Microsoft launches Copilot tool for developers

Microsoft is introducing the Microsoft 365 Copilot tool for employees, underscoring its commitment to encouraging more developers to leverage artificial intelligence (AI).

The Copilot tool is Microsoft’s generative AI assistant, built using OpenAI’s large language models.

The company has been running pilot tests to up the usage of AI tools among its community of developers and was planning a wider release of Microsoft 365 to its teams for the first time, the report said, citing an internal message.

Microsoft’s investment and partnership with OpenAI, along with rapidly growing cloud business thanks to customers looking to build AI applications, has made Microsoft the world’s most valuable company, surpassing Apple.

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The Microsoft 365 Copilot product is an iteration of the tool in the company’s productivity suite which includes Word, Outlook and Teams.

In November, Microsoft started selling Copilot, an AI assistant that can summarize an email inbox or craft a slide show.

Reuters/ Chidimma Gold