As competition in the AI browser market intensifies, Microsoft is entering the fray with its unique strategy. Google's Gemini has already been integrated into Chrome, Perplexity is developing its Comet AI browser, and The Browser Company was recently acquired by Atlassian for $610 million, all signaling a new wave of browser revolution. Now, Microsoft hopes to take a place in this conversation through its innovative Copilot mode.

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In a recent interview, Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's Chief AI Officer, elaborated on the future vision of the Edge browser. He stated that Microsoft's roadmap is to use its existing browser and AI tools to turn Edge into an "agent browser" that can be directly controlled by artificial intelligence. Suleyman explained, "Your AI will be able to use all the same tools you use in the browser." This means that Copilot will have unimaginable capabilities, not only opening new tabs, navigating independently, but also reading content from multiple tabs at the same time, while the user just watches.

Suleyman compared this experience to "a little angel on your shoulder," which can handle tedious tasks for the user, such as reading reviews, price comparisons, and comprehensive research. He emphasized that these tasks are not carried out silently in the background, but "unfold in real time before your eyes," allowing users to clearly see how the AI efficiently completes tasks.

Notably, Microsoft's approach differs from that of The Browser Company. Microsoft does not plan to completely redesign a brand-new AI browser, but instead chooses to innovate on the existing Edge, granting it powerful agent capabilities through the Copilot mode.