Microsoft 365 Copilot has just been launched. It combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with your data in the Microsoft Graph and the 365 apps to turn your words into the best productivity tool.
“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. With our new copilot for work, we’re giving people more agency and making technology more accessible through the most universal interface – natural language.”
Satya Nadella, Microsoft Chairman and CEO
Microsoft 365 Copilot – Your Copilot for Work
Copilot is integrated into Microsoft 365 in two ways. It works alongside you, embedded in the Microsoft 365 apps you use daily – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and more – to unleash creativity, unlock productivity, and uplevel skills.
Here are some ways Microsoft 365 Copilot changes the way you work:
- In Word, Copilot allows you to jump-start the creative process so you never start with a blank slate again. It gives you a first draft to edit and iterate on.
- In PowerPoint, it helps you create unique presentations with a simple prompt, adding relevant content from a document you made last week or last year.
- In Excel, you can analyze trends and create data visualizations in seconds.
- In Outlook helps you clear your inbox in minutes.
- In Teams, it can summarize key discussion points while also including who said what and where people are aligned, and where they disagree. Additionally, it can suggest action items in real-time during your meetings.
- In Power Platform, anyone can automate repetitive tasks, create chatbots and go from idea to working app in minutes.
The Copilot System: Enterprise-ready AI
With the Copilot System, Microsoft is in a unique position to offer enterprise-ready AI. More than OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which is integrated into Microsoft 365, is Copilot.
Behind the scenes, a highly developed processing and orchestration engine combines the power of LLMs, including GPT-4, with the Microsoft 365 apps and your company’s data in the Microsoft Graph, which is now open to all users via natural language.
Grounded in your business data – AI-powered LLMs are trained on a large but limited corpus of data. The key to unlocking productivity in business lies in connecting LLMs to your business data – in a secure, compliant, privacy-preserving way. Microsoft 365 Copilot has real-time access to both your content and context in the Microsoft Graph.
Built on Microsoft’s comprehensive approach to security, compliance, and privacy – Copilot is integrated into Microsoft 365 and automatically inherits all your company’s valuable security, compliance, and privacy policies and processes. Two-factor authentication, compliance boundaries, privacy protections, and more make Copilot your trusted AI solution.
Created to protect everyone’s data – data leakage is a concern for customers. Copilot LLMs are not trained on your tenant data or your prompts. Copilot presents only data you can access using the same technology that we’ve been using for years to secure customer data.
If you want to know more, visit Microsoft’s official announcement page here.
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