Microsoft Adds Copilot Bot to Telegram

Microsoft has already added Copilot to Windows, Edge, Teams, and Microsoft 365, and it's now expanding the AI to serve as a chatbot in the Telegram app.

The bot is available from Microsoft and Telegram users who add it to their chats can have one-on-one conversations with the chatbot. It works on the desktop and mobile versions of Telegram, although you will have to verify your phone number to add it. Microsoft says the verification is to confirm your location since the bot doesn't currently function in the EU.

If you're searching for it on Telegram, make sure you're downloading the add-on from @CopilotOfficialBot, Microsoft's official account for Copilot on Telegram.

Once installed, it works like it does on other platforms. You can ask questions, search for helpful information, or just converse like you can with other AI bots. The Verge notes that it can only accept and respond with text; it can't do things like generate images.

According to Microsoft, the bot can find movie times, check out upcoming video game releases, generate advice for your personal life, find recipes, check sports scores, or serve up a joke or brain teaser. Once it's added to your chats, it functions like any other chatbot on Telegram.

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