For more than four decades, since the 1980s, pointing and clicking has been the primary method of using a personal computer. What if that changed to simply thinking, typing and doing? That's one promise of AI. Rather than remembering the keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot, or the setting to shift the screen into dark mode, you could just tell the computer what you want it to do in natural language.

Microsoft is moving in this direction with the development of Windows Copilot, an adaptation of its Open AI-powered Bing search chatbot integrated directly into the operating system, showing as a persistent sidebar once activated by users via a new taskbar button.

This week, the company started to give users in the Windows Insider preview program a very early look at Windows Copilot. 

On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we're featuring a conversation with Aaron Woodman, the Windows vice president of marketing, recorded shortly after Windows Copilot was unveiled a few weeks ago. 

Here is the full video of Windows Central's hands-on with the Windows Insider early preview of Windows Copilot, as highlighted in the intro to this episode.

With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop.

For more than four decades, since the 1980s, pointing and clicking has been the primary method of using a personal computer. What if that changed to simply thinking, typing and doing? That's one promise of AI. Rather than remembering the keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot, or the setting to shift the screen into dark mode, you could just tell the computer what you want it to do in natural language.
Microsoft is moving in this direction <a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2023/microsofts-new-windows-copilot-will-offer-centralized-ai-assistance-in-desktop-sidebar/">with the development of Windows Copilot</a>, an adaptation of its Open AI-powered Bing search chatbot integrated directly into the operating system, showing as a persistent sidebar once activated by users via a new taskbar button.
This week, the company started to give users in the Windows Insider preview program <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/06/29/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-23493/">a very early look at Windows Copilot</a>. 
On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we're featuring a conversation with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-woodman-5210156/overlay/photo/">Aaron Woodman</a>, the Windows vice president of marketing, recorded shortly after Windows Copilot was unveiled a few weeks ago. 
Here is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knlm2qH0vm8">the full video</a> of Windows Central's hands-on with the Windows Insider early preview of Windows Copilot, as highlighted in the intro to this episode.
With GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop.

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