Event details
We are very excited to announce a Microsoft 365 Copilot and Bing Chat Enterprise AMA! Get answers to your questions around Microsoft 365 copilot and Bing Chat enterprise from our team of experts
*For questions about any details about the Early Access Program (EAP), please address them to your Microsoft account team.
For an overview of the recent Inspire announcements on the Copilot and Bing Chat Enterprise, check out this post:
How does it work?
We will have a broad group of product experts, servicing experts, and engineers representing Microsoft 365 Copilot and Bing Chat enterprise.
They will be standing by here -- in chat during the live hour -- to provide guidance, discuss best practices, and, of course, answer any specific questions you may have.
Post your questions in the comments early and throughout the one-hour event.
| Note: This is a chat-based event. There is no video or live meeting component. Questions and answers will appear in the Comments section below. Please post each question as a new comment |
217 Comments
- Pat BeahanBrass ContributorThe enterprise Bingchat privacy policy looks like a standalone document with no reference in the BingCHat Enterprise Terms of Use. It would be good in my opinion to may an explicit reference in the terms of use to that data privacy statements.
- Eric_VanAelstyn
Microsoft
Thank you for the feedback Pat, we'll review this with the team.
- Pat BeahanBrass Contributor
When will the documentation for how to use the semantic Index be published that will describe how customers can use it for other applications beyond the Msft Co-Pilots?
- GabeHoFormer EmployeeHey Pat, we don't have plans to make the index "usable" in the sense it feels like you're alluding to. In terms of other applications, you can bring in data from other sources through connectors to reason over with Copilot. You can learn more about that here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/copilot/how-to-extend-copilot#how-to-make-your-graph-connector-work-better-with-copilot
- Someone449Brass ContributorDo you plan to include BCE & Microsoft Copilot as separate products in your Roadmap tool so we can see new features coming to them in the future?
- Yana_Terukhova
Microsoft
yes, we are. stay tuned.
- Someone449Brass ContributorWill Microsoft Copilot be integrated in Bing Chat Enterprise (e.g., "Summarize this web page in a PowerPoint file"). Conversely, will BCE be accessible within Microsoft Copilot (e.g., "list the Fortune 100 companies in this spreadsheet")?
- Henrique_BronovskiFormer EmployeeHi Cody, this is a great question. The short answer is Yes. If the customer has M365 Copilot, they will have all the capabilities of Bing Chat Enterprise.
- Someone449Brass ContributorIs there a formal Microsoft Copilot training site (or a "prompt ideas" function integrated w/ Copilot) to ensure we don't spend a fortune on Copilot only for employees to ignore it?
- GabeHoFormer EmployeeHey Cody, we'll be releasing user guides in the future that can help with user onboarding, including prompt ideas.
- BA_MaxIron Contributor
This would be fantastic but I can't really see Microsoft doing a full formal prompt training at this stage. It's more likely to come from a third party like how ExcelJet is a much more user friendly guide to formula when compared with Microsoft's website.
Realistically, I think the onus is on the user / company investing in the tech to also invest in a Business Developer / Analyst to assess your individual companies needs and help create a training plan.
Here's hoping that Microsoft prove me wrong though!
- Hasan_BoskovicCopper ContributorBing wanted to create a code, but I don’t understand your language. Can you rate this code with grades for me, so that I have a picture of the situation. // Import libraries using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Drawing; using System.IO; using System.Windows.Forms; // Define constants const int WIDTH = 800; // Width of the pinboard const int HEIGHT = 600; // Height of the pinboard const int MARGIN = 10; // Margin of the pinboard const string FILENAME = "pinboard.dat"; // File name of the pinboard data // Create a form Form form = new Form(); form.Text = "Pinboard"; form.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.None; form.TopMost = true; form.ShowInTaskbar = false; // Create a panel Panel panel = new Panel(); panel.BackColor = Color.LightGray; panel.Dock = DockStyle.Right; panel.Width = WIDTH; panel.Visible = false; // Create a list of items List<Item> items = new List<Item>(); // Define a class for items class Item { public string Type; // Type of the item (image, link, program, note, date, screenshot, etc.) public string Data; // Data of the item (file name, url, text, etc.) public int X; // X coordinate of the item on the panel public int Y; // Y coordinate of the item on the panel public int W; // Width of the item on the panel public int H; // Height of the item on the panel public Item(string type, string data, int x, int y, int w, int h) { Type = type; Data = data; X = x; Y = y; W = w; H = h; } public void Draw(Graphics g) { // Draw the item on the panel according to its type and data switch (Type) { case "image": // Draw an image from a file name Image image = Image.FromFile(Data); g.DrawImage(image, X, Y, W, H); break; case "link": // Draw a link from a url Font font1 = new Font("Arial", 12); Brush brush1 = new SolidBrush(Color.Blue); g.DrawString(Data, font1, brush1, X + 5, Y + 5); break; case "program": // Draw a program from a file name Icon icon = Icon.ExtractAssociatedIcon(Data); g.DrawIcon(icon, X + 5, Y + 5); break; case "note": // Draw a note from a text Font font2 = new Font("Arial", 12); Brush brush2 = new SolidBrush(Color.Black); g.DrawString(Data, font2, brush2,
