Build 2024: Microsoft Teams Premium Gets New AI Features and Data Protection Capabilities

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Key Takeaways:

  • Microsoft has announced AI-powered features and enhanced data protection for Microsoft Teams Premium customers.
  • Microsoft is also adding new admin controls to prevent content sharing in externally hosted meetings.
  • Microsoft has announced updates for custom app experiences in Teams, including sharing SharePoint files, PowerPoint Live support, and Live reactions.

Microsoft unveiled several updates for its Microsoft 365 suite of services at the annual Build developer conference. The company announced today several new AI-powered features and additional data protection capabilities for Microsoft Teams Premium customers.

Microsoft Teams will add intelligent recap support for meetings with only transcription enabled. It will allow meeting participants to access AI-generated tasks, meeting notes, and name mentions. Microsoft plans to make this new feature generally available in Teams Premium and Copilot for Microsoft 365 in June 2024.

Microsoft Teams Premium is getting a new feature that will enable organizers to control who can record and transcribe when scheduling meetings. Organizers will be able to select from two meeting options: organizers and co-organizers or organizers, co-organizers and presenters. This capability will be available for all Microsoft Teams Premium customers in June 2024.

Microsoft has introduced new admin controls that prevent attendees from sharing content in externally hosted meetings. This feature provides an additional layer of protection against potential data exfiltration from external participants.

Updates for custom app experiences connected to Microsoft Teams

In addition to the new Premium capabilities, Microsoft announced new features for custom apps and website experiences connected to Microsoft Teams. It’s now possible to share SharePoint files in Teams chats with users joining from a custom app or web experience. Microsoft has introduced PowerPoint Live support to give both presenters and the audience an inclusive and engaging experience for Teams meetings.

With Live reactions, participants will be able to react with emojis on content (such as a desktop, window, PowerPoint deck, or whiteboard) shared in Teams meetings. Microsoft has also added noise suppression support to minimize disruptions during video calls and Teams meetings.

Lastly, the Call Diagnostics Center allows administrators to detect call quality and reliability issues, including poor internet connectivity and software compatibility issues. Other capabilities include support for real-time transcription via Azure AI Speech, closed captions, and picture-in-picture for iOS and Android.