TL;DR
Microsoft Copilot will be renamed Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, along with other changes. Due mid-January 2025.

Details
This update is for Microsoft Copilot at work, Microsoft’s “existing ad-free, AI-powered chat service grounded in the web and secured with enterprise data protection”. Here are the changes:

  1. Microsoft Copilot will be renamed Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
  1. The new Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat will allow end users to discover, create, and use agents*…as well as continue to offer web-grounded chat.
  2. The new Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat will be accessible within the new Microsoft 365 Copilot app, with options for admins and end users to control access.
  3. The URL Microsoft.com/copilot will change to M365Copilot.com. (I’m confused about this point, as Microsoft.com/copilot already has started redirecting to https://copilot.cloud.microsoft/ with the message “You have been redirected to copilot.cloud.microsoft, the new home for Copilot for work.”).

* Microsoft: “Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users will be able to discover, create, and use agents, including custom agents that can access shared work data in your tenant. Access to agents can be controlled and configured within the Microsoft 365 admin center. Specific agents, such as those that access shared work data, will be billed based on metered consumption for users without a Microsoft 365 Copilot license. Agents grounded only on web data will be available to use at no additional cost”.

Availability
Due mid-January 2025.

Source, related links, and references
MC958903.
The Microsoft 365 app gets a name change and more – Super Simple 365.
Overview of Copilot | Microsoft Learn.

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Page originally published
8th January 2024 and kept up to date.

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