Bringing the best of AI search to Copilot

Overview

Microsoft announced it is bringing AI search features to Copilot, combining generated answers with cited sources. Starting with the Fall Release, Copilot responses include more prominent, clickable citations and an option to see aggregated sources. The company is also launching a dedicated search experience inside Copilot for greater depth and precision. The update builds on Copilot Search, which began inside Bing.

Key Takeaways

Microsoft is adding AI search to Copilot, pairing generated answers with cited sources.
Starting with the Fall Release, Copilot responses include more prominent, clickable citations.
Users can click Show all to see a consolidated list of sources in the right pane.
A dedicated Search experience inside Copilot offers greater depth, breadth, and precision.
The work builds on Copilot Search, which was first introduced inside Bing.

Bringing the best of AI search to Copilot

What Microsoft announced

Copilot is gaining clearer source attribution.

›Microsoft reaffirmed a human-centered AI strategy focused on trust at Copilot Sessions.
›Starting with the Fall Release, Copilot responses include more prominent, clickable citations and an option to see aggregated sources.
›Microsoft is launching a dedicated search experience within Copilot for greater depth, breadth, and precision.

Microsoft frames trust as central to delivering a safe, secure, and relevant search experience.

From Copilot Search to today

The feature builds on earlier work inside Bing.

›Copilot Search was first introduced inside Bing and blends traditional and generative search.
›Over recent months, Microsoft learned how people explore and how much trust in sources matters.
›That shaped the next step of adding more prominent citations to Copilot responses.

Microsoft says it optimized Bing's search capabilities and used Copilot's intelligence to deliver more control and transparency.

Citations in responses

Answers now show where information comes from.

›When Copilot provides an answer, it shows where the information came from with relevant, clear, clickable sources.
›The article uses the example of asking for the best neighborhoods to stay in Rome for first-time visitors.
›Citations let users move beyond summaries by clicking to view the source directly.

Microsoft argues that knowing where information comes from makes the experience feel more natural and satisfying.

Seeing all sources

Copilot can show a full list of references.

›Clicking Show all displays the full list of references, including related results, in the right pane.
›Users get a curated response side by side with the sources themselves.
›Microsoft frames this as freedom to explore, not only trust.

A dedicated search experience

Copilot adds a separate search mode.

›Users click the drop-down and select Search to get curated answers with richer references and citations.
›Responses are adaptive, giving concise answers for simple queries or in-depth summaries for complex ones.
›Microsoft describes these enhancements as just the start.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Microsoft adding to Copilot?

Microsoft is bringing AI search to Copilot, combining generated answers with cited sources, including more prominent clickable citations and a dedicated search experience.

When do the citation changes arrive?

The more prominent, clickable citations and aggregated source option arrive starting with the Fall Release.

How do users see all the sources?

Users click Show all to see the full list of references, including related results, in the right pane alongside the response.

What is the dedicated search experience?

Users select Search from the drop-down to get curated answers with richer references, with responses that adapt from concise answers to in-depth summaries.

Where did this feature originate?

It builds on Copilot Search, which was first introduced inside Bing and blends traditional and generative search.

Microsoft is positioning Copilot to pair AI answers with transparent, clickable sources.