What is Copilot?
Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant that works alongside you in programs like Word, Outlook, Excel and Teams.
Copilot is Microsoft's name for AI built into your familiar Office programs. It can draft an email in Outlook, summarize a long thread or make a first draft in Word. You give the gist, the tool turns it into tidy text. It often comes with a paid subscription.
If you work in Office a lot, you will run into Copilot sooner or later. Always read what it produces yourself, because the summary sometimes misses a nuance.
Put precisely
Copilot is one name for several products: in Office, in Windows, in Teams. What you get, and what happens to your data, depends on your licence.
Common misconception
That every Copilot does the same thing and has the same data agreements.
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