Microsoft OneDrive to Add Copilot AI Assistant to Enhance File Management

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Key Takeaways:

  • Microsoft is bringing the Copilot AI assistant to its OneDrive cloud storage service.
  • It will allow users to ask questions and retrieve information from their online files using natural language commands.
  • Copilot in OneDrive will offer features such as generating summaries, locating recent files, and suggesting improvements.

Microsoft is gearing up to integrate the AI-powered Copilot tool into its OneDrive cloud storage service. This new feature will enable users to ask questions and retrieve information from their online files.

According to Microsoft, users will have access to Copilot through the file viewer in Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and the OneDrive Web app. Users will be able to use natural language commands to get answers to any queries they may have regarding their files.

For instance, the AI assistant will help users locate recent files and offer suggestions to improve existing ones. Additionally, Copilot will be able to scan documents, identify important points, and summarize the contents. It will also be able to generate tables, FAQs, and outlines based on file content.

Copilot in OneDrive will let users create automated summaries when sharing files with their colleagues. The feature will initially be available for the Word web app, with support for the desktop and mobile apps to follow later this year.

“These summaries, included in the document sharing notification, give your recipients immediate context around a document and a quick overview of its content without needing to open the file. Sharing summaries increase document engagement while helping coworkers prioritize work and reduce cognitive burden,” Microsoft explained.

Microsoft OneDrive to Add Copilot AI Assistant to Enhance File Management

Copilot in OneDrive supports diverse file types and languages

Copilot in OneDrive supports various file types, including Office documents, OpenDocument formats, Loop components, PDFs, and web files. As of today, Copilot offers support for several languages French, Portuguese, English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), German, Italian, and Spanish. Microsoft plans to add support for Turkish, Hungarian, Korean, and other languages over the next few months.

Microsoft plans to roll out Copilot in OneDrive to customers (work and school accounts) in late April 2024. Commercial customers will need a Copilot for Microsoft 365 license priced at $30 per user per month. Users will also be able to access Copilot in other Microsoft 365 apps such as Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.