voice navigation for browsing in Edge.
In the future, users will be able to grant Copilot permission to access additional browser context, including user history and credentials, enabling it to perform more specific actions like making bookings or managing errands.
Microsoft emphasized that Copilot will only access browsing content when users enable it and will provide visual indicators when active in the background.
The feature will be available for free across Copilot markets on Windows and Mac PCs for a limited time, with users having the option to disable it through Edge settings.
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