Microsoft has announced the biggest change to its keyboards in three decades with the introduction of a key dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI).

This shortcut allows users to access Copilot, Microsoft’s artificial intelligence tool, on new PCs equipped with Windows 11.

The company founded by Bill Gates is a major investor in OpenAI, which is behind the operation of Copilot.

The multinational has already integrated artificial intelligence into other products of the company, such as Microsoft 365 and Bing Search in 2023.

Competitor Apple added a button or option to call Siri in the touch bar of its Macbooks several years ago.

Copilot helps users with features such as search, write emails and create images.

“AI continues to change the way we use technology at work and in everyday life,” the company said. MICROSOFT

In the article announcing the change, Microsoft executive vice president Yusuf Mehdi said it was a “transformative” moment and compared it to when The Windows key was added almost 30 years ago.

He added that the new access would “simplify” and “enhance” the user experience.

The new keyboards are expected to appear in Microsoft products since February.

The company will showcase a number of products with Copilot access in one of the largest technological events of the year, the CES, which starts next week in Las Vegas.

When Copilot was integrated into Office 365 products like Word, PowerPoint, and Teams, users allowed it summarize your meetings, write emails and create presentations.

Copilot has also been added to the Bing search engine.

This is the Microsoft Copilot logo. MICROSOFT

Google, by far the largest search engine in the world, has its own search system. artificial intelligence called Bard.

However, it was Microsoft’s partner OpenAI that presented its powerful artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT in 2022causing rivals to rush to release their own versions.

Copilot is based on the GPT-4 language model, also from OpenAI.

The British competition watchdog is investigating the matter Microsoft relationship with OpenAI after a series of boardroom layoffs resulted in a close relationship between the two companies. (JO)