Windows 11 has been out in its current form since 2021, but Microsoft has grand visions of transforming its operating system into an even more AI-friendly system. Starting today, Microsoft is adding AI features to Windows 11 PCs that encourage users to utilize Copilot by speaking to their computers and allowing AI to perform some basic functions for them. These updates are being rolled out alongside an ad campaign that invites people to “meet the computer you can talk to.”
“We think we’re on the cusp of the next evolution, where AI happens not just in that chatbot and gets naturally integrated into the hundreds of millions of experiences that people use every day,” Microsoft consumer chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi told The Verge. “The vision that we have is: Let’s rewrite the entire operating system around AI, and build essentially what becomes truly the AI PC.”
The new features sound similar to the Cortana voice options on Windows 10. For example, users will be able to bring their PC out of standby by saying “Hey, Copilot!” as a command. Mehdi also shared his belief that users will embrace voice controls on a greater level than they have in the past.