Microsoft’s Copilot Tasks AI uses its own computer to get things done

Microsoft announced Copilot Tasks, a new AI system that handles background tasks using cloud-based computers and browsers. The feature can schedule appointments, generate study plans, and complete various jobs on recurring, scheduled, or one-time basis using natural language commands.

• →Microsoft previewed Copilot Tasks, an AI system designed to handle busywork in the background.
• →The feature uses its own cloud-based computer and browser rather than the user's device.
• →Users can assign tasks using natural language on recurring, scheduled, or one-time basis.
• →Copilot Tasks can handle various jobs from scheduling appointments to generating study plans.
• →The system provides completion reports once tasks are finished.