Does ChatGPT 4o with Canvas beat Copilot in Word?
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Does ChatGPT 4o with Canvas beat Copilot in Word?

The release into beta of ChatGPT 4o with Canvas marks the first significant change in ChatGPT's UI since it was first released, and by adding a text editor to its product, ChatGPT is suddenly competing head-to-head with those using Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot in Word. But does OpenAI's vision for what AI assisted text creation should feel like beat Microsoft's, or has 30 years of developing Office and now Microsoft 365 taught them a thing or two that OpenAI still needs to learn?

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Copilot Pages: How to use this new canvas for multiplayer AI collaboration
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Copilot Pages: How to use this new canvas for multiplayer AI collaboration

With the release of Copilot Pages, the first new digital artifact of the AI age, Copilot users have the ability to collaborate on a persistent canvas while using Microsoft 365 Copilot's chat capabilities. But is this really something new? And is it built in a way that makes it more useful, either versus previous Copilot promises, or versus the tools currently available? We also look at ChatGPT 4o with Canvas to consider the future of this sort of tooling for AI users.

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Does Microsoft 365 Copilot pay for itself? Investigating AI's return-on-investment
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Does Microsoft 365 Copilot pay for itself? Investigating AI's return-on-investment

Understanding whether AI tools are worth paying for is an essential component of being able to make long-term decisions about this technology. But because of how these tools help us, it can be surprisingly difficult to pin down exactly the benefit they have. By thinking in broad categories of impact, we can start to think about how they deliver ROI so whether you're using Microsoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini or something else, you can feel confident your resources are being used for impact.

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Copilot for Microsoft 365 hacked? How do we stay safe with AI?
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Copilot for Microsoft 365 hacked? How do we stay safe with AI?

Research by Zenity Labs shows certain issues with Copilot for Microsoft 365 that would potentially cause security concerns in some environments. These use Copilot as a new vector to compromise Microsoft 365 security and to manipulate users into providing information or greater access, as we have seen so many times with prior security issues.

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Top 5 Copilot for Microsoft 365 Gotchas
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Top 5 Copilot for Microsoft 365 Gotchas

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is an extremely useful tool for boosting the productivity and engagement of knowledge workers. But no tool is perfect and there are some things with Copilot where it is just frustrating that features are missing or work the way they do. This top 5 list of gotchas are ones you should look out for.

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Copilot changes A LOT! How to keep on top of all those updates.
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Copilot changes A LOT! How to keep on top of all those updates.

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is ever-changing. And while this can be exciting, it's also really hard to keep on top of all those changes, whether you're a user or someone managing your company's adoption. So, let's take a look at what resources you can use to boost your Copilot expertise and stay on top of the latest updates.

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The big mistake with Copilot for Microsoft 365 extensibility
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The big mistake with Copilot for Microsoft 365 extensibility

The fact that Copilot for Microsoft 365 is readily extendable to work with almost any other external service is an amazing feature. But this feature is also really misunderstood by those who are making decisions about the suitability of Copilot for their business. This is not a "do everything through text prompting" opportunity, it should be about identifying and reducing friction that takes workers out of their flow while also continuing work to maximize the adoption of other platforms. In this video, we'll break this opportunity down and why you might be misunderstanding Copilot Extensibility.

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3 Amazing New Features That Will Change Copilot for Microsoft 365
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3 Amazing New Features That Will Change Copilot for Microsoft 365

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is an ever-evolving product and sometimes just keeping track of what has changed or will be changing is bewildering. But among all the minor iterative updates are potential gems that might radically change how we work with an extend Copilot. In this video, we look at three features that seem most exciting that will be coming to Copilot for Microsoft 365

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