It’s another sense of déjà vu for Microsoft’s AI-powered Recall tool. After being postponed in June and again in August, Microsoft is once again delaying testing of the Copilot+ feature for PC. According to The Verge, Recall now won’t be previewed for Windows Insiders until December.
“We are committed to providing a secure and reliable experience with Recall,” Brandon LeBlanc, senior product manager for Windows, told the publication. “To ensure we deliver these important updates, we are spending additional time refining the experience before previewing it with Windows Insiders.”
When Recall was introduced, Microsoft positioned it as a way to give your computer photo memory and improve the search process on your PC. But because its photo memory requires sophisticated access to computer systems and data, Recall has been the subject of privacy and security concerns. Microsoft is trying to allay these concerns by offering Recall as an opt-in feature, requiring users to explicitly allow the AI assistant to record their computing activities. The company has also detailed other privacy protections, but today’s third postponement could mean that maintaining security has proven more difficult than expected.
