We’re launching the next phase of Microsoft 365 Copilot wave 2, bringing together web, work, and a new design system called Pages to improve how people work with AI.
Introducing Copilot Pages
First, we’re excited to announce Copilot Pages a brand new dynamic canvas wherein multiple people and AI can collaborate. It’s like a virtual workspace designed for teamwork with AI. This is a big step in creating new tools for the AI age.
With Pages, you could flip transient AI-generated content into something you may maintain, edit, and percentage with others. You and your group can work together in real-time, using information from your documents and the web, with Copilot supporting alongside the manner. It’s like having AI as a accomplice for your paintings. Pages are starting to roll out now and can be absolutely available with the aid of September 2024.
Improvements to Copilot in Microsoft 365 Apps
Next, we’re making Copilot in Microsoft 365 apps even higher. Our clients have instructed us that Copilot in Microsoft Teams has converted their meetings, making them much more effective. Now, we’re bringing those benefits to other apps like Microsoft Excel for records analysis, PowerPoint for growing dynamic presentations, and Outlook for coping with your inbox. These updates are designed to help you get extra achieved, faster, and with less attempt.
Introducing Copilot Agents
We’re also launching Copilot agents—AI tools that can help automate business tasks, saving you time and making your team more efficient. Copilot agents can handle everything from simple tasks to more advanced processes, all while working in the background. This lets you scale your team and get more done without adding extra hands. These agents are now generally available.
Listening to Customer Feedback
We’ve listened to feedback from nearly 1,000 customers and made over 700 updates to Copilot, with more than 150 new features added this year alone. Thanks to the new GPT-4o and improved AI technology, Copilot is now twice as fast and three times more accurate in responding to user requests. These improvements have made Copilot even more valuable for businesses of all sizes.
Key Updates to Microsoft 365 Copilot Features
- Copilot Pages: A new way to work with AI in a shared, interactive space, available now with full rollout by September 2024.
- Copilot in Excel: Now you can work with data more easily, including advanced analysis with Python—a programming language widely used for data science. This feature is in public preview, allowing users to forecast, analyze risks, and visualize complex data using natural language instead of coding.
- Copilot in PowerPoint: This feature helps you build presentations faster, using Narrative Builder to create a first draft based on your input. You can edit and refine the presentation easily, keeping your creative control. Soon, you’ll be able to add company branding and approved images directly to your slides.
- Copilot in Teams: Meetings are more efficient with Copilot, as it tracks both spoken words and chat conversations. If you miss any questions or ideas, Copilot can scan the transcript and chat to ensure nothing is overlooked. This feature will be available in September 2024.
- Copilot in Outlook: Overwhelmed by email? Prioritize My Inbox in Outlook helps by highlighting important messages based on your role and relationships. Copilot generates summaries of long emails, so you can quickly understand the key points. A preview of this feature will start by late 2024.
- Copilot in Word: Writing in Word is easier with Copilot, which helps pull in relevant content from other documents and apps. You’ll be able to quickly reference and integrate data, emails, and more, right into your work. These updates will roll out later in September 2024.
- Copilot in OneDrive: Copilot makes it easier to find information in your files, summarizing and comparing up to five documents at once. This feature is rolling out now and will be fully available by the end of September 2024.
Copilot Agents: Scaling Your Team with AI
Copilot agents are AI assistants that help automate tasks and business processes. These agents are fully managed by Copilot, ensuring security and privacy while working behind the scenes to help you accomplish more. You can even create your own agents using Agent Builder, a new tool powered by Copilot Studio.
Real Customer Success with Copilot
Over the past 18 months, Copilot has grow to be a valuable device for agencies. It facilitates them entire tasks quicker, keep more effective conferences, and automate approaches. Companies like Vodafone, Amgen, and Honeywell have seen vast improvements in productiveness and performance with Copilot. For example, customer support agents at Teladoc save up to five hours a week, and marketers at Finastra can create content 75% quicker.
Microsoft 365 Copilot is shaping as much as be a powerful AI tool, remodeling how people work by way of improving productiveness, collaboration, and commercial enterprise approaches. We’re excited to peer how Copilot will retain to evolve with feedback from our clients.
