Aiming to make the AI assistant more human-like, Microsoft has just improved Copilot with additional voice and vision capabilities. Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI, claims these changes include a more user-friendly design and integration with the Microsoft Edge browser, enabling Copilot to rapidly answer inquiries, summarize material, and translate text. While Copilot Vision delivers real-time responses about site material, including text and images, Copilot speech offers four speech options and provides fluent, motivating answers. Originally available in English in the US and the UK, these features intend to be expanded to more languages and areas. Copilot Vision responds about site material, including text and graphics, in real time; Copilot voice offers four speech options and provides fluid, encouraging responses. Originally offered in English in the US and the UK, these features aim to be extended to new languages and regions.

What can Microsoft 365 Copilot do? 

Copilot combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with the intelligence of the Microsoft Graph. Using your business data, Copilot synthesizes information from documents, emails, and messages to give you summaries, answer your business questions, and generate draft content from your files, messages, and more.

How does Copilot work? 

Copilot uses a large language model that mimics natural language based on patterns from large amounts of training data. The model is optimized for conversation by using Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback (RLHF)—a method that uses human demonstrations to guide the model toward a desired behavior.

How do I best use Copilot? 

Use natural language to ask Copilot work questions, for help generating content, or for a summary of a topic, document, or chat conversation. The more specific your prompt, the better the results.

Can I trust that Copilot’s answers are always accurate? 

Copilot is designed to provide accurate and informative responses, based on the knowledge and your data available in the Microsoft Graph. However, answers may not always be accurate as they are generated based on patterns and probabilities in language data. Responses include references when possible, and it’s important to verify the information. While Copilot has affordances to avoid sharing any offensive content or potentially harmful topics, you may still see unexpected results.

How is the quality of Copilot’s responses evaluated? 

To ensure quality, Copilot is given test questions, and its responses are evaluated based on criteria such as accuracy, relevance, tone, and intelligence. Those evaluation scores are then used to improve the model. It’s important to keep in mind that the system was designed to mimic natural human communication, but the output may be inaccurate, incorrect, or out of date.

Do I need to link my personal Microsoft account to my work account to use Copilot? 

No, you no longer need to link your personal account to your work account to use Copilot. To use Copilot in Bing for Business, sign into Microsoft Edge with your work account.

Can I use Copilot with my work account and personal account at the same time?  

To use Copilot in Bing for Business you need to be signed into Microsoft Edge with your Microsoft work account. To use Bing for Consumers, sign into Microsoft Edge with your personal Microsoft account. If you want to use both at the same time, you need to open Microsoft Edge in two separate windows, sign into one of them with your work account and sign into the other with your personal account.

Where can I learn more about privacy for Microsoft 365 Copilot?  

Copilot and Microsoft 365 are built on Microsoft’s comprehensive approach to security, compliance, and privacy.

Where can I learn more about Microsoft’s commitment to Responsible AI? 

As AI is poised to transform our lives, we must collectively define new rules, norms, and practices for the use and impact of this technology. Microsoft has been on a Responsible AI journey since 2017, when we defined our principles and approach to ensuring this technology is used in a way that is driven by ethical principles that put people first.

How will Microsoft 365 Copilot handle and protect my sensitive data and information?  

Copilot presents only the data that each individual can access using the same underlying controls for data access used in other Microsoft 365 services. The permissions model within your Microsoft 365 tenant will help ensure that data will not leak between users and groups.

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