Microsoft recently announced that their GPT-4-powered Copilot is coming to Office 365 apps, riding high off the success of integrating ChatGPT in Bing. 

By horizontally integrating all of those programmes, users will be able to create whole Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, Outlook emails, and PowerPoint presentations with the press of a button (along with Microsoft Teams).

In other words, it's Clippy, our old paperclip friend, but more powerful. A lot. Think of Bruce Banner as the Incredible Hulk, perhaps.

 Alternatively, as Jared Spataro, the president of Microsoft 365, said during a press conference today: "Copilot is a totally new way of working."

That may perhaps be considered an understatement if this gadget performs as promised by Microsoft.

The AI-powered secretary from the tech giant, Copilot, wants to remind you of a meeting you're dreading, let you know about a new recruit, or even leak information about employees who were meant to be returning from holiday.

Microsoft was sure to emphasise that the technology is far from flawless, and Spataro added that when Copilot does make mistakes, they will be "usefully inaccurate." It may also provide you with a thought "that's not ideal but nonetheless offers you a good start," he added.

Microsoft wants you to be aware that their cutting-edge AI helper may wind up misinforming you and ruining your workday. 

Consider this as the self-driving Tesla for the workplace: You may fall asleep at the wheel, and although it can bring you home, it might also result in an accident involving eight vehicles. You get to roll the dice!

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While they work to perfect it, the new function will initially only be available to a select few people, but the business plans to "extend to more" testers shortly.

In other words, Clippy's AI-powered mad cousin is going to cannonball into your office life and either save you from the most tedious, soul-crushing labour you do every day or ruin your career as an anarchic agent of chaos masquerading as a useful productivity tool. Pick your new gods wisely, not that we need to tell you.