Microsoft Brings Agentic AI to its Consumer Chatbot With New Copilot Tasks

The consumer version of Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot is about to get a new agentic AI feature named Copilot Tasks. Microsoft described the feature as “a to-do list that does itself,” done by an AI agent using its own computer and web browser in the background.

Copilot Tasks launched yesterday as a research preview for a limited number of testers, and you’ll need to sign up here if you want to be considered for early access. In recent months, Microsoft and its competitors have been talking a lot about how AI agents are about to transform work and streamline complex workflows, and Copilot Tasks are about bringing this agentic AI technology to consumers.

Copilot Tasks is designed for everyone, not just developers or enterprises,” the company said. “Tell Copilot what you need, and it will figure out how to make it happen: browsing the web, coordinating across apps, creating documents, managing your schedule, sending emails, contacting businesses, and taking action in the real world. All without manually configuring agents or MCPs.”

Copilot Tasks can be used for recurring tasks such as drafting email replies every morning, event planning, document generation, finding the best shopping deals and services, and more. The agentic feature will ask for user consent before using your money or sending messages, and users can still review and cancel tasks at any time.

Copilot isn’t the first consumer chatbot to offer agentic capabilities: ChatGPT has a new Agent mode available on paid plans, while Google recently introduced a new “Auto browse” agentic feature in Chrome for Gemini AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US. It wouldn’t be surprising if Copilot Tasks becomes a paid feature at the end of the research preview.