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Microsoft's Copilot: A Frustrating Flop in AI-Powered Productivity
I echo this as well. I am the Office 365 manager in charge of implementing and supporting Copilot in our medium-size organization. The latest iteration has removed so much of the value. I used to be able to put Copilot and ChatGPT next to each other and see minimal differences in output. Now, with Copilot "chooses" not to help you, the listening mode rarely works. Added to that, the voices sound disinterested - which is very off-putting to users. The output you do get is generalizations and advice rather than actual help. The various copilot buttons in my browser take me to different "sign-ins" of the software so some buttons don't work at all given our security restrictions. I rarely used ChatGPT before this month but now it's my go-to for AI assistance. Whereas I used to tell people that Copilot is a great equivalent to ChatGPT and not to worry that it's the only approved enterprise tool, I must tell them I'm sorry - it's the enterprise tool you are restricted to use right now. We're researching other options, but it may be a year or more away.
Yes. I wanted Copilot to rewrite a few paragraphs toward a freshman college reading level; it's response: "Copilot can't generate high-quality content for this. Please change your description and try again."
After a couple of rewrites and getting the same response, I asked it how I should word my prompt and it gave me a sample... which I copied and pasted as my new prompt.
It's response? "Copilot can't generate high-quality content for this. Please change your description and try again."
"You're fired!"