Age of Copilots #18
Welcome to the 18th edition of Age of Copilots newsletter!
This newsletter has a curated list of articles and videos to update developers with latest and upcoming developments in Microsoft Copilots and Microsoft AI delivered weekly to your inbox.
Microsoft announcements and articles
Power Platform Community Conference 2024 (PPCC)announcements
Microsoft announced the Plan Designer in Powerapps which has ability to build a plan to the Power Apps Studio.
Supercharge your business with agents built with Microsoft Copilot Studio | Microsoft Copilot Blog
Microsoft announced two new capabilities for Copilot Studio:
First, Copilot agents built in Copilot Studio can now be published directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot, surfacing right in the user’s flow of work.
Second, we’re unveiling a new Copilot Studio experience that empowers users of any skill level to create Copilot agents from within SharePoint and Microsoft 365 Copilot Business Chat (BizChat).
Microsoft announced Copilot agents in SharePoint scoped to just the files you need. Any user can create an agent in a single click, then share with colleagues via email or Teams.
Microsoft announced Copilot Studio Agent Builder a new lightweight experience powered by Copilot Studio, users of any skill level can build a Copilot agents.
Power Platform Conference Recap on October 2nd
IT Governance Controls for Your Copilot agents - Microsoft Power Platform Blog
Articles
In this article Lisa Crosbie talks about the Plan Designer for PowerApps.
Copilot Studio Generative AI Architecture
In this article, Claire Edgson shares the updated Copilot Studio Generative AI Architecture
How to build/display currency conversion rates in Copilot Studio (substack.com)
In this article, Bulent walks through a use case how to use currency conversion rates in Copilot Studio with help of Dataverse as Knowledge Source.
Copilot Studio Announcements in PPC 2024
Mikko walks through the Copilot Studio announcements on the final day of PPCC2024
Videos
In latest episode AIinAction: Building with Copilot, Daniel walks you through the following concepts regarding user authentication for plugin actions.:
1. How to create an action
2. How to configure an action
3. How to run the action as a user
In this video AIinAction: Building with Copilot Elaiza walks you through adding actions from Standard, Premium and Custom Connectors and use it in agents built in Copilot Studio
Podcasts
Copilots, Autonomous CRM and t - Tech Disruptors - Apple Podcasts
In this podcast, Charles Lamanna talks about agent technology and Copilot innovation across the Power Platform and Dynamics 365
Microsoft Learn and other Learning Resources
Copilot for Microsoft 365 Pathway.
In this learning pathway Paul Griffith outlines the learning content for exploring Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Create Power Platform solutions with AI and Copilot - Training | Microsoft Learn
It introduces you to creating Power Platform solutions with Copilot to speed up development and add AI functionality to make your solutions more intelligent.
Create a chatbot with Microsoft Copilot Studio and Dataverse for Teams - Training | Microsoft Learn
This MS Learn module walks through creating a chatbot with Microsoft Copilot Studio and Dataverse for Teams
Extend Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 with Copilot Studio - Training | Microsoft Learn
This MS Learn module walks through how to extend Copilot for Microsoft 365 using Copilot Studio.
Create your first chatbot in Microsoft Copilot Studio - Online workshop - Training | Microsoft Learn
This walks through how to create your first chatbot in Microsoft Copilot Studio.
A collection of videos and demos created by passionate Power Platform advocates who love how Copilots are democratizing our abilities! This 25 day series will focus on value-adds within the Power Platform, and will highlight scenarios and solutions which you can customize further for your own purposes.
This video series walks through building your own copilots using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
Build AI Assistants with PowerApps, AI Builder and Copilot Studio Introduction - YouTube
This video series walks you through how to build your own GPT Assistants using PowerApps, AI Builder, Custom Prompts, GPT and Copilot Studio.
Copilot Resources from Microsoft
With so many Copilots announced from Microsoft, it is difficult to keep up with Copilot information. The first two links are living documents that will be updated regularly.
Discover the Copilot Learning Hub – your one-stop source for all things Microsoft Copilot!
Adopt, extend and build Copilot experiences across the Microsoft Cloud | Microsoft Learn
The above article highlights the differences between the adopt, extend, and build options showcasing the breadth of possibilities that Copilot offers.
Adopting Extending and Building Your Own Copilots | BRK401 (youtube.com)
In this Ignite session, you will learn no-code, low-code and pro-code ways that you can use the Microsoft Copilot stack. You will also be exploring the Power Platform Copilots, Dynamics Copilots, Windows Copilot, M365 Copilots and more!
Copilot Studio Cookbook - Power Platform Community (microsoft.com)
The Copilot Cookbook Gallery is a curated gallery that shows you how to use Copilot Studio.
New Microsoft Copilot Studio implementation guide
Microsoft Copilot Studio implementation guide is designed to help customers, partners, and Microsoft teams review copilot projects and architectures for a smooth and effective implementation journey.
copilotstudioguidebook/README.md at main · sarahcritchley/copilotstudioguidebook (github.com)
Introducing the Copilot Studio Guidebook. This collection of information is designed to be a goal based starting point for professionals who want to learn how to use Microsoft Copilot Studio to build custom copilots.
Transform copilot development with Microsoft Copilot Studio | BRK212H (youtube.com)
This Ignite video shows you can extend Microsoft copilots or build your own, all in one end-to-end Copilot studio