M365 Changelog: Microsoft 365 Copilot: Select Microsoft Graph Connectors when writing prompts in BizChat – Jan 14, 2025

Summary

Microsoft 365 Copilot will soon integrate CIQ, allowing users to incorporate third-party data from Microsoft Graph Connectors into BizChat prompts. This feature, associated with Roadmap ID 413111, will roll out between late February and early March 2025 without requiring admin action.

MC978930 – Coming soon to Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat): Users will be able to use CIQ to ground their Copilot prompts with third-party data from their Microsoft Graph Connectors.

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.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 413111.

When this will happen:

General Availability (Worldwide): Microsoft will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expects to complete by early March 2025.

How this will affect your organization:

No impact for the tenant admin. End users will see a new Other tab in CIQ to add their third-party data from any MS Graph Connectors that are enabled.

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This change will be available by default.

What you need to do to prepare:

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before or after the rollout. Review your current configuration to determine the impact for your organization. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.

Learn more: Using Context IQ to refer to specific files, people, and more in Microsoft 365 Copilot – Microsoft Support (will be updated before rollout)