Great things are here and on the horizon. Microsoft Copilot innovation, combined with the familiarity and scale of Microsoft 365, unlocks productivity and transforms business processes for everyone across all functions and every industry in this new era of AI.

We want to share the on-demand recording of the Microsoft 365 Community Conference opening keynote that puts it all into perspective: The Age of Copilots, plus a bonus video from Microsoft Build highlighting custom copilots from SharePoint. (aka: "Click to Copilot")

First, Jeff Teper (President of Collaboration Apps and Platforms at Microsoft) presented a 75-minute vision and strategy session in Orlando, FL, filled with insights, product demos and real-world context across Copilot, Teams, and SharePoint.

Watch on-demand | “The Age of Copilots” with Jeff Teper and co-presenters Miceile Barrett, Derek Snyder, and Naomi Moneypenny (Presented live, Tuesday, April 30^th, 2024, at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando, FL):

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NOTE | You can watch all on-demand session recordings from the Microsoft 365 Community Conference (more added each week over the coming weeks); enjoy and share. Plus, review much of what was covered in the opening keynote in this article, “Microsoft SharePoint Roadmap Update - May 2024” by Dave Cohen.

Jeff Teper presenting "The Age of Copilots" at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference in Orlando, FL | April 30th, 2024.

"The Age of Copilots" co-presenters (left-to-right): Derek Snyder, Naomi Moneypenny, Jeff Teper, and Miceile Barrett.

The Age of Copilots continues…

Second, on the heels of the Microsoft 365 Community Conference arose Microsoft Build. Build highlighted a new capability in this age of copilots, the ability to create custom copilots – in SharePoint. And this time Jeff joined Satya Nadella, Kevin Scott, and Rajesh Jha within the Build opening keynote (KEY01).

Jeff introduced the ability for anyone to create custom copilots from SharePoint. In just a few clicks, you— whether an admin or business user— can create and share a copilot from SharePoint that's grounded in the curated, authoritative content you choose. Since you rarely work alone, you can also easily share your copilots with others in Teams chat, email, and more. It’s like a subject matter expert ready to help you, your team, department, or even the whole company while respecting all your existing security settings and permissions.

In context of the age of copilots, we’re excited to share this on-demand video, “Microsoft Build opening keynote | KEY01” (video jumps to Jeff’s segment 1 hour and 7 minutes in):

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Example of a built-in, custom copilot on a SharePoint communication site – created in a few clicks: Select "Create a copilot" and choose the folders or files that you want your copilot scoped to. The copilot will reason over only this content when providing responses.

Discover more, “Create custom copilots from SharePoint,” – recent blog written by Jeff Teper.

Next steps

We can't wait to see how you leverage AI in the age of copilots, including future custom copilots our incredible SharePoint user base will create! Everyone will now be empowered to create, use, and share copilots for better collaboration and knowledge sharing —always with the trusted Microsoft governance capabilities you already have.

Sign up for the custom copilots from SharePoint private preview today and stay tuned for the public preview coming later this year. Plus, watch a bonus, related, depth Build breakout session, “Integrating your bots and Copilot experiences natively into SharePoint and Viva Connections.”

Reminders:

• Watch all on-demand session recordings from the Microsoft 365 Community Conference (more added each week over the coming weeks); enjoy and share.
• Become a member of the Community News Desk right here within the Microsoft Tech Community -- see more content like this, plus discover news, event guides, product series, and insights around the world.

Cheers, Karuana Gatimu & Mark Kashman