Microsoft Wants Us Talking to Windows 11 With New AI Features

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Microsoft Corp. is trying to get people to talk to their computers, betting that voice and artificial intelligence software is powerful enough to make such interactions as effective as a keyboard or mouse.

The world’s largest software maker on Thursday introduced a set of updates to its Windows operating system, including the ability to summon Microsoft’s Copilot assistant by saying “Hey, Copilot.”