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Microsoft unlocks Copilot AI inside Office apps for all businesses

Jan 15, 2024 - theverge.com
Microsoft has made its AI-powered Office feature, Copilot for Microsoft 365, available to all businesses, removing the previous requirement of a minimum of 300 users. The feature, which was launched in November, was initially only available to enterprise customers at an additional cost of $9,000. Now, businesses of all sizes can access the $30 option and enable Copilot in Microsoft 365. Microsoft is also removing the need for Microsoft 365 plans, making Copilot available to Office 365 E3 and E5 customers, as well as Microsoft 365 Business Standard or Business Premium subscribers.

Copilot, powered by GPT-4 from OpenAI, functions like an assistant, appearing in a sidebar as a chatbot and can be summoned inline to generate text in documents, create PowerPoint presentations based on Word documents, or assist with features like PivotTables in Excel. It is also available in Teams and can summarize email threads in Outlook and create draft email responses. Microsoft now offers three versions of Copilot: the regular version available free of charge, the new Copilot Pro for consumers at $20 per month, and Copilot for Microsoft 365 for businesses at $30 per user, per month.

Key takeaways:

  • Microsoft is making its AI-powered Office features, Copilot for Microsoft 365, available to all businesses, removing the previous requirement of a minimum of 300 users.
  • The Copilot, powered by GPT-4 from OpenAI, will function like an assistant, appearing in a sidebar as a chatbot and can be summoned inline to generate text in documents, create PowerPoint presentations, or help use features in Excel.
  • Copilot is also available in Teams and Outlook, where it can summarize meetings and email threads, and create draft email responses with a variety of tones or lengths.
  • Microsoft now offers three versions of Copilot: the regular free version, the new Copilot Pro for consumers at $20 per month, and Copilot for Microsoft 365 for businesses at $30 per user, per month.
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