Microsoft releases 365 Copilot: AI integrated into Word, Excel and more

As is clear, Microsoft is doubling down on integrating AI into its product lineup. Now, the Redmond-based tech giant has released Microsoft 365 Copilot, which it calls “work pilot.”

The company claims that Microsoft 365 Copilot “combines the power of large-scale language models (LLM) with Microsoft Graph and your data in Microsoft 365 apps to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet.”

“Today is the next big step in how we interact with computing, fundamentally changing the way we work and ushering in a new wave of productivity growth,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

He added: “With our new work pilot, we’re giving people more functionality and making technology more accessible through a more universal interface – natural language.”

Not only is 365 Copilot integrated with everyday work and productivity apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Power Platform, Viva and more, it also works with the new Business Chat tool. This allows it to take full advantage of the latest update to Microsoft Graph and use real-time data to seamlessly connect documents, presentations, emails, calendars, notes and contacts. Based on this, the tool can summarize discussions and create plans from project files.

Copilot, especially in applications like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, can help you save time and effort when writing, acquiring, and editing, Microsoft claims. Copilot gives you a first draft to edit and iterate on. In PowerPoint, Copilot can help you create beautiful presentations with a simple prompt to add relevant content from a document you created last week or last year. In Excel, you can analyze trends and create professional data visualizations.

“Copilot in Outlook helps clear your inbox in minutes, not hours. And every meeting is a productive meeting with Copilot in Teams. It can summarize the most important points of the conversation—including who said what and where people are aligned and where they disagree—and suggest actions, all in real time during the meeting,” Microsoft said.

Microsoft acknowledges that there is a “learning curve” associated with Copilot, but those who learn to adapt to this new way of working will gain an edge and fundamentally change the way people work.

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