Microsoft bolts Copilot Mode onto Edge to chase AI-browser crowd

Microsoft on Monday introduced Copilot Mode in its Edge browser, a way to use voice or text commands to automate web-based tasks via AI.

Under the direction of Copilot Mode, Edge "doesn’t just wait idly for you to click but anticipates what you might want to do next," explains Sean Lyndersay, VP of product for Microsoft Edge, in a blog post.

"It doesn't just give you endless tabs to sift through but works with you as a collaborator that makes sense of it all. It keeps you browsing, cuts through clutter and removes friction to unlock your flow – all built to the highest Microsoft standards of security, privacy and performance trusted by billions of people and businesses worldwide – with you as the user always in control."

Edge is the latest in a growing list of web browsers that have integrated a machine learning model to enable automated, multistep ...