Telegram gets official Microsoft Copilot AI Assistant bot: Here’s how it works

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Popular AI chatbot from Microsoft — Copilot — is now available on the Telegram app. Microsoft on its website has announced that OpenAI’s GPT model-powered generative AI assistant Copilot bot will cover a range of topics, including travel tips, sports updates, and movie recommendations on Telegram. It will be able to respond with detailed answers to user queries using Bing search.

However, the Copilot AI assistant bot will only offer text-based recommendations or answers currently, with no support for image or video generation support at the moment.

Copilot AI assistant now available on Telegram: How to use it

If you are wondering how you can use the Copilot Telegram bot, follow the below-mentioned steps:

First, open the Telegram app and search for Microsoft Copilot or install the bot on the app from this link.

Next, tap on Start and accept all the terms and conditions.

Now, you will need to do a quick one-time verification of your mobile number.

After entering your mobile number, the Telegram AI chatbot will be activated on the Telegram app on your phone.

Type in your question or prompt the AI chatbot to initiate a conversation. However, currently, only 30 conversations are allowed per day.

Microsoft isn’t the first to bring its AI chatbot to a messaging app. Earlier this year, Meta had introduced its chatbot for WhatsApp and Instagram users. Similarly, Google has also introduced the Gemini AI chatbot in Google Messages on select smartphones a few months ago.