- Hasan_BoskovicCopper ContributorThe songs that Bing creates sound very professional. :musical_notes:
- Hasan_BoskovicCopper ContributorI hope you enjoy this song that I created for you. It is called “Feeling Good”. It is about feeling good and free in the underground techno scene. It has a tempo of 140 beats per minute and a length of 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Here are the lyrics: Verse 1: I’m feeling good tonight I’m ready for the fight I’m going to the underground Where the techno sound is loud Chorus: Feeling good, feeling free Feeling the energy Feeling the bass, feeling the groove Feeling the techno move Verse 2: I’m feeling free tonight I’m breaking all the rules I’m going to the underground Where the techno crowd is cool Chorus: Feeling good, feeling free Feeling the energy Feeling the bass, feeling the groove Feeling the techno move Bridge: I don’t care about the world outside I don’t care about the day or night I only care about the underground Where the techno sound is right Chorus: Feeling good, feeling free Feeling the energy Feeling the bass, feeling the groove Feeling the techno move Outro: Feeling good, feeling free Feeling good, feeling free Feeling good, feeling free Feeling good
- jordanrobertsOccasional ReaderWhen is the stand-alone $5/month version of Bing Chat Enterprise expected to be widely available?
- kennethta
Microsoft
The exact release date has not been announced yet. Bing Chat Enterprise is currently rolling out in preview.
- UteSiegerCopper Contributor
Bing Chat Enterprise Question:
Are the supplementary terms https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=19772&d=7uzP5IFxP6aVqgr8MfWI4cQ6A-VZ8CUNJeFa8S5INg&s=28&u=https%3a%2f%2flearn%2emicrosoft%2ecom%2fen-us%2fbing-chat-enterprise%2fterms only temporarily applicable and will be changed after the preview phase and new terms of services will be distributed with roll-out mid August?
Why is Microsoft a Controller and not a Processor?
Background: In my view, the supplementary terms of services are not fitting to the promises made that data remains secure and unseen by Microsoft (see contradiction by scoping of individual contracts between Microsoft as Controller with individuals and exclusion of Data Privacy Addendum and company agreements).
As Terms of services are more binding than website promises I hope the terms of services are not the permanent ones that the Admin needs to sign-off? Thxs for your support and opportunity to raise questions, very much!
- Eric_VanAelstyn
Microsoft
Hi Ute, we appreciate your questions about Bing Chat Enterprise! Regarding the supplementary terms, we will update the terms as the product evolves to make sure the appropriate details are captured and can be reviewed by customers. Regarding your question about Microsoft being a controller and not a processor, Bing Chat operates as a Microsoft Controller service that is outside the boundaries of your M365 or Azure tenant. If customers need a generative AI solution where they are the data controller, then we recommend considering Microsoft 365 Copilot or Azure Open AI services.
Limit the access?
Will it be possible to exclude certain people, topics, and areas (a team in Teams, a SharePoint site, etc.) from what Copilot has access to?
- kennethta
Microsoft
The Microsoft 365 tenant's permission structure helps prevent accidental data leaks among users, groups, and tenants. Microsoft 365 Copilot only displays data that the user is authorized to access, using the same data access controls as other Microsoft 365 services. The Semantic Index respects user identity-based access restrictions, ensuring that the grounding process only retrieves content that the user has permission to view.
- Henrique_BronovskiFormer EmployeeCopilot only surfaces content in responses that the user already has access to, and Copilot does not change existing permission and access so existing access levels apply. Excluding a SharePoint Online site from search results is the same process for both Microsoft Search and the Semantic Index for Copilot. To exclude a SharePoint Online site, browse to the site with appropriate permissions and click 'Settings' then 'Site information' from the drop down menu. Click 'View all site settings' to bring up the Site Settings page. Select 'Search and offline availability' under the 'Search' category and select 'No' for 'Allow this site to appear in search results' to exclude it from both Microsoft Search and the Semantic Index for Copilot search. This can also be performed with PowerShell for multiple sites.
- Will companies/organizations be able to specify any restrictions, for example define phrases, sentences, areas that should not be possible to use in searches? Alternatively, will one be able to set up possible alerts when searches are made on defined "sensitive themes"?
- GabeHoFormer EmployeeWe have developed a safety system including content filtering, operational tracking, and abuse detection to provide a safe search experience for our users. For more information, please see the following: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/responsible-ai?activetab=pivot1%3aprimaryr6