Microsoft Launches New Team Copilot to Boost Productivity in Teams and Organizations: Tech: Tech Times

Microsoft has introduced Team Copilot, an extension of its AI tool designed to support not just individuals, but entire teams, departments and organizations.

This new variant aims to increase productivity and improve collaboration by automating time-consuming tasks. According to a recent company announcement, Team Copilot is ready to manage meeting agendas, take minutes, and facilitate a variety of group tasks.

Microsoft President and CEO Satya Nadella speaks about the Windows Copilot Library during the Microsoft Build keynote at the Seattle Convention Center Summit building in Seattle, Washington, on May 21, 2024. (Photo by JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images)

Microsoft introduces Team Copilot

Team Copilot is designed to perform many duties that usually require human effort. May moderate meetings, summarizing key information for those who join late or for future reference.

Additionally, you can answer questions, create and assign tasks in Microsoft Planner, track deadlines, and notify team members of their specific contributions. These features are expected to be available in preview later this year for users with a Microsoft 365 license.

The new tool promises to increase productivity by taking on roles that traditionally require significant manual effort.

Project management is another key area where Team Copilot will have a significant impact. The tool keeps projects running smoothly by automating the creation and assignment of tasks, monitoring deadlines, and notifying team members when their input is needed.

Microsoft solutions powered by artificial intelligence

The launch of Team Copilot is part of Microsoft’s broader vision to transform the workplace with AI-powered solutions. In addition to improving collaboration, the tool is designed to automate business processes through custom agents.

These agents can operate independently under the user’s direction, streamlining long-running processes and much more.

These custom copilot features are currently available through Microsoft Copilot Studio Early Access. Microsoft anticipates that these tools will increase efficiency and cost savings across business functions.

The company plans to refine these capabilities based on initial customer feedback before making them more widely available later in the year.

Additionally, Microsoft makes it easy to create custom pilots using data from SharePoint and OneDrive, where much of your organization’s knowledge is stored.

The company said users can create custom co-pilots who can quickly access information from files. These second pilots can be further refined and improved using Copilot Studio. This feature, currently available in Early Access, is expected to be available in preview later this year.

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Microsoft is releasing new extensions and connectors

Microsoft is also modernizing Copilot with new extensions and connectors. These improvements enable users to tailor Copilot’s actions to specific business data and systems, thus increasing its versatility.

Developers can create these extensions using Copilot Studio or the Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio, making it easier and faster to integrate Copilot with a variety of business processes.

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