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Microsoft unveils Copilot app that writes code and handles tasks on its own
Microsoft has released an updated Copilot app designed for work. The version, which the company calls a super app, lets users chat with artificial intelligence, generate code and use digital assistants that perform tasks on their own. The app is divided into 3 main sections called Home, Code and Autopilot. Office services are also integrated directly into the app.
The Home section, which serves as the starting page, combines the Copilot Chat and Cowork features. Users can work with documents, meetings, emails, Teams conversations and calendars there. They can also have it create presentations, spreadsheets and text. In the future, the system will automatically direct simple requests to chat mode and more complex work to task execution mode. The planned Today dashboard will bring together important emails and meeting requests in a view personalized for each user. In the Code section, users describe the app, tracking tool, dashboard or automated process they want in ordinary language, with no programming skills required. The section is based on the same technology as GitHub Copilot and tests the generated code in a secure sandbox. The results can be shared with colleagues as an internal app hosted in the cloud. Copilot Managed Runtime will keep the code within the company’s own Microsoft 365 environment, while Microsoft will also handle technical administration.
Autopilot, previously called Scout, is a digital coworker that handles repetitive tasks without constant user involvement. The agent has its own cloud computer and can work even while the user is asleep. It monitors Teams channels and manages meetings and follow-ups. It can even prepare a spreadsheet and work plan for evaluating suppliers. A separate identity, memory, workspace and permissions are created for the agent within the organization. All of its work is performed in accordance with review and management rules.
The standard user license will include Copilot chat as well as features within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. Cowork, Code, Autopilot, long-running agent tasks and the Astra and Fable models will be billed separately based on usage. Automatic mode will select the appropriate model for each task based on accuracy, speed and cost. IT administrators will be able to track costs with the FinOps for AI tool. A phased rollout of the new features has begun through the Frontier program. The Home and Code sections will become available to more participants in the coming weeks. Autopilot will enter closed testing at the end of this month. Code will become available to Microsoft 365 Premium and Pro subscribers later in the year. Microsoft plans to launch a plugin registry managed by IT administrators by the end of this month. Microsoft IQ, which helps agents understand an organization’s work practices, is also one of the app’s core components.
The Home section, which serves as the starting page, combines the Copilot Chat and Cowork features. Users can work with documents, meetings, emails, Teams conversations and calendars there. They can also have it create presentations, spreadsheets and text. In the future, the system will automatically direct simple requests to chat mode and more complex work to task execution mode. The planned Today dashboard will bring together important emails and meeting requests in a view personalized for each user. In the Code section, users describe the app, tracking tool, dashboard or automated process they want in ordinary language, with no programming skills required. The section is based on the same technology as GitHub Copilot and tests the generated code in a secure sandbox. The results can be shared with colleagues as an internal app hosted in the cloud. Copilot Managed Runtime will keep the code within the company’s own Microsoft 365 environment, while Microsoft will also handle technical administration. Autopilot, previously called Scout, is a digital coworker that handles repetitive tasks without constant user involvement. The agent has its own cloud computer and can work even while the user is asleep. It monitors Teams channels and manages meetings and follow-ups. It can even prepare a spreadsheet and work plan for evaluating suppliers. A separate identity, memory, workspace and permissions are created for the agent within the organization. All of its work is performed in accordance with review and management rules. The standard user license will include Copilot chat as well as features within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams. Cowork, Code, Autopilot, long-running agent tasks and the Astra and Fable models will be billed separately based on usage. Automatic mode will select the appropriate model for each task based on accuracy, speed and cost. IT administrators will be able to track costs with the FinOps for AI tool. A phased rollout of the new features has begun through the Frontier program. The Home and Code sections will become available to more participants in the coming weeks. Autopilot will enter closed testing at the end of this month. Code will become available to Microsoft 365 Premium and Pro subscribers later in the year. Microsoft plans to launch a plugin registry managed by IT administrators by the end of this month. Microsoft IQ, which helps agents understand an organization’s work practices, is also one of the app’s core components.