{"id":3811657,"date":"2025-01-28T14:16:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T19:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/3811657\/linux-gets-support-for-the-copilot-key.html"},"modified":"2025-01-29T13:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T18:40:10","slug":"linux-gets-support-for-the-copilot-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/3811657\/linux-gets-support-for-the-copilot-key.html","title":{"rendered":"Linux gets support for the Copilot key"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"remove_no_follow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid grid--cols-10@md grid--cols-8@lg article-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"col-12 col-10@md col-6@lg col-start-3@lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-column__content\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-bigbite-multi-title\"><div class=\"container\"><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/3627584\/that-new-copilot-key-on-your-keyboard-its-useless-for-business.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/3627584\/that-new-copilot-key-on-your-keyboard-its-useless-for-business.html\">special Copilot key<\/a> on some Windows laptops that can be used to launch Microsoft&rsquo;s AI assistant &mdash; and now support for the key is coming to Linux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That support has been added in version 6.14 of Linux, though exactly what it will be used for depends on which Linux-based operating system you are running. Most users are likely to use the key to open any generative AI assistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Version 6.14 offers several other new features, including expanded support for hand controllers, <a href=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.phoronix.com\/news\/Linux-6.14-Input\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/2.zoppoz.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.phoronix.com\/news\/Linux-6.14-Input\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Phoronix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a special Copilot key on some Windows laptops that can be used to launch Microsoft&rsquo;s AI assistant &mdash; and now support for the key is coming to Linux. 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