Microsoft releases Copilot Vision on Edge for efficient online shopping

Microsoft Copilot has introduced a new feature, Copilot Vision, that lets the AI inspect the webpage you view and offer suggestions. This feature is available exclusively on Microsoft Edge and was teased by the Redmond-based tech giant a few months ago.

Copilot Vision is designed to be a helpful assistant when shopping online, planning a trip, learning something new, or browsing the web. The feature will only be accessible through a limited preview as Copilot’s developers work to improve the underlying technology.

In a blog post, Microsoft has taken steps to ensure that Vision respects user privacy. The company says that no data from your browsing sessions will be saved, and the feature is off by default — it only activates if you explicitly permit it.

Microsoft is also limiting Vision’s access to third-party sites. At launch, Copilot Vision will only work with a select set of websites, although Microsoft says it’ll “cautiously expand” the list. This will likely assuage publishers’ fears about Copilot Vision scraping and repurposing their content without permission.

If you’re a Microsoft Copilot Pro subscriber and live in the U.S., you can enable Copilot Vision in the Copilot settings window in Microsoft Edge starting today. You can see the feature on Microsoft’s website in a demo if you’re not a subscriber.

So far, Microsoft Copilot Pro subscribers in the U.S. can try Copilot Vision, while free Copilot users and subscribers in other countries will get access later.