- Microsoft unveils new Copilot Chat AI tool
- Available as part of existing Microsoft 365 subscription
- Copilot Chat brings AI creativity, collaboration and productivity gains
Microsoft is continuing its mission to get its Copilot AI platform into the hands of as many users as possible with a new expansion.
The company has announced Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, an upgrade to the current free chat tool in its office software platform that provides access to AI tools at no additional cost.
The move will mean that everyone in your company can now make the most of Copilot and AI agents, bringing employees at all levels up to speed on the latest technology.
Microsoft Copilot Chat
The new edition will provide a secure AI chat service powered by GPT-4o, with agents available directly in the chat.
It will be offered alongside the current $30 Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription, meaning customers can tailor their AI investment to the needs of their workforce and access to agents can be priced on a metered basis.
All the existing familiar features from Copilot will be included in the new chat services, where users can upload any document and then ask questions or have Copilot perform tasks such as summarizing or data analysis.
There’s also access to Copilot Pages, allowing for greater collaboration across your company with colleagues and AI services, and the ability to create and add AI-generated images to spice up your presentations.
AI agents can be created directly in Copilot Chat using natural language, hopefully increasing productivity and freeing up time previously spent on manual processes or tasks. Company-wide agents can also be created thanks to Copilot Studio, with agents rolled out to all employees who need them.
“Copilot Chat enables your entire workforce—from customer service representatives to marketing leads to frontline technicians—to start using Copilot and agents today,” noted Microsoft’s Jared Spataro, CMO AI at Work, in a blog post.
“Going forward, every organization will have a mix of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot—our best-in-class offering—to drive AI transformation at scale.”
