Microsoft 365 Copilot At Work

CHAPTER 2Introduction to Microsoft 365 Copilot

Whereas Chapter 1, “Introduction to Artificial Intelligence,” introduced artificial intelligence (AI) in general, this chapter focuses on Microsoft 365 Copilot specifically. Microsoft 365 Copilot is a specialized tool within the subset of AI tools. The chapter includes an overview of what Copilot is and the other products in the Microsoft suite that include “Copilot” in their names but are not covered in this book. We will also differentiate between Microsoft 365 Copilot and other tools on the market within the personal productivity AI assistant space.

Microsoft 365 Copilot—Your Personal AI Assistant

What is Microsoft 365 Copilot? First, let’s acknowledge that there are a lot of products that Microsoft is currently talking about and marketing with the word “Copilot” in their names. For instance, there’s GitHub Copilot, which is intended for developers and is not the focus of this book. There’s also Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales, which supports an organization’s sales and customer relationship management (CRM) software but is also not within the scope of this book. Microsoft Copilot for Security is Microsoft’s solution to provide AI-assisted security assessments and recommendations for your Microsoft 365 tenant. Copilot for Windows, which Microsoft will provide free to all users who own Windows 11 (and future versions of Windows, no doubt), and Copilot for Planner, which requires a Project license, are also notable. All of these ...