Microsoft Copilot for Telegram released in beta, available to all users for free

Microsoft Copilot is now available on the popular messaging app Telegram. The tech giant on Tuesday integrated its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot with Telegram, expanding its capabilities on the app. Telegram users can now chat, ask questions and search the web using Copilot. Currently, the feature is released in beta version, although it has been made available to all users for free. However, there is a limit of 30 turns per day (30 messages back and forth) when accessing the AI.

How to access Copilot for Telegram

There are two simple methods to access the chatbot. Users can go to Microsoft’s microsite for this feature and click the “Try Now” button to go directly to the Telegram app and find the Copilot chatbot. Alternatively, users can manually open the messaging app and search for Copilot.

However, if users choose the second method, it is important to ensure that the Copilot chatbot is authentic by looking for a blue checkmark next to the name. There are many replica bots with the same name, and some of them may be malicious.

Currently, Copilot is only available as a text-to-text chatbot and does not generate images. However, it can access the Internet and will be able to respond to Internet queries. Microsoft suggests asking the AI ​​bot for video game cheats and instructions, movie suggestions, dating tips, recipes, live scores, personalized playlists, and more.

Telegram’s co-pilot

Interacting with Copilot is quite simple if you have experience using bots on Telegram. If not, you can use the “/ides” command to get examples of what the AI ​​can do, and the “/restart” command will clear the current response context and start over. These instructions and other similar methods are also displayed by the chatbot when you first enter the chat.

However, before a user can interact with the chatbot, they will first need to register using their phone number. This may concern some users given Telegram’s privacy-focused approach. On its microsite, Microsoft clarifies concerns and states: “Copilot on Telegram is based on the same security infrastructure as Microsoft Copilot.”