People started by asking AI questions. Now they're delegating tasks, building solutions, and automating work that runs in the background. We see those patterns in trillions of productivity signals across Microsoft Copilot. Office set the shape of productivity for the PC era. Copilot is doing that for the AI era, expanding both what people can do and who gets to do it. Today we’re introducing the new Copilot, an evolution of the Copilot app that connects the tools people rely on with the next generation of capabilities they’ll need to build, customize, and scale AI across work. Copilot has three new capabilities: Office in Copilot brings the full value of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint right where the conversation’s happening. Code in Copilot empowers every knowledge worker to turn ideas into solutions using natural language. And the new Autopilots tab in Copilot where you can create a personal autopilot that is persistent and proactive. Learn more: https://msft.it/6044a956o
Copilot as the new OS for work represents such an important shift. The opportunity isn’t simply greater productivity, it’s empowering people to work differently, freeing up capacity for creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, and higher-value work. This is where AI becomes truly transformational.
This is great! And what about copilot cowork? Is it going to be available for all Copilot 365 users?
Shifting from asking questions to running persistent background tasks changes how code gets written in office workflows.
Why can't we disable copilot and remove it from the UI on our applications when we have chosen to use a different AI at the corprate level? Why to preferences and permissions get changed with updates?
The shift from answering questions to taking actions changes the product challenge completely. As AI becomes more proactive and persistent, capability alone will not be enough. Users also need visibility into what the system is doing, control over its actions, and clear boundaries for when human approval is required.
We're seeing the same shift among SMBs. The conversation is quickly moving from "What is Copilot?" to "How do we securely deploy AI and automate meaningful work?" The organizations seeing the most success are approaching AI as a business transformation initiative, not just a productivity tool.
Jared, this is where AI gets genuinely exciting—not just answering questions, but quietly turning intent into execution. From India 🇮🇳, I love the shift from “AI as a tool” to “AI as a thinking partner.” Code + Autopilot feels like the moment productivity stops being about doing more—and starts being about creating smarter. 🚀 The future of work is looking seriously interesting. comment ur thought down there
The first habit I’d teach is writing a clear handoff: here’s the outcome, here’s what you can decide, and here’s when to come back to me. That gives people a practical way to start delegating while keeping the decisions that need their judgment.
The true strength of AI for work lies in seamless workflow integration rather than system-level friction. To accelerate enterprise and power-user adoption, three core principles stand out: 1. Modular Workflows: Keep Copilot deeply native and context-aware inside productivity apps (Office, Teams, development environments), while ensuring the core OS remains a clean, modular foundation where AI is an intentional opt-in. 2. Performance Integrity: Enterprise users value raw computing speed and predictable resource allocation; decoupling AI background processes from basic shell mechanics preserves user agency and system performance. 3. Clear Platform Milestones: Combining this productivity power with clean, year-based platform milestones (recalling the enterprise clarity of Windows 2000) makes deployment, training, and lifecycle management significantly easier for IT leaders. When productivity AI respects workflow boundaries, it transitions from a feature layer into an indispensable work tool.
Is this the super app concept? Costs transparency please. Im guessing... - Code - is consumption charged. - Autopilot - is consumption charged. We know Cowork is consumption charged, and so is Studio, Github, and Foundry. Also, if a company isn't ready for Code, does admin have control to turn on or off capabilities and visibility of Code and Autopilot?