Microsoft is making its Copilot AI assistant accessible as a Mac app. The native macOS app will provide entry to the web-based model of the Microsoft software. It's rolling out right now within the US, the UK and Canada. In apply, the apps functionalities sound just about similar to the expertise of going to the net model of Copilot. The actual distinction is that the Mac app features a keyboard shortcut for activating the AI assistant with Command + House and it may be seen in darkish mode.
Earlier this week, Microsoft introduced that it will make the Copilot options Voice and Assume Deeper, which faucets into OpenAI's o1 mannequin, accessible to any customers without cost. Each strikes appears geared toward broadening the corporate's viewers for Copilot.
Massive tech firms have a rocky historical past of making an attempt to make their software program accessible on rival {hardware}. Typically, it could possibly take years for a service to be optimized for a distinct model's precise specs. The arrival of a devoted macOS app for Copilot, which is already out as an iPhone and iPad app, is perhaps about as fast as Microsoft has ever introduced a service to the Apple ecosystem.
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