Microsoft Cuts Copilot Bloat

After Microsoft bought the rights to use OpenAI’s technology for free, Microsoft developed a case of Copilot fever, launching Copilot-branded AI features in dozens of products, from Office and Bing to PowerBI and Dynamics. 

Microsoft appears to be dialing it back a bit, seemingly in response to complaints from customers that the Copilots are unnecessary or annoying.

This week, for instance, newly appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced that Gaming Copilot, a chatbot built into Xbox’s mobile and PC gaming apps, would be wound down.