Microsoft's AI button for its Copilot tool marks its first major addition to PC keyboards in 30 years

• Microsoft is adding a new button to Windows PC keyboards.
• The button will allow users to access Microsoft's AI companion, Copilot.
• The company has already incorporated Copilot into Bing and Office 365.

Microsoft is adding an AI button to Windows.

On Thursday, the company announced the new Copilot key would be added to Windows 11 PCs, with availability beginning in late February.

In a blog post, Microsoft's executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer, Yusuf Mehdi, said the new key would allow users to engage Copilot for everyday use.

The key aimed to make it easier for people to participate in the AI transformation, Mehdi added.