In
a
blog
post,
Microsoft
gave
users
a
sneak
peek
into
Copilot
for
OneDrive,
which
it
plans
to
release
in
late
April.
Copilot
for
OneDrive
will
take
on
the
role
of
a
research
assistant
of
sorts,
being
able
to
both
find,
summarize,
and
extract
information
from
a
wide
range
of
files.
These
include
text
documents
(Word
and
rich
text),
presentations,
spreadsheets,
HTML
pages,
PDF
files,
and
more.
Users
can
ask
Copilot
to
tailor
summaries
to
their
liking,
such
as
only
including
key
points
or
highlights
from
a
specific
section.
We
knew
an
AI
overhaul
of
OneDrive
was
coming
since
last
fall,
when
Microsoft
announced
the
third
generation
of
the
cloud
storage
service.
The
company
promised
that
AI
would
make
searching
for
files
easier
and
faster,
and
would
be
able
to
intelligently
summarize
and
organize
documents.
Users
could
ask
Copilot
to
quickly
find
their
tax
documents
or
summarize
that
boring
PowerPoint
presentation
from
work,
for
example.
A
screenshot
of
Copilot
for
OneDrive.Microsoft
The
chatbot
will
also
be
able
to
respond
to
natural
language
prompts
and
answer
highly
specific
questions
about
the
contents
of
a
user’s
files. Some
examples
given
by
Microsoft
included
asking
Copilot
to
tabulate
a
week’s
worth
of
beverage
sales
and
throw
the
data
in
a
table
view
by
day.
Or,
asking
it
to
list
the
pros
and
cons
of
a
project,
or
display
the
most
recent
or
relevant
files.
Users
can
even
ask
Copilot
for
advice
on
how
to
make
their
documents
better.
Copilot
on
OneDrive
will
also
be
able
to
create
outlines,
tables,
and
lists
for
users,
based
on
existing
files.
A
few
examples
given
were:
•
Using
the
/sales-enablement.docx
as
reference,
create
an
outline
of
a
sales
pitch
to
a
new
customer.
•
For
these
selected
resumes,
create
a
table
with
names,
current
title,
years
of
experience,
educational
qualifications,
and
current
location.
•
Create
a
list
of
frequently
asked
questions
about
project
Moonshot.
OneDrive
users
will
get
an
early
taste
of
Copilot
later
this
month,
when
Microsoft
will
roll
out
summaries
of
shared
documents.
Users
can
include
an
AI-generated
summary
of
a
Microsoft
Word
document
before
sharing,
which
recipients
can
read
in
their
email
before
even
opening
the
document.
Copilot
will
be
available
on
OneDrive
for
web,
or
from
the
file
viewer
in
Microsoft
Teams,
OneDrive,
and
SharePoint.
It’ll
be
available
for
work
and
school
customers
with
a
Copilot
for
Microsoft
365
license
sometime
in
late
April.
(Originally posted by Amrita Khalid)
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