Microsoft is transforming how users interact with its artificial intelligence product, Copilot, by introducing new features like a Home starting point, a Today command center, and a Code tool for natural-language application creation. These updates aim to expand solution provider opportunities beyond individual productivity to more complex use cases, based on information published by CRN.
Microsoft's Copilot product and capability changes include three new features: Home, Code, and Autopilot, a new version of Scout, all following usage-based billing. The Home experience will serve as a new starting point for users to ask questions, find information, and draft content, with integrated access to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The Code capability, powered by GitHub Copilot technology, allows users to create applications, dashboards, and workflows from natural language prompts. Autopilot acts as a persistent, proactive personal agent that can manage tasks and projects autonomously.
Additionally, Microsoft is enhancing Copilot with Work IQ and Fabric IQ, grounding it in Dynamics 365 and Power Platform data for seamless access to business information. The Copilot Managed Runtime provides hosting infrastructure for applications built within Microsoft's interfaces, offering secure identity access, version control, and integration with Work IQ. These advancements aim to streamline AI administration for solution providers and offer new avenues for commercial adoption and partner-led services.
Source: CRN
