copilot
noun
co·pi·lot
ˈkō-ˌpī-lət 
: a qualified pilot who assists or relieves the pilot but is not in command
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Yidu Tech developed an AI copilot to assist doctors in their medical work.
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Tech companies are racing to integrate AI into the clinical space by creating digital triage systems, diagnostic copilots, and decision-support tools designed to augment or even replace physician oversight.
—Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Andrew operated as a helicopter copilot when Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands off the coast of South America in 1982.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
On Tuesday morning, athenahealth announced multiple AI features, including an ambient digital scribe called athenaAmbient and a clinical copilot named Sage.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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Angelica Ang, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2025
Tech companies are racing to integrate AI into the clinical space by creating digital triage systems, diagnostic copilots, and decision-support tools designed to augment or even replace physician oversight.
—Dr. Nicholas Cozzi, Time, 10 Nov. 2025
Andrew operated as a helicopter copilot when Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands off the coast of South America in 1982.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
On Tuesday morning, athenahealth announced multiple AI features, including an ambient digital scribe called athenaAmbient and a clinical copilot named Sage.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Copilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copilot. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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copilot
noun
co·pi·lot
ˈkō-ˌpī-lət
: a pilot who assists the pilot or commander of a flight of an aircraft or spacecraft
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