Microsoft has officially launched a new AI tool called Copilot Tasks, marking the evolution of Copilot from a simple conversational assistant to an "agent" capable of autonomous execution. As a core feature continuously developed by the company since the launch of Copilot, Copilot Tasks aims to automate the planning and closed-loop execution of to-do lists through natural language-driven interactions.

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This feature can not only extract fragmented information from emails, chat records, and meeting summaries to generate structured tasks, but it also has the breakthrough capability of running autonomously in the background. Copilot Tasks is equipped with a separate computing and browser environment, enabling it to perform operations across multiple applications and services, including automatically drafting and sending urgent emails, monitoring flight or hotel prices and executing re-bookings, and even customizing resumes based on job requirements and submitting them. When performing critical operations such as payments or communications, the system still retains a manual approval mechanism to ensure users maintain ultimate control over AI actions.

Currently, Copilot Tasks is in a limited research preview phase and has also opened a public waiting list, with plans to expand the testing scope in the coming weeks. Industry analysts believe that the release of Copilot Tasks further blurs the boundary between automation tools and intelligent agents. By directly transforming "ideas" into "results," Microsoft is attempting to redefine the form of personal productivity tools. This move not only intensifies competition in the smart assistant field but also signals that AI applications are transitioning from "assisted creation" to a new trend of "agent-based AI" that performs tasks on behalf of users.