Following in the footsteps of OpenAI, Microsoft has empowered its users to create custom Copilot experiences or integrate a personalized ChatGPT AI chatbot through its latest no-code solution, Copilot Studio. This is another leap by Microsoft after introducing Generative AI capabilities in Dynamics 365 with the release wave 2. Primarily designed to extend the capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot, this tool enables businesses to fully leverage Generative AI.
This blog introduces Microsoft Copilot Studio, highlights its capabilities, and guides you in building your own Copilot experiences.
What is Microsoft Copilot Studio?
Microsoft Copilot Studio is an innovative low-code conversational AI solution designed to empower you with the full range of Copilot’s capabilities. This includes seamless connections to your data through custom or pre-built plugins and GPTs, efficient workflow creation and orchestration, and managing your Copilots in a centralized location.
Microsoft Copilot Studio empowers users to:
- Build and publish custom plugins: Develop plugins that enhance Copilot’s functionality and integrate with your existing data sources, processes, and systems. You can create plugins for everything from answering complex questions based on your own datasets to automating workflows triggered by user interactions.
- Extend Copilot’s conversational AI capabilities: Create custom GPT models and refine existing ones to tailor Copilot’s responses to your specific needs and domain knowledge. Train Copilot on your enterprise data and internal documents to generate personalized and contextually relevant responses.
- Build standalone conversational AI bots: Go beyond customizing Copilot for Microsoft 365 and build entirely new chatbots from scratch within Copilot Studio. Design the conversational flow, define prompts and responses, and connect to various channels like websites or messaging apps.
- Manage and secure your customizations: Control access to your custom plugins and bots, monitor their performance and get insights into their usage. Copilot Studio provides a central hub for managing all your Copilot customizations and ensuring data security and compliance.
Microsoft Power Virtual Agents is now a part of the Copilot Studio
As of November 15th, Microsoft announced that the robust capabilities of Power Virtual Agents will be a part of Microsoft Copilot Studio and so Power Virtual Agents will not be used.
Wondering how this impacts you? For existing Power Virtual Agents customers, there will be no disruption. Your current licenses will grant you access to the same capabilities, now seamlessly integrated into Microsoft Copilot Studio. No action is required on your part, and your existing conversational solutions will continue to function seamlessly.