Subj : Microsoft Edge browser could get a nifty upgrade for Copilot that To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Tue Jul 23 2024 16:00:06 Microsoft Edge browser could get a nifty upgrade for Copilot thatll help you compose text on a topic instantly Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:51:42 +0000 Description: Right-click, write quick: Edges Draft with Copilot feature gets a boost thatll let you swiftly generate text in empty text boxes. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Draft with Copilot is an AI-powered feature introduced to Edge relatively recently, with the web browser being one of the first avenues where Microsoft pushed its Copilot AI assistant , and soon, it could be getting a minor upgrade. Trusted watcher of all things browser-related, Leopeva64, spotted the new development and highlighted it on X, sharing some screenshots (and animated GIFs) of the new Draft with Copilot ability which is part of an Edge Canary preview build. In Edge Canary there is a new "Draft with Copilot" entry that appears in the context menu of editable text fields when they are empty, if the field already contains text, the new entry doesn't appear:https://t.co/aao0ullCQD.https://t.co/96Qc0JWjf5 pic.twitter.com/430YAAujAY July 19, 2024 As you might guess, the feature enlists the help of the AI to craft some text for you, and the addition here is that its now available when you right-click an empty text field in Edge . When you fire up Draft with Copilot in such an empty field, it opens a window for the AI assistant, and here you can enter the subject that youd like Copilot to compose some text about. You can then click Generate and watch Copilot work its magic as the AI whips up a piece of text on the topic you chose. When Copilot has provided its offering, you can subsequently modify the tone and length of Copilots text to better fit your purpose, or just play around with possible tweaks. Right now, the feature is only supported in US English in the Edge browser, but in time, Id expect this will open up to further languages. The second GIF that Leopeva64 posted shows an interesting twist to the new update. Seemingly when you right-click on an editable text field with text already in it, the Draft with Copilot option is not available. While this could change during testing, presumably its this way because theres already text present, so you wouldnt want to be drafting something from scratch. (Image credit: Shutterstock/PeopleImages.com - Yuri A) Copilot as a co-author MS Power User , which spotted this development, points out that the concept is similar to Google Chromes Help Me Write feature, and Id agree. Microsoft has previously written a blog post about Copilots creative composition abilities when working with text fields, describing how you can use the AI to quickly generate well-written text to use as input text in text boxes and further noting: Using Copilot saves time because you wont have to worry about creating text that meets grammar rules. Copilot is especially helpful for users who are using apps that arent in their native language. One thing to consider carefully is the quality of the text that Copilot produces. Critics of AI-generated text in general complain that it can seem very generic and read in a toneless, bland, way - and that could be a problem if youre going for something to try and grab the attention of readers. Still, the particular implementation here is more about knocking up something concise in swift order, right there in the browser, and Copilot is likely to do a more serviceable job in that respect, or what it generates could work as a useful jumping-off point that you can expand on - or itll give you some further ideas. Whatever the case, Copilot is slowly making its way into different corners of more Windows apps, including Edge , that much is clear. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE... Microsoft Edge is getting a new AI feature that will improve your search results Microsoft Edge looks to be getting more AI - this time it should help make the browser look better Microsoft Edge is getting flashy new Copilot features and Designer app for photo editing - but is that enough to beat Chrome? ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/browsers/microsoft-edge-browser-could-get- a-nifty-upgrade-for-copilot-thatll-help-you-compose-text-on-a-topic-instantly --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .