Summary
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is an AI-powered chat for writing, coding, and image creation. It is free for UC Davis and UC Davis Health students, faculty, and staff.
Under the Microsoft 365 Copilot umbrella there are several other different types of AI-powered services from Microsoft, including paid a paid option that integrates with Microsoft apps like Outlook, Word, Excel and more. Review the Microsoft Copilot Services Knowledge Base article for more information on other available options.
Features & Options
- Text generation and editing: Draft emails, create social media posts, and more.
- Image creation: Generate AI images.
- Summarization: Summarize web pages, documents, and other text-based content quickly.
- Web search: Get answers to your questions based on real-time web information.
- Accessible AI: Engage in text and voice-based conversations.
- Institutional data is encrypted and protected, but sensitive data should not be uploaded without a Vendor Risk Assessment.
- Chat data is not used to train large language models (LLMs).
How to Obtain & Log in
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is available at https://m365.cloud.microsoft/chat. Login with your UC Davis credentials.
- Availability: UC Davis and UC Davis Health students, faculty, and staff
- Pricing: No additional cost
Learning Resources
Find more information on the Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat webpage.
Security Considerations
We recommend you avoid sharing highly sensitive information with AI tools to ensure privacy and prevent risks. Reference the Aggie AI tools comparison chart to see which Data Protection Level each tool can support.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How is Copilot different from a regular search engine?
- Copilot goes beyond traditional search by integrating AI-powered assistance directly into applications. It consolidates reliable sources across the web to provide summarized answers and allows users to interact naturally through chat.
- How do I best use Copilot?
- Use natural language to ask Copilot questions or give instructions. In work mode, ask questions about your organization, generate content, or summarize a topic, document, or chat conversation.
- What languages does Copilot support?
- See Supported languages for Copilot for more information.
- What is the difference between Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 Copilot?
- Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is a large Language Model (LLM) and is free for UC Davis campus and Health students, faculty and staff. Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI assistant for work that’s built specifically in your productivity apps, supporting enterprises and businesses and is available for an extra cost.
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Technical Support
Microsoft Copilot: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot
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