A copilot is an AI assistant embedded in a work surface, code editor, document, CRM, design tool, that assists the human in place: drafting, suggesting, summari
An AI assistant embedded in a work surface, code editor, document, CRM, design tool, that assists the human in place: drafting, suggesting, summarizing, and acting on request while the human stays in control.
A copilot is the assistive end of the autonomy spectrum, the human stays in control, whereas an agent completes tasks independently. The common 2026 pattern is progression: start with copilots to build trust, then graduate suitable workflows to bounded autonomy.