{"id":3144,"date":"2025-06-12T15:42:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/2025\/06\/12\/copilot-just-an-assistant\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:12:27","slug":"copilot-just-an-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/en\/2025\/06\/12\/copilot-just-an-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Copilot: just an assistant?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3144-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/722_copilot_solo_un_assistente.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/722_copilot_solo_un_assistente.mp3\">https:\/\/homo-extensus.ai-book.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/722_copilot_solo_un_assistente.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1154053501\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-456917853\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1662383764\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\">Video Abstract<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1636045213\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"copilot solo un assistente\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yd8uB3Hf2-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1154053501 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n<p>In 1995 I happened to attend a special presentation live in Chicago: Bill Gates took the stage and presented Bob&#8217;s project, a new interface that enabled a range of virtual assistants for Windows and Office, such as Rover the dog or Clippy. 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