One AI trend you might've noticed lately in browsers is that they're getting more and more AI features. For instance, not too long ago, Opera announced an absolutely futuristic browser called Opera Neon, which can perform tasks for you. Similarly, Perplexity's AI Chromium-based browser, Comet, has been making headlines lately and is built around the same concept as Opera Neon.

In both browsers, the AI can perform mundane tasks like booking appointments for you, creating and managing tasks on your calendar, and even researching topics. Though I haven't tested out Comet just yet, I've been using Neon to do tasks like ordering my coffee for me, and I love it. Well, today Microsoft announced Copilot Mode, which is its own take on Comet and Opera Neon.

Copilot Mode can help you research faster by looking through your tabs

As announced via a blog post, Microsoft introduced Copilot Mode in Edge today. Though the feature has been quietly appearing for some users since May, Microsoft’s officially announced the brand-new mode today. Copilot Mode is an opt-in experimental feature, and once enabled, you get access to “innovative AI features” that are meant to enhance your browsing experience.

One of Copilot Mode’s capabilities is that it can help cut down the time you spend jumping through multiple tabs while researching. Once you grant Copilot permission, it can essentially peek through all your open tabs and “understand the full context of what you’re exploring online.” From there, you can let it take tasks into its own hands by instructing it to handle some things for you.

Microsoft explained this with an example of when you’re researching vacation rentals across multiple websites simultaneously. With Copilot Mode, you can seek Copilot’s assistance as you’re researching, and nudge it to identify which option is closest to the beach and includes a full kitchen.

Edge’s Copilot can now listen to you and act on your behalf too

Microsoft also announced a new “Actions” feature, which essentially means that Copilot in Edge now supports “natural voice navigation.” So, users can now use their voice to instruct Copilot on what they’d like it to do. For instance, you could use voice commands to ask Copilot to open a few tabs to compare options between products.

In the blog post, Microsoft also mentioned that you’ll soon be able to give Copilot permission to access even more information like your browsing history and credentials. The purpose of this will be to let Copilot take actions on your behalf, like automatically booking a reservation for you.

Microsoft also announced another feature called “Journeys,” which can organize your past and present browsing into “helpful, topic-based journeys.” With this feature, Copilot can intelligently recognize when you’re researching and then offer suggestions for what you should do next, like recommending more relevant material and helping you take the project further.

If you’re reading the above and thinking “oh goodbye my privacy,” don’t worry. Microsoft’s been very, very clear throughout the blog post that all the features above are strictly opt-in, and won’t be enabled unless you do so yourself. When it is enabled, Microsoft assures that there “will always be clear, visual cues on your browser when Copilot is viewing or listening.”

Copilot Mode is rolling out starting today. The best part? It's completely free, albeit for a limited time.