The AI Hub is apparently just the beginning of AI creeping its way into the Windows Store. It’s hard to quantify exactly how much value it is going to add for an average Windows user’s computing routine, but it at least sounds like a convenient way to discover AI apps that just might prove to be useful.
It’s also another avenue for Microsoft to push its own Office suite of productivity apps, which are getting supercharged with AI tools. In March 2023, the company introduced Microsoft 365 Copilot, which essentially brings AI-assisted tricks to apps like Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, and PowerPoint, among others. In Word, the copilot feature can write idea drafts, while in PowerPoint, it can make detailed presentations with a short text prompt.
But it appears that more AI-fueled features are in the pipeline for the Windows Store. Microsoft recently detailed a feature called “AI-Generated Review Summary” that will summarize an app’s description and reviews so that users quickly grasp what an app is all about and whether users are happy with the experience it offers.
