Some of the updates include an AI-assisted collaborative canvas which allows multiple users to interact, edit and make changes at the same time. In a blog post, Jared Spataro, corporate vice president of AI at work at Microsoft, called it "an entirely new work pattern -- multiplayer, human-to-AI-to-human collaboration."

Talk to Copilot like it's a coworker, create interactive pages from chats, enable dynamic storytelling in PowerPoint, and more.

Another feature, Business Chat (BizChat), requires a $30 per user per month Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription, which can only be purchased as an add-on to a Microsoft 365 subscription.

Microsoft unveiled a range of updates to the generative AI tool aimed at business users, including new Copilot features in Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Also: Why natural language AI scripting in Microsoft Excel could be a game changer. The upgrades were impressive, including further integration with Microsoft 365 applications and

Copilot is the new UI for AI,” said Microsoft corporate vice president of AI at Work Jared Spataro at the reveal of Microsoft 365 Copilot Phase 2.

M365 Copilot "Wave 2" showed progress across Office and new agentic capabilities, which should make a $30 value proposition more digestible. The firm kept its Overweight rating and $515 target price on the stock and noted that it remains focused on tech advancements and view Copilot as the next

Copilot Pages is Microsoft's new headline feature, with improvements to user experience for small businesses also being rolled out.

What the next few months hold for the productivity chatbot Microsoft's Copilot Wave 2 has arrived, bringing agents and unanswered questions.… First up are BizChat and Copilot Pages. BizChat is a central hub,