M365 Changelog: (Updated) Copilot for Microsoft 365: Language selection only during a meeting

Summary

Copilot for Microsoft 365 will allow language selection during a Teams meeting even without activating transcripts or captions. This feature, available when 'Allow Copilot' is set to 'Only during the meeting', will ensure responses are in the chosen language. Rollout begins mid-June 2024, with no admin action required.

MC794546 – Updated June 19, 2024: Microsoft has updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Users will now be able to select their preferred language without transcript or captions being activated when the Teams meeting option for Allow Copilot is set to Only during the meeting. When Copilot for Microsoft 365 is selected, a language selector screen will appear. A language must be selected for the meeting in order to start Copilot for Microsoft 365. This ensures that Copilot for Microsoft 365 responses are in the appropriate language.

When this will happen:

General Availability: Microsoft will begin rolling out late July 2024 (previously mid-June) and expects to complete by early August 2024 (previously late June).

How this will affect your organization:

Users will receive a language selection dialog box in Teams when Allow Copilot is set to Only during the meeting, transcript is off, and Copilot is selected to ensure that Copilot for Microsoft 365 responses are in the appropriate language.

For related information, see Use Copilot without recording a Teams meeting.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.