Microsoft tests AI-generated Discover feed on Copilot web

Microsoft is testing a new Copilot Discover page that generates AI-personalized content feeds based on user history, moving away from MSN stories.

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Microsoft appears to be taking the Discover page within Copilot's web experience in a new direction, moving away from the traditional MSN-powered feed of curated articles, podcasts, and news toward a fully AI-generated, personalized experience. As found by TestingCatalog, the updated Discover page now takes roughly two minutes to generate a tailored feed grounded in the user's own Copilot history and memories. The result is a wall of AI-created content, text and images included, organized around topics that reflect the user's actual interests rather than generic trending stories.

This is part of Microsoft's broader evolution of Copilot as a personalized assistant. The company has been investing heavily in memory and personalization features across Copilot throughout early 2026, with voice chats now able to reference memory and stored details in personalization settings. What TestingCatalog has found on the Discover page goes a step further: the content itself appears to be fully generated, not just curated. Users can still open and browse individual articles, so the reading experience remains familiar, but the underlying content pipeline has fundamentally changed.

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The comparison to ChatGPT Pulse is inevitable. OpenAI's Pulse delivers personalized updates based on chats, feedback, and connected apps like calendars, appearing as topical visual cards users can scan or expand. Microsoft's take, however, is notably more passive, there are no customization controls, no follow-up questions to refine preferences, and the feed regenerates once daily rather than responding to active user curation. Visit the page again within the same day and you see the same output. This positions it as a low-friction alternative for users who want personalized content without managing preferences.

For Microsoft, this fits into its broader push toward Generative UI, interfaces composed by AI in real time rather than assembled from static components. Copilot web users who rely on the Discover page for daily information stand to benefit most, though the lack of direct customization may frustrate power users who want more control over what surfaces. No timeline for a wider rollout has been confirmed, and the feature remains in development.