Microsoft is killing the standalone Cortana app for Windows in late 2023
into its own app for computers. That's the app we're bidding farewell to by the end of the year.
In its announcement, Microsoft pointed out that users will still have access to"powerful productivity features in Windows and Edge, which have increased AI capabilities." It specifically mentioned the new Bing that's now powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 technology. Microsoft introduced thetool that can create content within Office apps with text-based prompts in March.
And then in late May, the company revealed at its Build developer conference that it's making AI a deeply integrated part of Windows 11 by putting a Copilot tool in the platform's sidebar. Users can ask it to perform tasks within the OS, such as changing the computer background, or even editing photos and summarizing documents, without having to launch apps or to search for particular settings. Most likely, very few people will be missing Cortana.
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