While the feature is still in development, Copilot Actions has the potential to boost productivity by handling repetitive digital tasks, said Tom Mainelli, group vice president, device and consumer research, at IDC. “Copilot Actions is an ambitious step toward AI that can act on our behalf. It’s an important milestone that I’m eager to test myself,” he said. “Reliability, trust, and clear real-world value will ultimately determine how quickly it becomes mainstream.”
Copilot Actions will detail each step as its performed and will request user approval in certain situations. Users also have the option to interrupt the agent and retake control at any point if they wish.
It remains to be seen just how reliable the agent will be and how comfortable users are having an agent interact with their files autonomously. Microsoft said it will start with a “narrow set of use cases” as the feature is tested with early users and the model is optimized prior to a full launch.
