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Microsoft Copilot represents the company's comprehensive AI assistant platform, deeply integrated across Windows, Microsoft 365 applications, Edge browser, and enterprise services. Launched initially as an evolution of Bing Chat, Copilot has become Microsoft's unified interface for artificial intelligence, serving millions of users through desktop applications, mobile apps, web interfaces, and embedded experiences in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and beyond. The platform now incorporates GPT-5, OpenAI's most advanced model, which became available across all Copilot surfaces in August 2025, delivering enhanced reasoning capabilities and expert-level performance.
Microsoft 365 Copilot transforms workplace productivity by embedding AI assistance directly into everyday applications. Users can draft documents in Word, analyse data in Excel, create presentations in PowerPoint, summarise emails in Outlook, and generate meeting notes in Teams—all through natural language prompts. Recent enhancements include Copilot Pages for collaborative AI workspaces, Copilot Notebooks supporting grounding on up to 100 files for deep research, Click to Do on Copilot+ PCs enabling screen-aware assistance, and Smart Mode which automatically routes queries to the most capable model. The platform supports voice dictation, read-aloud responses, image generation within chat, and document comparison across OneDrive files.
Copilot Studio empowers organisations to build custom AI agents without extensive coding expertise. The platform introduced computer use capabilities in September 2025, allowing agents to operate applications and websites directly through virtual mouse and keyboard interactions—clicking, typing and navigating interfaces where no API exists. Makers can connect Model Context Protocol servers with simple configuration, integrate hosted browsers powered by Windows 365 for web automation, and deploy agents across Teams, Microsoft 365 Chat, and native mobile applications. Advanced features include Python code interpreter for file analysis, multi-model selection including experimental GPT-5 variants, ROI analytics tracking time and cost savings, and comprehensive governance through Microsoft Information Protection labels.
The agent ecosystem represents a strategic shift toward autonomous AI assistants capable of complex multistep workflows. Microsoft introduced reasoning agents including Researcher and Analyst through the Frontier programme, whilst enabling pay-as-you-go access for SharePoint agents, allowing users without full Copilot licenses to utilise specific capabilities. Administrators gain centralised visibility through the Microsoft 365 admin centre, managing agent inventory, approving requests, monitoring consumption through message pack integration, and applying security policies. Third-party and user-created agents appear alongside Microsoft-built solutions, with extensibility managed through connector catalogues and built-in Office skills accelerating development.
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