Welcome to this Cloud Wars Agent and Copilot Minute. In these discussions, I’ll be analyzing opportunities, impact, and outcomes possible with AI; today’s focus is the evolution of Microsoft Copilot.
Highlights
00:24 — Microsoft Copilot is evolving; previous versions only provided instructions rather than performing tasks. Microsoft has integrated agentic AI behavior directly into Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, making the ability to take actions a default experience.
01:50 — In Excel, Copilot can now handle messy exports, standardize data, and build calculated columns, all without user intervention. Copilot in Word can rewrite documents, restructure sections, apply styles, update tables, and create executive summaries. In PowerPoint, Copilot can build entire decks from notes, break content into sections, lay out narratives, and create a flow, automating the deck creation process
03:43 — The new Copilot Cowork can prepare for meetings by pulling emails, summarizing conversations, drafting follow-up emails, and scheduling calendar events, though it is currently part of Microsoft’s Frontier program and not yet broadly available. I encourage users who were previously disappointed with Copilot to revisit the tool, as the latest updates have significantly improved its capabilities and functionality.
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Kenny Mullican
CIO
Paragon Films
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