Microsoft AI & Copilot Basics

Copilot is Microsoft's name for AI assistants used across products such as Windows and Microsoft 365. Depending on the product and plan, it can help draft text, summarize information, analyze documents, and support everyday workflows.

Good starting tasks include turning meeting notes into actions, drafting a first version of an email, comparing two documents, or outlining a presentation. Define what a correct and useful result looks like before asking AI to help.

Follow your organization's access, retention, and data-sharing rules. Confirm which account and Copilot product you are using before including internal information, because protections vary by product and agreement.