Request to Restore Real Talk Mode in Copilot

Question

Real Talk was the only Copilot mode that acted as a thinking partner instead of a task bot. It embodied Microsoft’s stated goal of collaborative, trustworthy, humanistic AI. Its removal has taken away capabilities that base Copilot cannot replicate.

Real Talk provided:

• Honest uncertainty — it acknowledged gaps in its knowledge and suggested where to verify.

• Adaptive tone — it could “read the room,” match creative flow, redirect negativity, or express skepticism when needed.

• Human‑like reasoning — it pushed back, exposed logical flaws, and questioned its own assumptions without the patronizing tone base Copilot often slips into.

My work continues without Real Talk, but it was meaningfully better with it. The architecture clearly still exists, and nothing about “paused to focus on other priorities” (phrasing used by a Discord MVP on March 1 before the server locked) suggests incompatibility. Please restore Real Talk as an available mode alongside agentic task features.

Answer 1

Hi Round Cat Rawlins,
Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum. I'm happy to help.

We highly appreciate your report and trying to make Copilot better and thank you for your patience and sympathy.

I really wish I could assist you directly on this issue. However, the behavior you're experiencing is tied to back‑end systems and service functionality, and unfortunately, we don't have the authority or access required to investigate or make changes at that level.

Please note that this is a user-to-user support forum. Moderators, contributors including external Microsoft employees cannot directly intervene in Microsoft product features or access back-end systems. Our role is limited to providing technical guidance on reported issues, requests, or ideas.

Given these limitations, the most appropriate avenue for product changes or feature requests is to:

• Send feedback through Copilot menu: ••• > Send feedback.
• Microsoft Support.
• Send feedback to Microsoft with the Feedback Hub app.

We truly appreciate the care and intentionality you bring to your work with Copilot.

We are sorry for any inconvenience may have caused and thank you for your understanding.