Microsoft 365 Copilot can summarize Microsoft Teams meetings

Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI assistant akin to ChatGPT, and it’s integrated into most Microsoft services and apps to improve productivity. As for Microsoft Teams, this assistant tries to make meetings easier and more efficient by generating automatic meeting summaries. It summarizes the discussion after identifying the main ideas and subjects covered in the meeting.

This AI-driven tool could be beneficial to those who have a busy schedule and can’t attend the meetings. Besides creating summaries of meetings, Microsoft 365 Copilot can also draft emails and create spreadsheet graphs, word documents, and PowerPoint presentations.

Microsoft 365 Copilot aims to save time for teams and help them stay organized when there are too many meetings to attend. With a neat meeting summary, the company can ensure everyone is on the same page.

Don’t feel like going to business meetings? Microsoft 365 Copilot would summarize Teams’ meetings for you

While Microsoft hopes Copilot would reduce “drudgery” in work environments, critics claim such tools make businesses dependent on AI and could lead to even more layoffs. Most AI regulations require developers to clarify for the person if he’s interacting with a chatbot or humans. Additionally, developers should distinguish Human-made and AI-made content by labels.

Colette Stallbaumer, head of Microsoft 365, says Copilot is just a tool, and users need to deploy it responsibly. “I might not be telling you when I send you that response that I used an AI assistant to help me generate it. But the human is always in the mix and always in control.” Stallbaumer added. The Redmond tech giant has also announced it would protects Copilot users from copyright lawsuits.

Since business secrets might be discussed in meetings, allowing an AI tool to record everything being said is risky. Additionally, the tool might use that data to enrich its knowledge base. To mitigate concerns, Microsoft asserts that Copilot won’t use the data to train itself and respects data policies. “You only have access to data that you would otherwise be allowed to see,” Stallbaumer said.

Activating Microsoft 365 Copilot now costs you $30 a month. It’s also available in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Business Chat, and OneNote.