Copilot is getting a face, a room — and a place in your life – Computerworld

As Microsoft puts it: “With this experiment, we are bringing more non-verbal communication to Copilot, enhancing voice conversations with real-time visual expression. This early prototype allows you to chat, brainstorm, seek advice, or just mess around with Copilot in a more engaging and expressive way.”

For now, Copilot appears as a floating, cloud-like blob. In the future, given the way Suleyman talks, I’d imagine the dream is being able to customize exactly how the face looks so that it’s your very own unique, chosen companion.

Microsoft’s Copilot branding mess

Unfortunately, Microsoft’s plan isn’t exactly immaculate. Copilot’s consumer branding, in particular, is a complete mess: With the relaunch of the consumer version of Copilot as an AI buddy back in 2024, the enterprise Copilot for Microsoft 365 and consumer Copilot diverged into two very different products with two very different purposes. And yet, they continue to share the same name.