Microsoft is taking its AI-powered productivity companion Copilot to the next level. The tech giant announced Tuesday that it has begun testing key integrations between Copilot and OpenAI‘s newest offerings, including the highly-anticipated GPT-4 Turbo model. These upgrades aim to make Copilot even more versatile and responsive to users’ needs.

“As we set our sights on 2024, we’re committed to bringing more innovation and advanced capabilities to Copilot to provide you with the leading way to benefit from AI,” wrote Yusuf Medhi, Microsoft’s EVP and chief marketing officer, in a blog post.

The integration with GPT-4 Turbo is arguably the most exciting of these new capabilities. Unveiled at OpenAI’s first-ever Dev Day event last month, GPT-4 Turbo builds on the foundation of GPT-4 with a larger context window for retaining more information and a later knowledge cutoff date for increased understanding of current events.

Microsoft contends that integrating these enhanced natural language abilities will empower Copilot to take on more complex tasks, provide better responses to queries, and generally work more seamlessly with users’ workflows. Copilot will be able to parse longer prompts and leverage GPT-4 Turbo’s vast knowledge to deliver more tailored, actionable suggestions to get work done faster.

This announcement comes on the heels of rumors that Microsoft has been struggling to build a sustainable business model for Github Copilot, its AI coding assistant for developers. But as an enterprise-focused product with a $30 per month price tag, Microsoft Copilot may have an easier time overcoming profitability challenges. With upgrades like GPT-4 Turbo integration on the horizon, the value proposition for business users continues to grow.

Medhi said that these new capabilities will roll out over the coming weeks. It’s the next phase in Microsoft’s ongoing quest to lead the pack in delivering practical, role-focused AI to enhance knowledge workers’ days. And with best-in-class natural language AI now integrated into Copilot’s backend, Microsoft is betting that professionals will have an even harder time getting work done without the AI sidekick’s helping hand.

Copilot has always aimed to provide users with an AI-driven heads up display for on-the-job needs. Now with GPT-4 Turbo in the mix, Microsoft is ensuring Copilot can continue to evolve alongside OpenAI’s state-of-the-art models and the increasingly complex demands of modern work. The future looks bright for this AI assistant — and the humans it so eagerly aims to boost.