Many PC manufacturers run Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system, including Lenovo, Dell and HP. Now, in addition to Microsoft’s own manufactured computers, some of these companies’ devices will soon sport a new key that launches Microsoft’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Copilot, according to reporting by the Associated Press.
Enlisting third-party manufacturers to add an AI button to their devices is part of Microsoft’s ongoing partnership with OpenAI. Copilot, which was once known by the name Bing Chat, runs on an upgraded version of GPT 3.5, the AI language model that powers ChatGPT, the Verge reported early last year.
The Copilot key is Microsoft’s first major keyboard redesign in three decades since the company added the Windows key to its products in the 1990s, the same AP article reported. The key will be characterized by a ribbon-like logo and located in place of the CTRL key on the right side of the space bar. If the chatbot is not yet available in a user’s country, the key will open Windows Search instead, according to reporting by the Verge.
Dell was the first company to announce the inclusion of a Copilot key on its latest line of XPS laptops in a company blog post on Thursday. Alongside Microsoft launching the Copilot key on its in-house line of Surface devices, more PC manufacturers that run Windows 11 are slated to unveil the AI tech installation at a later date.
