Microsoft says 365 Copilot brings ‘next-generation AI’ to workplace productivity

Microsoft Corp. announced it is "bringing the power of next-generation AI to its workplace productivity tools" with "Microsoft 365 Copilot." Microsoft said: "Currently in testing with select commercial customers, Copilot combines the power of large language models with business data and the Microsoft 365 apps, to unleash creativity, unlock productivity and uplevel skills… Microsoft 365 Copilot isn’t just a better way of doing the same things. It’s an entirely new way of working… With Copilot, the customer is always in control. Customers decide what to keep, modify or discard. With these new tools, people can be more creative in Word, more analytical in Excel, more expressive in PowerPoint, more productive in Outlook and more collaborative in Teams." Jared Spataro, corporate vice president, Modern Work and Business Applications, Microsoft, added: "Copilot combines the power of large language models with your data and apps to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet. By grounding in your business content and context, Copilot delivers results that are relevant and actionable. It’s enterprise-ready, built on Microsoft’s comprehensive approach to security, compliance, privacy and responsible AI. Copilot marks a new era of computing that will fundamentally transform the way we work."