{"id":16761,"date":"2025-10-01T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T10:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/microsofts-copilot-ai-assistant-now-gets-a-face-that-people-can-actually-talk-to-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T10:41:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T10:41:00","slug":"microsofts-copilot-ai-assistant-now-gets-a-face-that-people-can-actually-talk-to-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/microsofts-copilot-ai-assistant-now-gets-a-face-that-people-can-actually-talk-to-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s Copilot AI Assistant Now Gets A Face That People Can Actually Talk To | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9608326\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">October 01, 2025, 15:45 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9608326\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-423611870 asubttl-schema\">Microsoft feels users need a face for the AI assistant to be comfortable to talk and this new feature does exactly that.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgsky\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-423611870 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Copilot assistant now has a face that people can talk to\" title=\"Copilot assistant now has a face that people can talk to\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-423611870\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copilot assistant now has a face that people can talk to<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Microsoft\u2019s Copilot AI assistant is not as popular as Gemini or even ChatGPT so the company is now making a few changes to bring more people to use its AI chatbot. And one of the plans is to have human AI portraits as characters that mimic the AI chatbot and talk to people. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The experimental Portraits feature is available in select regions for now and you have around 40 avatars in human form that will have the conversation on behalf of the AI with you. This is only available for people above 18 years and in select regions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>AI Human Portraits For Copilot: But Why?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">So why has Microsoft made this change for its AI assistant and given it a human face? The company\u2019s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman claims the Portraits were developed because people actually wanted a face for the AI assistant which made them comfortable talking to with their voice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">This is probably the first time we are hearing a tech giant share this feedback from the users, which is also a parallel view to how Google and OpenAI have operated their respective AI ecosystems so far.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Natural conversation is part of the AI expertise and offering a face means users get better equipped to the chatbot and probably open up a lot more than they are currently. The biggest change with the new feature is that Microsoft is using human characters as the basis of the new AI avatars and they are not animated cartoons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><strong>Not Enough<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Copilot is available as the default AI assistant on Windows 11 PCs, Microsoft 365 suite and other applications. Even then, ChatGPT has the lead, followed by Gemini and others. Copilot does have the right armoury to attract users but the marketability has to improve, especially for the end users.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">OpenAI does that quite well and we have seen with the Studio Ghibli style photos earlier. Now, the company is bringing an AI-based Sora app which lets you create and remix videos by uploading your own photo. Microsoft is too focused on the enterprises, it tends to forget that the public consumer is equally vital in the AI race, and will the new Copilot avatar connect with these users? Only time will tell.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"S Aadeetya\" title=\"S Aadeetya\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-423611870 artcta\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Inter;font-size:17px;line-height:28px\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Get latest technology updates, including phone launches, gadget reviews, AI advancements. Stay informed with breaking tech <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/\">news<\/a>, expert insights, and trends from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/india\/\">India<\/a>\u00a0and around the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/world\/\">world<\/a>.\u00a0 Also Download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/eng-article-eop\">News18 App<\/a> to stay updated.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-423611870 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>October 01, 2025, 15:45 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-423611870 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Microsoft\u2019s Copilot AI Assistant Now Gets A Face That People Can Actually Talk To<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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