Microsoft’s Copilot App Already Accused Of Copying ChatGPT

Microsoft took the wraps off of the revamped standalone Copilot app for Windows 11 at this year’s Build 2024 event, and the company is now rolling out to testers. Some of those testers have noticed striking similarities between the app and AI rival ChatGPT.

The Copilot app, which was said to come in one version of Windows, is available in build 26100 in the Release Preview channel, which is the last step before getting rolled out in the final version of Windows 11. This is the preview version of the Windows 11 24H2 update which will be released later this year.

The new app is no longer available as a side panel on the desktop, but as a full app in a window, enabling users to move and resize the AI assistant as per the requirement. The Copilot icon is also located centrally in the Windows 11 taskbar now, instead of the far right in the system tray.

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Is Copilot Trying To Copy ChatGPT?

That certainly offers more flexibility for Copilot, and for how users might want to use the AI, but some users trying out the new app are coming across some similarities between the Copilot and ChatGPT in a few aspects.

As Windows Latest notes, these similarities include the left-hand side menu that displays previous chats, along with the general ‘vibe’ of the new Copilot app.

Apart from Copilot offering the chat bar in the center of the app panel, there isn’t a lot of difference between the two AI-backed chatbots. Microsoft can’t be blamed for using the same ChatGPT layout for Copilot, as many other ChatGPT competitors have used the same style to enable users to easily get a grasp of the newer apps.

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How To Access The New Copilot App

Maybe Microsoft is trying to make it easy for users by providing a similar layout, so even if users have only joined a new one, they can find their way before learning the more intricate details.

That said, Microsoft could have tried a little harder and come up with a new style, but the app is still in the testing phase within the Windows Insider program, so the design could get tweaked when it is released for a wider audience.

For users who want to try out the new Copilot app, users will need to be part of that Windows Insider testing program. Joining is pretty simple, and once users are all signed up, they will get access not just to the Copilot app, but to other updates and features the company offered in the previous iterations.