Microsoft's Copilot: From assistant to team leader

Don't be surprised if, at the next company meeting, it turns out that the coordinator of the new project is Copilot. Microsoft believes this is the future of work.

So far, Copilot—Microsoft's artificial intelligence based on the GPT model—has been primarily promoted as a personal assistant, aiding in daily tasks in both private and professional life. However, the American giant wants to take it a step further. As described in the presentation, Copilot is intended to become a "valuable team member."

Team Copilot is a new version of Microsoft's artificial intelligence that can handle office-related tasks and responsibilities. The company provides examples where Team Copilot can act as a meeting moderator, group collaborator, or project manager.

The tool's creators point out that Team Copilot will be able to:

• manage meeting agendas and take notes in the Teams app;
• support employees in better performing their duties and solving problems;
• oversee project execution by assigning tasks, tracking deadlines, and informing team members of their required contributions.

The Team Copilot service will be tightly integrated with Microsoft Office applications like Teams, Loop, Planner, and others.

Microsoft states that the preview version of Team Copilot will be available to Copilot for Microsoft 365 license holders before the end of the year. However, due to strict EU regulations, European residents will have to wait a little longer.