Microsoft 365 Copilot Built on AI Introduced, Here’s What It Can Do

Microsoft 365 Copilot powered by artificial intelligence has been introduced by the software giant. According to Microsoft's Chairman and CEO, Satya Nadella, the integration of LLMs (Language model systems) into the Microsoft Graph and Microsoft 365 apps represents a significant step in the evolution of how humans interact with computing. This development is expected to have a profound impact on productivity growth and change the way people work. The new copilot for work provides users with more agency and makes technology more accessible through natural language, which is considered the most universal interface. 

Copilot is integrated into Microsoft 365 apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, and works alongside users to unleash creativity, unlock productivity, and improve skills. Additionally, the Business Chat experience allows users to interact with LLMs across Microsoft 365 apps and data, such as calendars, emails, chats, documents, meetings, and contacts, enabling them to perform tasks that were previously impossible. Copilot empowers users to be more creative, analytical, expressive, productive, and collaborative in their daily work. Users have complete control over the generated content, and they can decide whether to keep, modify or discard it.

What Microsoft 365 Copilot Can Do?

The introduction of Copilot in Microsoft's suite of applications provides a range of benefits to users. 

• With Copilot in Word, users can jump-start their creative process and receive a first draft to edit and iterate on, reducing hours spent on writing, sourcing, and editing. The generated content may sometimes be useful but occasionally incorrect, with the author always in control and driving their unique ideas forward while prompting Copilot to shorten, rewrite, or provide feedback. 
• In PowerPoint, Copilot helps users create visually appealing presentations with simple prompts, adding relevant content from documents previously created.
• Copilot in Excel allows users to analyze trends and create professional-looking data visualizations in seconds. 
• In Outlook, Copilot helps users clear their inbox quickly.
• Teams Copilot can summarize key discussion points and suggest action items during meetings in real-time. 
• Copilot in Power Platform enables users to automate repetitive tasks, create chatbots, and transform their ideas into working apps in minutes.

Microsoft says that Microsoft 365 Copilot provides users with several advantages, including enhancing their existing skills and allowing them to quickly learn new ones. Typically, people use only a few commands from the thousands available across Microsoft 365, such as "animate a slide" or "insert a table." With Copilot, users can unlock all of this rich functionality by simply using natural language. 

This, the company says, marks a significant shift in how people interact with AI and how AI interacts with people, which is expected to fundamentally change the way individuals work. Although there is a learning curve associated with this new way of working, those who embrace it will quickly gain an edge over others. This development represents just the beginning of what is possible with Copilot, and it is expected that there will be further advancements in the future.