What's New in Fuel iX Copilots - Week of January 5, 2026
Welcome back from the holidays! 🎉 We're kicking off the new year with an exciting new way to interact with your copilots—now you can speak to them instead of typing!
🔬 Alpha Feature
🎤 Voice Dictation for Copilots
Speak naturally, get instant results. We're excited to introduce Voice Dictation (Alpha), letting you use your voice to interact with any copilot. Simply click the microphone button next to the input box and watch your words appear in real-time.
Demo & User Guide: https://docs.fuelix.ai/docs/alpha-features#voice-dictation
What You Can Do:
- Speak naturally to any copilot instead of typing
- Combine voice and typing in the same request
- Works across all copilots once you grant browser permissions
- Real-time transcription as you speak
Key Things to Know:
- Click first - Select the microphone button in the prompt box each time you want to use voice
- Browser permissions required - You'll be prompted on first use to allow microphone access
- Review before sending - Always check your dictated text for accuracy before submitting
- Alpha feature - This is an early release, so you may encounter some rough edges as we refine the experience
How to Get Started:
- Open any copilot conversation
- Click the microphone icon next to the input box
- Grant browser permissions when prompted
- Start speaking - your words will appear in real-time
- Review the transcription and send your message
Give it a try and let us know what you think! Your feedback helps us improve this feature for everyone.
🚀 Also This Week: Performance & Reliability Updates
While Voice Dictation takes center stage, we also shipped several improvements to keep your copilots running smoothly:
Enhanced Model Capabilities
- Increased maximum output tokens for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Haiku 4.5 to 64,000 tokens, enabling longer, more comprehensive responses
- Added GLM-4.7 model to the available options, expanding your AI model choices
Bug Fixes & Stability
- Fixed an issue where official copilots became inaccessible in certain scenarios
- Resolved chat redirect problems when navigating from the sidebar
- Corrected admin access to the copilot feedback screen
- Improved backend error handling and monitoring systems
About Alpha Features: Alpha features are early releases made available to gather user feedback and refine functionality. They may have limitations or rough edges and are subject to change based on your input. We appreciate your patience and feedback as we develop these capabilities!
Starting the year strong with new ways to interact with your copilots! We're excited to hear how voice dictation works for your workflows.
— Your Chronicle Curator 📰