Microsoft Introduces Copilot Cowork For Microsoft 365
Microsoft introduced Copilot Cowork on March 30, a new Copilot feature that executes multi-step tasks across Microsoft 365 apps for a limited group through its Frontier early-access program. The update also adds multi-model workflows — Critique and Council — to generate and review responses to improve accuracy. Microsoft says it will expand access based on Frontier user feedback and testing.
Key Points
- 1Introduces Copilot Cowork to run multi-step tasks across Outlook, Teams, Excel, and other Microsoft 365 apps.
- 2Implements multi-model review via Critique and Council to improve answer accuracy and provide transparency.
- 3Enables persistent context and cross-app automation, letting practitioners automate workflows and reduce repetitive prompts.
Scoring Rationale
Official Microsoft announcement today introduces notable multi-step and multi-model capabilities, giving it high novelty and broad scope. Score reduced slightly because access is limited to Frontier testers and technical details are light.
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