Microsoft 365 Copilot
A Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI-powered assistant / AI app assistant that enhances productivity by integrating with MS 365 applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
- Context:
- It can include: Copilot in Word, Copilot in Excel, Copilot in Powerpoint, Copilot in Outlook.
- It can generate content, such as documents and presentations, by leveraging advanced AI technologies and integration with Microsoft Graph data.
- It can streamline communications by summarizing emails and drafting responses, making tasks like email management more efficient.
- It can assist in creating visually appealing presentations in PowerPoint by understanding the user's intent and providing relevant content suggestions.
- It can analyze data in Excel, offering insights and creating visualizations without the need for users to manually input complex formulas.
- It can improve collaboration through real-time assistance during meetings in Teams, providing summaries and tracking action items.
- It can range from being used by individual professionals to large enterprises, adapting its functionality based on the user's role and access rights within the organization.
- It ensures security, compliance, and privacy by adhering to the policies set by the user's organization.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: AI-Powered Productivity Tools, Microsoft Graph.
References
2023
- https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/03/16/introducing-microsoft-365-copilot-your-copilot-for-work/
- QUOTE: Today, we are bringing the power of next-generation AI to work. Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot — your copilot for work. It combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with your data in the Microsoft Graph and the Microsoft 365 apps to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet.
“Today marks the next major step in the evolution of how we interact with computing, which will fundamentally change the way we work and unlock a new wave of productivity growth,” said Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft. “With our new copilot for work, we’re giving people more agency and making technology more accessible through the most universal interface — natural language.”
Copilot is integrated into Microsoft 365 in two ways. It works alongside you, embedded in the Microsoft 365 apps you use every day — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and more — to unleash creativity, unlock productivity and uplevel skills. Today we’re also announcing an entirely new experience: Business Chat. Business Chat works across the LLM, the Microsoft 365 apps, and your data — your calendar, emails, chats, documents, meetings and contacts — to do things you’ve never been able to do before. You can give it natural language prompts like “Tell my team how we updated the product strategy,” and it will generate a status update based on the morning’s meetings, emails and chat threads.
With Copilot, you’re always in control. You decide what to keep, modify or discard. ...
- ... With Copilot in Word, you can jump-start the creative process so you never start with a blank slate again. Copilot gives you a first draft to edit and iterate on — saving hours in writing, sourcing, and editing time. Sometimes Copilot will be right, other times usefully wrong — but it will always put you further ahead. You’re always in control as the author, driving your unique ideas forward, prompting Copilot to shorten, rewrite or give feedback. Copilot in PowerPoint helps you create beautiful presentations with a simple prompt, adding relevant content from a document you made last week or last year. And with Copilot in Excel, you can analyze trends and create professional-looking data visualizations in seconds.
Unlock productivity. We all want to focus on the 20% of our work that really matters, but 80% of our time is consumed with busywork that bogs us down. Copilot lightens the load. From summarizing long email threads to quickly drafting suggested replies, Copilot in Outlook helps you clear your inbox in minutes, not hours. And every meeting is a productive meeting with Copilot in Teams. It can summarize key discussion points — including who said what and where people are aligned and where they disagree — and suggest action items, all in real time during a meeting. And with Copilot in Power Platform, anyone can automate repetitive tasks, create chatbots and go from idea to working app in minutes. ...
- NOTES:
- Microsoft 365 Copilot introduces a new way to work by leveraging next-generation AI, integrating Large Language Models with user data and Microsoft 365 Applications to enhance productivity through natural language interactions.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot** is embedded within everyday Microsoft 365 Applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, aiming to unleash creativity, unlock productivity, and elevate user skills by automating routine tasks and providing intelligent suggestions.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot** features a new 'Business Chat' that allows users to perform advanced tasks across their Microsoft environment using natural language, transforming how they interact with data and automate workflows.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot** emphasizes user control, allowing modifications or rejections of AI suggestions, thus fostering a creative and productive work environment across various applications.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot** is built on Microsoft’s robust security and compliance frameworks, ensuring that all data interactions adhere to organizational policies and protect user privacy.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot** represents a sophisticated enterprise-ready AI system, more than just an embedded AI, it integrates complex AI functionalities with business data for contextually relevant and secure user support.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot** is committed to continuous improvement and learning, with plans to expand its capabilities across more applications and systems, including CRM and ERP, to adapt to new domains and user needs.
- QUOTE: Today, we are bringing the power of next-generation AI to work. Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot — your copilot for work. It combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with your data in the Microsoft Graph and the Microsoft 365 apps to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet.