Microsoft has announced the future integration of a new key for Windows keyboards. It will allow you to quickly launch Copilot, its AI assistant.
It seems that the year 2024 will be that of artificial intelligence. CES, which opens its doors from January 9 to 12, should be filled with buzzwords related to this technological evolution, launched with fanfare in 2023 with the advent of ChatGPT. Proof that AI will be an event in the months to come: Microsoft goes so far as to dedicate a complete press release to integration a dedicated key for the Windows keyboard. There’s even a video.
On paper, “ One-key integration for Windows keyboard » is not enough to make you jump out of your seat. This is in reality a revolution, as Microsoft is keen to point out in its description published on January 4. “ The introduction of the Copilot key marks the first significant change to the Windows keyboard in almost 30 years ”, we read. The last change was the Windows key.
Microsoft announces a key for its Copilot AI
As its name suggests, the Copilot key is linked to Copilot (formerly Binge ChatGPT), Microsoft’s AI assistant that works with GPT-4. Its goal is obviously very simple: with a press, Copilot will wake up to promote interaction with users. Microsoft intends to offer a perfectly integrated experience. This desire pushes the multinational to think about AI from A to Z, from components to software, including the cloud. The button is ultimately only the end of the chain, which removes the last barriers between human and machine. “ We see this as a transformative moment in the Windows experience, with Copilot becoming the entry point to AI on PC », Explains Microsoft.
It now remains to be seen whether future owners of a “new generation” Windows keyboard will get used to this key, which will inevitably shake up certain habits. In any case, it’s a way to gain a small advantage over the competition: rather than going to a web page or opening an application, all you need to do is press a key. In terms of accessibility, it’s perfect. Note that it will take place at the bottom of the keyboard, between Alt and the directional keys.
Microsoft specifies that the first PCs equipped with a Copilot key will appear at CES 2024, from various partners. They will go on sale from February and, of course, the Surface range will be affected later this year.
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