Age of Copilots #28
Welcome to the 28th 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
Get started with prompt library | Microsoft Learn
The prompt library feature in AI Builder provides a collection of predesigned prompts, serving as templates to expedite the creation of AI prompts
How we’re tackling Microsoft 365 Copilot governance internally at Microsoft - Inside Track Blog
In the latest episode of "Getting Started With" #Dynamics365 series, take a look how you can help agents deliver long lasting value using Copilot in Customer Service.
Microsoft quietly assembles the largest AI agent ecosystem—and no one else is close | VentureBeat
This VentureBeat article talks about how Microsoft has quietly built the largest enterprise AI agent ecosystem, with over 100,000 organizations creating or editing AI agents through its Copilot Studio since launch.
What's new with Copilot Studio
In the latest video in PowerPlatform “What’s New With” series, we take a look at how you can prepare your custom agent for deployment in Microsoft Teams.
Pre-built agents from Microsoft
In this article, Jack Rowbotham gives a list of pre-built agents from Microsoft.
GitHub Copilot Chat now has 64k context window with OpenAI GPT 4o.
Articles
Feature-a-day with Copilot Studio - Day 9
In Day 9 of Feature-a-Day with Copilot Studio: Monthly Mastery, Katerina talks about knowledge integration in Copilot Studio.
Power Platform Advent Calendar:Autonomous Agents
In this episode of the PowerPlatformAventCalendar series on Copilot Studio, Bulent Altinsoy talks about Autonomous agents.
Weekly Updates on Copilot Studio
In this article, Remi Dyon shares the latest Copilot Studio enhancements and features we’ve rolled out this week.
Enhancing AI Development with the Power CAT Copilot Studio Kit
In this article, Marcel Broschk discusses about Power CAT Copilot Studio Kit.
Remi Dyon shares a cool unannounced update for Copilot Studio that we think you’ll appreciate: you can now use AI Prompt in anonymous agents!
OpenAI just released SORA, one of the most powerful video-generation model ever made.
In this article, Farzad Sunavala covers how he built an AI-powered HR assistant that reduces screening time using Azure OpenAI and Semantic Kernel.
In this article, Peter Charquero shows how to find credits consumed by each of your prompts in AI Builder.
Autonomous agents in Dynamics 365: Customer Intent agent
In this article, Sharon Smith walks through Dynamics 365 Customer Intent agent.
AI for smarter requirements management – Part 1
In this week’s "Hey BA!" series Raj Jonnalagedda dives into how AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot can transform requirements management for Business Analysts.
TRELLIS 3D Generation model by Microsoft
In this article, Vaibhav Srivatsav shares about Trellis 3D generation model by Microsoft.
Shield your copilot with Azure AI
In this article, Sangeetha Vengatesan shares the key takeaways from the session “Shield your copilot with Azure AI" by Kasam Shaikh.
Videos
In this video, Daniel Christian shows how to get started with using Agents in SharePoint Online.
In this video Dian Taylor demonstrates Smart Paste which allows users to copy text from any source and paste it into a form, where Copilot will automatically fill in the relevant fields with the appropriate data.
In this video, Dewain Robinson walks you through how to create component collections that are packaged into Power Platform solutions and how to import them into other environments and agents for reuse.
Podcasts
Powertime podcast with Ryan Cunningham
Get a sneak peek of Powertime's podcast with Ryan Cunningham VP of Power Platform Intelligent Applications! Ryan dives into how low-code magic and AI-driven agents reshaping the way we innovate.
Microsoft Learn and other Learning Resources
Microsoft Copilot Studio guidance documentation - Microsoft Copilot Studio | Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Copilot Studio guidance documentation provides best practices, implementation, and architecture guidance information from the team that works with enterprise customers.
Copilot Developer Camp (microsoft.github.io)
Microsoft is introducing a new virtual workshop called "Copilot Developer Camp" where you can find hands-on labs to build declarative agents with API plugins! Visit Copilot Developer Camp to get started building copilot agents today.
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