Microsoft is jumping into the AI browser wars with a bet that making its Edge browser your new personal assistant will help it compete with Google Chrome, as well as upstart projects from OpenAI and Perplexity.
Instead of creating an entirely new browser, the company revamped its Edge web browser with “Copilot Mode,” which lets AI do the hard tasks for you. While you sit back and watch, Microsoft’s Copilot tool can control your tabs, visit websites, and even book restaurant reservations in what Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman calls a “magical experience.”
