Microsoft‘s Build 2025 conference showcases significant upgrades to Copilot, positioning AI tools as central to productivity enhancement across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. These improvements focus on making email management, meeting preparation, and collaborative workflows more efficient with AI assistance. The expanded availability of previously announced features signals Microsoft’s commitment to integrating AI capabilities more deeply into everyday work processes, potentially transforming how users interact with familiar productivity applications.
The big picture: Microsoft is enhancing its Copilot AI companion with new features across Outlook, Pages, and Microsoft 365 to streamline workflows and boost productivity.
Key Outlook improvements: Copilot in Outlook now generates summaries of search results and attached files within emails, helping users find information faster.
- The summarization feature serves a dual purpose by providing a security benefit, allowing users to preview file contents before opening them.
- Meeting participants will receive AI-generated summaries with relevant context and tasks related to meeting topics, helping users prepare more effectively.
Mobile and collaborative expansions: Copilot Pages is becoming more accessible with new mobile capabilities and integration options rolling out this month.
- Users can now create or edit Copilot Pages on mobile devices and seamlessly continue working on them later via mobile or web interfaces.
- The feature now allows one-click transformation of Pages into Word documents for situations requiring traditional file formats.
- The Microsoft 365 Copilot app includes a dedicated Pages module for easier searching and filtering of existing pages.
Advanced features rolling out: Microsoft’s previously announced Wave 2 features are moving to general availability, expanding Copilot’s creative and analytical capabilities.
- The Create feature leverages OpenAI’s GPT-4o model to generate AI images that comply with company brand guidelines.
- Researcher and Analyst agents, which can conduct higher-level research and data analysis, are rolling out globally through the Frontier program.
- Copilot Notebooks, which integrates various workflow elements including Word documents and PowerPoint presentations, is now generally available.
Developer tools: The GitHub app for Microsoft Teams has been upgraded to better support code collaboration.
- The improved app offers a faster, more intuitive experience with additional features for developers.
- The upgrade is immediately available to all Teams users working with GitHub repositories.
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