Edge now comes equipped with Copilot, making it easy to read summaries of web pages.

How to Use

Click on the Copilot call button located at the top right corner of any Edge page.

Click or input “Generate page summary”.

Comparison of Accuracy by Mode

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I tried it with Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s “Mandarins” from Aozora Bunko. Of course, it’s also okay to use it on news pages like NHK.

In Detail Mode

Events in the Tunnel: The author is on a second-class train departing from Yokosuka. A young girl who seems to be from the countryside sits next to him. The girl tries to open the window, but chokes on the smoke when they enter a tunnel. She holds mandarins and throws them to her younger brothers who came to see her off at the railroad crossing.

Change in the Author’s Mood: Initially, the author is repulsed by the girl’s coarse face, clothes, and apparent dullness. However, seeing her throw mandarins to her brothers makes him feel cheerful. The author begins to see the girl in a new light.

Symbolism of Life: The author sees the train in the tunnel, the girl, and the evening paper as symbols of a puzzling, inferior, and boring life. However, the events at the railroad crossing shatter that symbolism. The author feels he can forget everything.

More Creative Mode

This mode was too slow to be practical.

This document speaks about:
Events in the Tunnel: The protagonist is on a second-class train departing from Yokosuka. A young girl who appears to be from the countryside sits next to him. She struggles to open the window. When the train enters the tunnel, the girl throws mandarins out of the window as a token of gratitude to her brothers who came to see her off.

Change in the Protagonist’s Mood: Initially, the protagonist is repulsed by the girl’s crude face, clothes, and seeming dim-wittedness. However, after seeing the way she throws the mandarins, he feels compassion and cheerfulness towards her. He feels he can forget everything.

Symbolism of Life: The protagonist views the train in the tunnel, the girl, and the evening paper as symbols of an enigmatic, inferior, and tedious life. However, the colors of the mandarins and the children he saw at the crossing are dyed in the warm and bright colors of the day. The protagonist gains a new perspective on life.

Well-Balanced Mode

Events in the Tunnel: The author is on a second-class train departing from Yokosuka. When they enter the tunnel, the young girl tries to open the window. The author is displeased with her actions. Smoke enters through the window and the author starts coughing. The girl throws mandarins out the window, expressing gratitude to her brothers who came to see her off.

Change in the Author’s Mood: At first, the author feels annoyed by the girl’s vulgar face, attire, and apparent dullness. However, witnessing her throw the mandarins, his perspective towards her changes. He’s touched by her kindness, bravery, and purity. He’s able to forget about his fatigue, ennui, and mundane life.

Summary

From the content of the blog, we were able to clearly observe the differences in outputs when summarizing the same text using different modes. The “In Detail Mode” delves deeper into events and emotions, providing more intricate details. On the other hand, while the “More Creative Mode” offers a unique approach, its output speed was found to be problematic and not very practical. The “Well-Balanced Mode” aptly combines necessary information and emotions, presenting them in a way that’s easy for readers to understand. By understanding these differences, one can choose the most suitable summary mode depending on their purpose.