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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On Tuesday morning, athenahealth announced multiple AI features, including an ambient digital scribe called athenaAmbient and a clinical copilot named Sage.
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
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—Mallik Tatipamula, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Princess Kate's late grandfather Captain Peter Middleton was a RAF pilot and even reportedly served as Prince Philip's copilot during a tour of South America in 1962.
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Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Consider, for instance, a coding copilot that assists developers and collaborates with other agents to debug, refactor, and optimize software in real time.
—Mallik Tatipamula, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Oct. 2025
Princess Kate's late grandfather Captain Peter Middleton was a RAF pilot and even reportedly served as Prince Philip's copilot during a tour of South America in 1962.
Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
That system then employs copilots and agentic AI to handle myriad tasks inside an organization.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Copilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copilot. Accessed 8 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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