TL;DR
Microsoft 365 Copilot Biz Chat will soon allow you to ground prompts in third-party data from Microsoft Graph Connectors. Due late February to early March 2025.
Details
Microsoft: “Context IQ (CIQ) is a set of AI capabilities from Microsoft that allows users to search for, select, and insert relevant enterprise or personal data directly into their prompts or conversations. This capability helps users to “ground” or anchor their prompts in specific, contextually relevant data, making responses more accurate, specific, and useful”.
You will soon see a new Other tab after initiating CIQ by typing a forward slash (/) in the chat box, allowing you to add third-party data from any MS Graph Connectors that are enabled:
Availability
Due late February to early March 2025.
Source, related links, and references
MC978930.
365 Roadmap ID 413111.
Image(s): Microsoft.
Learn more about Using Context IQ to refer to specific files, people, and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot – Microsoft Support.
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21st January 2025 and kept up to date.
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