Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a “unified” artificial intelligence for its Windows 11, and four new Surface devices as well.
The new AI tool, dubbed Copilot, is compatible with the Microsoft 365 software package, Bing, Edge, and other web and productivity products from the business.
The most recent updates to Windows 11 will be released on September 26, together with the improved AI software. The eagerly awaited workplace AI product will be generally available for purchase on November 11. it will be accessible in Microsoft 365 Copilot.
After releasing 365 Copilot in preview earlier this year, Microsoft said in July that the capabilities will add $30 per person per month to users’ existing subscriptions at list prices.
The company added that OpenAI’s DALL-E 3, an AI that creates images, will be integrated into Bing search.
The Surface Hub 3, an updated version of its interactive whiteboard, and three laptops—the Surface Laptop Go 3, Surface Laptop Studio 2, and Surface Go 4 For Business—were all unveiled by Microsoft on Thursday.
The product launch came shortly after Microsoft promoted Yusuf Mehdi, the head of consumer marketing, to take over the Surface and Windows businesses with the external PC manufacturers and retail partners. Panos Panay, the company’s longstanding product chief, had resigned a few days prior.