GPT Builder is being retired
Redmond is using the word ‘retired’ very much as a Blade Runner might, with respect to a replicant.
Redmond is using the word ‘retired’ very much as a Blade Runner might, with respect to a replicant.
In the coming months Copilot for Microsoft 365, the paid service that adds an AI assistant to Office apps, will be updated with a new auto-complete feature that offers suggestions to improve AI prompts.
It’s easy to be enchanted by AI, but sometimes harder to see whether it can make an active, accurate contribution to company efficiency and — who knows? — perhaps even profits.
One of the most useful functions of Microsoft Copilot in Outlook, is its ability to quickly write first drafts of emails, so that you can focus on getting the tone right, rather than typing out all the pleasantries.
Copilot adoption is happening “faster than any suite we have sold in the past,” according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, referring to Microsoft’s Copilot software tools, which add artificial-intelligence features to company offerings like Office.
Microsoft is working hard to develop stories around AI and why organisations need to adopt it. This one, by Microsoft EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff, provides lots of links to customers who are putting AI to work
Unlike Copilot in other Microsoft 365 applications, like Word and Powerpoint, Copilot in Excel is designed to only work with data, rather than the entire document. You’ll need to select the cells you want it to work with before inputting your request.
The companies will jointly experiment with technology like Azure OpenAI Service to develop innovative generative AI use cases across various business functions. This includes testing how Copilot for Microsoft 365 could help improve workplace productivity.
To start creating new slides in Powerpoint using Copilot, all you need to do is ask it, giving it any information you feel it might need to be up to the task.
The company is also planning to add another handy feature to Copilot in Microsoft 365 next month in the form of allowing the use of weblinks to reference files in Word…
You might be surprised to learn that one of the best ways to save time with Copilot in Microsoft 365 is during Microsoft Teams meetings.
Microsoft will remove limits on the number and length of conversations while increasing file uploads and bring expanded image generation capabilities in Microsoft Designer to users of Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Teams will combine spoken transcripts and written chats into a single view to make it easier to catch up on meetings you might have missed.
Where Copilot’s felt more like a first draft, OpenAI delivered more varied sentence structure and vocabulary for a smoother read.
Despite the wider availability of Microsoft Copilot Pro, Gemini Advanced may have a greater value proposition for many individuals.
Microsoft is also unlocking Copilot Pro inside the Office web apps, so you don’t need a separate Microsoft 365 subscription to use the chatbot inside Word, Outlook, and other free web apps.
You can use Copilot’s AI skills to create a new presentation, organize your presentation, summarize a presentation, and answer questions about the content of a presentation.
“Teams users will be able to ask questions after the meeting ends, and for every Copilot statement, there will be a citation number, clicking on which reveals various details, including the speaker the citation is attributed to on a transcript viewer…”
With Copilot GPT Builder, what Microsoft is aiming for is empowering general users with very little or no coding knowledge to develop their own AI models that help them with specific tasks.
Microsoft has revealed a new plug-in for Copilot, its AI assistant, named Power Automate that will enable users to automate repetitive and tedious tasks, such as creating and manipulating entries in Excel, handling PDFs, and file management.
“…the text generation features aren’t really all that unique in the Office apps. I feel like you can get just as good results using the free version of Copilot or even ChatGPT, but you’ll have to do the manual copy and paste…”
Will the fascination with AI-generated content die off, or will it only become more commonplace as we progress into the future? Only time will tell, but for now, Copilot really is changing the game for some people who have spent the time to learn it.
Microsoft no longer wears gloves and makes you understand that missing out on your artificial intelligence is not an option. You don’t have to use it or pay for the boosted formula of course, but you won’t be able to pretend that Copilot doesn’t exist.
Mark Pesce and Drew Smith have written a white paper that lays out the basic value proposition for organisations considering a pricey subscription to Microsoft’s Copilot Pro. Is it really worth it?
Customers, excited by the vague promises and wall-to-wall coverage of how “AI is the defining technology of our time,” are increasingly left bewildered about what exactly it will do in return for all the money vendors such as Microsoft are asking for it.
The company said that businesses and organizations with both a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license and the Copilot generative AI assistant turned on in the Windows desktop should be able to see a new toggle on the Copilot sidebar: Work and W
Two weeks after Microsoft unveiled Copilot Pro and rolled the service out to more customers, users are complaining about performance, and the platform is being met with a shrug by administrators.
‘For those AI enthusiasts worried that there are too many Microsoft Copilots to keep up with, we have some good news for you: Windows Copilot will become the hub for all Microsoft Copilots out there, including Copilot for Microsoft 365.”
A week after Microsoft unveiled its new paid subscription for Microsoft Copilot, several users raised concerns on social media, citing performance issues and slow load times.