RIP Cortana and Clippy (and eventually Copilot) - lol I just realized they all start with 'C'
Lol that is kind of funny.
Unfortunately, I'm starting to believe that copilot will either be deprecated in a few years, or radically changed from its originally implementation.
I'm having a hard time describing what I'm talking about so let me see if I can make a comparison instead.
How often do you use a hammer?
Professional carpenters use hammers all the time. An amateur handyman will need it a few times a year. Then there's the last category, which is everyone else. The people that use a hammer so infrequently that they have to think about where their hammer is at.
Microsoft is looking for carpenters, but they're getting everyone else.
Copilot hasn't made a case why it's going to be different than Cortana or other voice assistants. They all have the same problem, which is your average person don't want or need a hammer everyday, and they don't need AI to write letters or turn on dark mode.
If people aren't thinking about using it, then they won't use it. And if the experience is bad (as shown in the video), then they will purposely avoid using it.
Microsoft needs to find a reason for people to keep using Copilot once the initial, "wow that was neat," feeling wears off. However, I don't think they will. Like Cortana, it's not something that people regularly need in their everyday life.