It’s shocking, given that Microsoft was an early investor in OpenAI. With its early Bing Chat launch, Microsoft pulled ahead of both OpenAI and Google, offering the first chatbot that could search the web. Microsoft even had early access to a more advanced GPT model than the one you could use in ChatGPT at the time. Then everything changed.

Tyson Jominy routinely summons Microsoft Corp.’s AI assistant by tapping the Copilot key on his computer. Not because he means to. He’s actually aiming for what was once the Control key and is annoyed to see Copilot pop up on-screen.

Despite heavy investment, Microsoft’s Copilot trails behind ChatGPT in global downloads, signaling challenges in consumer adoption and experience.

OpenAI is one of the world's leading AI research labs. Founded in 2015, it's behind some of today's most talked-about tools, including GPT, DALL·E, and ChatGPT.

Microsoft is set to report Q4 FY25 earnings, with Wall Street expecting strong results driven by AI demand and cloud growth — amid rising capital costs and layoffs tied to its rapid AI transformation.

The servers of Open AI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Microsoft's Copilot require consume enormous energy and water for cooling.

Now, Microsoft is testing another virtual assistant. While it's not quite Clippy 2.0, the new Copilot Appearance experiment from Copilot Labs is definitely giving major Clippy vibes.