Your GroupMe chats are about to get a lot smarter with Copilot’s help

GroupMe has been the answer for giant group chats to collaborate with out worrying about inexperienced or blue bubbles, textual content formatting points, cross-platform compatibility, sharing telephone numbers, and extra. Now, the messaging platform has a major AI improve, making chatting an much more seamless expertise.

Final week, GroupMe introduced its messaging app is now infused with Copilot, that means you will get Microsoft’s AI assistant proper within the GroupMe interface. Because the demo video beneath exhibits, you may maintain down on a message and click on on the “Ask Copilot” choice to get a Copilot-generated reply.

That is particularly useful for school college students, who usually depend on the platform to speak as a category to collaborate on initiatives, research guides, homework, and extra. Now, if somebody has a query concerning the materials, they will get a solution with out leaving the chat.

Past answering questions concerning the materials, college students may leverage Copilot for its generative capabilities, asking it to create class supplies reminiscent of outlines, research guides, and extra.

GroupMe additionally added some non-AI-related upgrades to its platform, together with sharing emoji reactions by holding down on a message; hyperlink previews for common shared hyperlinks reminiscent of X posts, Instagram Reels, Spotify, and extra; featured pins to focus on a very powerful messages in a chat; a revamped occasions interface; and video calls powered by Microsoft Groups. 

GroupMe plans to roll out these updates over the following few weeks throughout all its supported platforms, together with Apple, Android, the net, and a brand new Home windows 11 app. In order for you Copilot’s help sooner, you will get it free of charge from Copilot’s web site or its Android and iOS apps.