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This month we announced Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, a new integrated offering that will help every organization rapidly and securely scale their transformation for the AI era.

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat makes it easier than ever for every employee in your organization to interact with AI using a single pane of glass, offering three powerful capabilities:

• A free, secure AI chat powered by the latest large language models like GPT-4o so everyone in your organization can start with the same, essential organizing layer for AI, documented in our Copilot Chat & Agents Overview Guide.
• Agents accessed through an intuitive chat experience on a metered basis, so you can transform business processes across your entire organization, documented in our Copilot Chat & Agents Overview Guide.
• IT controls to ensure enterprise-grade security, privacy, compliance, and management, documented in our Copilot Chat IT Controls & Setup Guide.

Now, you can empower every employee with AI capabilities by offering Copilot Chat to those new to AI at work. This new offering complements our best-in-class Microsoft 365 Copilot experience and can help you unlock the full ROI of AI within your organization that only comes from broad adoption.

To assist you in getting started with Copilot Chat:

1. There is a Copilot Chat YouTube Playlist of video content providing demonstrations & guidance around the use of Copilot Chat for your organization.
2. We’ve developed a Copilot Success Kit with resources designed to streamline and accelerate your AI journey with Microsoft 365 Copilot.
3. For Copilot Chat & Agents specifically, we also have Starter Kit available which includes, among other things:
   • Copilot Chat trainer kit
   • Copilot Chat user training guide
   • Agents in Copilot Chat handout
   • Top 10 to try with Copilot Chat handout

Learn more about this announcement on our blog.

Frequently Asked Questions:

• How is this licensed?
  It’s tied to your Entra ID Premium P1 licensing. Every user needs to have an Entra ID Premium P1 license minimally, which comes with every user subscription license of Microsoft 365 E3/G3 or above
• What about customers with Microsoft 365 GCC cloud instances?
  Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat (free with Entra ID) will be available in April 2025.
  Microsoft 365 Copilot (not free) is available through subscription license purchases now.