Age of Copilots #29
Welcome to the 29th 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
Satya Nadella announcement of Github Copilot Free version for VS Code.
GitHub Copilot for Teams Toolkit
Introducing the GitHub Copilot for Teams Toolkit—your companion in Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, and GitHub: https://msft.it/6047opC7h
Microsoft Copilot Update
Abram Jackson from Microsoft shares that soon every business user will be able create and use agents! In mid-January, we are opening up agents in Copilot to anyone that has a work account. Even entirely unpaid accounts!
Articles
Opening Hours from Dynamics in Copilot – Adrian Sjøholt
In this article, Adrian Sjoholt shows how we can access the opening hours from Dynamics 365 Customer Service from an agent in Copilot Studio.
Feature a day with Copilot Studio
In this episode of A Feature-a-Day with Copilot Studio, Katerina talks about collecting telemetry data from your Copilot Studio agent with Azure Application Insights.
1-800-ChatGPT - Calling and Messaging ChatGPT with your phone | OpenAI Help Center
You can start a conversation with ChatGPT by calling 1-800-CHATGPT (1-800-242-8478) with a US or Canada number or messaging 1-800-242-8478 on WhatsApp.
Code Interpreter for Copilot Agents
In this article, Peter Charquero Kestenholz shares about Code Interpreter for your custom Copilot Agents.
Upcoming changes to Microsoft Copilot
In this article, Szymon Bochniak goes over the upcoming evolution of free Microsoft Copilot.
Microsoft Future of Work Report Key Takeways
In this article, Ashish Bhatia shares his key takeaways from Future of work Report from Microsoft
Transforming Insurance Claims Processing with AI: From Weeks to Minutes | LinkedIn
Based on his own experience as a Texas resident impacted by hurricanes, Farzad Sunavala shares a proof-of-concept using Azure OpenAI and Semantic to streamline property claims processing.
Teams as a Virtual Concierge: Building AI-Powered Meeting Assistants with Copilot Studio | LinkedIn
In this article, Marchel Broschk walks through the how to build AI powered meeting assistants with Copilot Studio.
In this article, Howdang Rashid shares Copilot Studio Cheat sheet.
Pay-as-you-go in Copilot Studio
In this article, Nick DeCourcy shares his thoughts Pay-As-You-Go access to Copilot Studio.
In this article, Rafsan Husenyov shows how you can see the agent’s purpose and a list of its capabilities in Bizchat.
In this article, Jeremy Thake shares about Work praise generator about Work praise agent he created.
Videos
In this episode of AI in Action, Scott Durow explores how to add telemetry to your Copilot Studio agents using Application Insights
This video by Scott Durow in the AI in Action series focuses on authentication and auditing in Copilot Studio.
In this episode of Copilot Studio Advent Calendar, Ambesh Singh and Bulent Altinsoy walk through how to pass context variables to a Copilot Agent.
This video walks through Multilingual voice agents authored with Copilot Studio for the Dynamics 365 Contact Center voice channel. This new feature expands Copilot Studio’s capabilities from messaging to voice interactions, enabling businesses to handle calls in multiple languages using a single agent.
This is a recording of Power Platform User Group session by Vinoth Selvam on topic Build Custom copilot that hand-off to D365 Customer Service.
In this Ignite session, Sabin Nair and Nithin Ravindra explore the future of Copilot connectors and revolutionize the way agents interact with business and productivity data
Microsoft Mechanics: Oversharing Control for Microsoft 365 Copilot
This article from Microsoft Mechanics, shows how to use the new oversharing blueprint—Pilot, Deploy, Optimize—for robust data security.
In this short video Dhruvin Shah shows how you can analyze your Flowcharts and Images using the Copilot Studio available in Microsoft Word or Microsoft PowerPoint.
Events
January 8th NYC Copilot Studio Deep Dive and Envisioning Workshop
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