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Microsoft Unveils Redesigned Copilot With Autopilot Agents

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Microsoft unveiled a redesigned Copilot app that unifies chat, coding and autonomous AI agents.
The app has three tabs—Home, Code, Autopilot—to merge Office, coding and a digital teammate.
Microsoft will release Home and Code to Frontier-program customers soon, with Autopilot entering private preview by month-end.
Copilot charges $0.01 per Credit and $30 per user monthly for the core license.

History

Historical Context

IBM’s Deep Blue defeated world champion Garry Kasparov in a 1997 New York match, winning 3½–2½ and earning a $700,000 prize—the first time a reigning chess champion lost under tournament conditions. That landmark showed AI could surpass human expertise, a precedent echoed today as Microsoft’s 2024 Copilot expands AI assistance across Office and code.

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Story summary

Microsoft unveiled a redesigned Copilot app that unifies chat, coding and autonomous AI agents.
The app has three tabs—Home, Code, Autopilot—to merge Office, coding and a digital teammate.
Microsoft will release Home and Code to Frontier-program customers soon, with Autopilot entering private preview by month-end.
Copilot charges $0.01 per Credit and $30 per user monthly for the core license.

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