Copilot
type: entity
Copilot is an AI assistant within Microsoft 365 enabling natural language task execution.
- Agent Function: Agents look up policies and respond to user queries (e.g., microsoft-365 support).
- Preview Status: Autonomous agents are currently in preview mode.
- Example Agent: Georgia Engel’s Microsoft 365 training agent (see 2026 04 14 Creating CoPilot Agents):
- Answers frequently asked questions
- Guides through common tasks and issues
- Uses friendly, helpful, collaborative tone
- Local AI & Hybrid Intelligence: Microsoft is shifting towards “Hybrid Intelligence,” empowering users with powerful AI capabilities directly on Windows devices to reduce cloud reliance.
- Focuses on on-device processing for Copilot.
- See Microsoft’s Local AI Push: Hybrid Intelligence, HydraFusion and Copilot’s On-Device Capabilities for details on this strategic shift.