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”.

“Agents that access your organization’s shared tenant data are off by default. Admins need to set up or use an existing Copilot Studio subscription to enable these agents. Once enabled, they will be billed based on metered consumption. Agents grounded in instructions, public websites, and uploaded files are available to use at no additional cost and will be default on. Agent availability will be based on your existing store settings for Teams and Microsoft 365 apps”.

“Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat can be pinned within the new Microsoft 365 Copilot app (formerly the Microsoft 365 app), Microsoft Teams, and Outlook. Copilot Chat is also accessible on the web at m365copilot.com“.


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.
Copilot for all: Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat | Microsoft 365 Blog.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and agent starter kit – Microsoft Adoption.
Copilot Chat and agent overview guide.
Images: Microsoft.

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

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